What visa options are available for UK expats looking to return to Thailand after retirement?

Please speak with concerned advocates and law firms. Laws aren't core of this form of informal groups.

If you've been using Tourist Visas to stay in the country four years and you say you've now had "border issues" it means your card has been marked. Forget the TV and go straight for the OA. Simple

Just read your post again, how old are you?

If you are over 50, you can apply for a retirement visa.

Right,

Seeing as you have said pre retirement visa, i take it you arent 50 years old yet?

Your options are a single entry or multiple entry tourist visa.

If married a non-o visa.

London embassy issues visa firstly online by checking your documents are correct and then you send everything including your passport by post.

The other embassies can be done in person.

Check each ones website for steps to be taken in order to get a visa.

Most importantly for the time being, non of the embassies have started issuing any visas as of yet.

So keep checking the websites and keep checking the news for updates.

At the moment there are alot of things up in the air about when foriegners can enter thailand.

Do not book any flights until the thai goverment has given an official date for when people can enter.

In the mean time check what documents are needed to get the correct visa for your travel, and be patient until further news is released.

There is no such thing as pre retirement visa. But your plan will work. After covid is over. UK or no UK I do not think it makes much difference unless you are coming directly from the Space Station.

I use the Thai Consulate in Cardiff very helpful when I rang them I’m actually going to book my flights to Chiang Rai in 2 weeks time for the 1st January 2021 can’t see a problem in 7 months everything will have some sort of normality by then 🙏🇹🇭😊

I do not expect immigration policies to be very favourable for the UK. I read many times that if they open up borders, they do not want to open up to high risk countries.

But that is just my thought, just waiting until the next anouncement about international flights is the only thing you can do now.

Good luck with getting any sense out of the Thai Embassy in London! The website is useless. Go up, or contact, the Thai Consulate in Hull who are much more approachable

Government at present is under reporting the Thai Covid numbers and spread so its a total guess .

Nobody knows so just keep talking to the Embassy in UK.

Staying where if I may ask

I came here the day of lockdown, now going to stay but no one can give a direct answer, because it changes on a daily basis, so waiting until end of July.

Call Embassy their very nice n helpful?? But it will end of July,Stay Happy n Safe

Hope is good but you Need to wAit Till 31.7 to see if Tourist Are allowed....As a Brit , a very high risc State.....For Sure 14 days in Quarantäne

What's a pre-retirement visa? Haven't heard of that one