Will a 90-day tourist visa in Thailand affect bringing my pet for retirement?

Get the non-o before you come here, immediately open the bank account and transfer the required funds for the extension within the first 30 days. There is no correlation between pets and visas.

Good advice if you are an idiot

Only if your pet doesnt speak Thai.

You have explained to your pet they have tightened up and no border runs? It cannot run off to Laos or Cambodia. Then wander back to its owner.

Good luck with your new life

There's no 90 days tourist visa, you need the Non Imm O visa based on being 50 or over. From there you can open a Thai bank account, deposit 800k Thai Baht and then apply for a 1 year extension of stay

This is just a ridiculous question. Taking your pet ?

Contact your Thai embassy in your country and forget advice on the internet

You'll get plenty of advice on the visa so I'll give you a heads up on the pet. Your going to need export certificate & Vet clearance in Australia. Import certificate and clearance in Thailand. There are certain mandatory vaccinations and they are very fussy on paperwork. You also need and iata approved travel crate ( no international airline allows pets in the cabin from Australia). You can do it yourself however I highly recommend using a professional pet transport company. They will ensure everything is done correctly before your pet departs. We used Jetpets for 3 cats and they were fantastic including their agent here in Thailand. Now the important part, you need to understand it's a one way trip for your pet. If it does not work out if you want to go back to Australia your cat dog is not going unless you have very deep pockets and you are patient. You cannot import a cat or dog from Thailand direct to Australia, even if said pet originated in Australia. Once in Thailand It needs to first go to a rabies free country for up to 12 months, you can then import it. This can cost tens of thousands of dollars. So if you come here with a pet and decide to go back you have a big problem. I would suggest put the pet with a friend or relative, come for 3 months and get your 12 months extension sorted. If at this point your certain your going to stay get your pet sent over. Hopefully something useful in this for you to consider. If you need more info on the actual process when its time happy to help.

No renting is a problem. A lot of people travel with pets. When you get here talk to a reputable visa agent.

Come to Thailand with your visa. Have you decided where you are going to live? Once decided visit the Immigration Office that is responsible for that area. They will give you all the forms and information you need to apply for the 12 month extension.

Also, set up your bank accounts and deposit the required amount to apply as soon as you can.

There is no need to use an agent.

Do yourself a favour, forget the tourist visa and get yourself a 90 day Non-O visa based on being over 50 before you travel. You don't say what sort of pet you have and they may also need documentation

Take 90 days retirement non immigrant o visa in your country. On tourist visa you need to be in Thailand before your pet arrive. Also coming on tourist visa to Thailand and then convert it to retirement visa is costly process and not easy

I brought my cats here while on a 90 day work visa (much like retirement visas, there is an initial 90 day that then gets a 1 year extension). So in principle I would think it is fine, but do confirm with a customs/logistics agent that does pets like Booma.

There's no point in getting a tourist visa as you can get 60 days visa exempt anyway (and extend by 30 days). As others have said, why not get the correct visa (non-O 90 day visa) before coming to Thailand? Everything would then be much simpler and you don't need a return flight booking.

Much easier pathway if you get your Visa

( Non-O single entry )

Before you leave , then you can do the extension requirements when you arrive

Not sure about pet requirements for travel

My wife and I retired here in 2023 from Florida anticipating retiring on the Non-O Visa. We processed through a visa agency and received our 90 day while we waited for our retirement visa.

A pet relocation service took care of all the vet paperwork for our dog. She landed in Bangkok without a problem and was transported by van up here to Chisng Mai.

Is the pet over 50, 555

Pet import is separate to your visa. You have to get a vet pet document and follow the import rules to Thailand.

Very bad advice, go online for the non O visum , read very good what the conditions are for extension in thailand, and go for it.

The 90 day non-O you get before you leave IS the visa you apply for a retirement. It's your retirement visa. You won't be getting another visa but a 12 month extension of stay. Costs about 1900tbt at immigration. Pick up the leaflet at your immigration office that tells you what you need.