Hello, I want to retire in Thailand in the korat area at the end of this year, looking at the financial requirements for a retirement visa or I believe the other option is a non o visa for a year and then extend it for another year and in that time deposit 65,000 or more into a Thai bank account, would this work or do I have to stump up the 800,000 , no intention of getting married at the moment, have friends in Korat who have married and built their own houses, love the area and the friendly people

I don’t know whether to go and use an agent to simplify the process and I’m not sure if this is hundred percent legal, is there any comeback on using an agent, Thai government websites say that if you can prove from your pension provider that you have over 65,000 baht per month paid into a Thai bank account then this negate the need for the 800,000, I’m not sure what to believe because my friends are telling me that no bank or pension provider in the UK will certify this, confused

Is it possible for the remote work letter to be from a Thai company? And also is the proof of funds ok to be from a Thai bank account?

Hello group.

Im in a retirement visa up here in Chiangmai. My annual renewal date is december 12. I do the actual renewal 2-3 weeks before. The question is. What date is used for the 800.000 to be in the account 3 month ? .. is the "visa date" or the actual date when you do the renewal ?.. wkr Henrik

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Hi All,

I’m currently in Thailand on a TR visa but lived & worked here before so have a Thai Bank account.

I’m now looking to apply for the Thai Soft Power DTV visa this coming June.

A question can my bank statements be from my Thai account or does it have to originate from the country I’m applying from?

Without a Thai bank account, I'm curious how are people paying rent and utilities?

I've done a one-month rental before paying up front in cash and they deducted utilities when giving the deposit back.

For a year lease, what do you do to send money to the landlord as well as the utilities? I plan on getting a year lease in Chiang Mai for several years and leaving during the burning season. I suppose I could pay up front for 2 months before leaving the country, but what about utilities?

Has anyone been able to open a thai bank account from Chiang Mai with a DTV? Bangkok Bank just told me they dont open accounts for DTV holders, SCB just told me they require at least a 1 year stamp which is impossible with DTV, got a few other banks I could try but pretty sure SCB and BKbank were my best chances.

What are the laws for retirement in Thailand l am an Australian citizen thanks

Does anyone else use Scwab to transfer to their Thai bank account? Does it work or do I have to use wise? TIA

Can you open a Thai Bank account if you have DTV?