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What visa do I need to settle in Thailand as a retiree?

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Mar 17, 2025

17 days ago

Jan **************

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Hei. 

What visa do I need to get to settle in Thailand now that I'm retired.

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Hei. 

Hvilket visa må jeg ha for å bosette meg i thailand nå som jeg har blitt pensjonist.

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To settle in Thailand as a retiree, you would typically need a Non-O visa, specifically for retirement purposes. Initially, this visa is issued for 90 days, after which you can apply for yearly extensions to stay in Thailand.

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Jan ******************

90 days Non O visa based on retirement. After 90 days you do yearly extensions of stay in Thailand.

17 days ago

Chris *******

You should state who you are where you are where you are from how old you are how long you wanna be here before you get ambushed on here

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