How soon can I renew my retirement visa.

Was it 21 days before expire

Hi everyone.I arrived in Thailand on retirement non O visa on April 11.Spent short vacation in Karon for 9 days and now in Hua Hin with wife.i intend to apply gor 12 month extension and am aware of the rules and regulations but am finding it difficult to find long term rental and the rental agreement i will need for extension.My question is when I apply for 12 month extension with appropriate paperwork and bank deposit,is the approval given on the day of immigration providing everything is in order at the office appointment or is there a waiting period.

Thanks.

Can a Thai condominium title deed replace the THB 800,000 bank deposit for a retirement visa?

Hi everyone, Just thought I would throw this one out there to counteract they ney sayers regarding the 800,000 baht needed to be retained in a Thai bank account for a retirement visa as everyone is under the assumption it's better to keep the money in an overseas account because you get bugger all interest in a Thai bank account, but here's another logic to contend with..... If you use an agent let's say the price would be is 18,000, and doing by yourself is 2,000 assuming you have the 800k in the bank, the difference is a saving of 16k which equals 2% + if you get 1% interest from your Thai account that's 3% ! But the important thing is that by doing it yourself you are fully compliant within the immigration regulations and not so using an agent as they remove deposited funds immediately they have a bank statement thus leaving you open and deemed to be an overstayer.

If you have limited funds then I guess you have limited options, as I've already said, just food for thought.

I have a question: I heard that after received a year visa the amount of 800.000 must be kept 3 months. Is that a law ? I didn't see on Google. Now if I have embassy document with my retirement amount, I can use only the difference on a bank account. (Retirement 600000 + bank deposit 200000) So what about the amount that should be kept 3 months ?

UGH! Dealing with the constant effort even just to maintain the retirement visa is such a pain in the arse!!

1. Am I misinformed or is it correct that if you leave Thailand and return you need to resubmit another TM-30 even if you’re returning to the same address that you had when you departed and show your passport along with the revised TM-30?

It makes no sense! I can’t even see a date on the TM-30 my Condo Jurist just provided to me so how would anyone be able to tell that it’s a revised form, or just a copy of the one I had before and I’m just showing them what they already have.

2. The day someone returns to Thailand, it resets their 90 report clock, right? So if I was supposed to report at the end of April, now it’s the end of July, right?

2,A. At the end of this month I’m moving anyway. So I will be getting a new TM-30 with a new address again. Does this mean I will have to go through this entire process again and show immigration my new TM-30 with my passport or do I wait and report on the new 90 day date with my TM-30 showing my new address?

This is all making Albania sound SO good! An American can show up with just a passport and stay for 12 months, that’s it! No BS along the way. Leave for 90 days and the 12 months starts all over again.

I know. I am hear you all saying, “Well move to Albania then!”

Hello newbie here👋

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day! Question to all the experienced expats. Hopefully someone in the nether can bless me with knowledge I seek. I wanted to eventually retire in Thailand, and I was doing a little digging I have to have a certain amount of money in the bank to retire there can I be proactive and open a bank there and save or do I have to put in the money all at once?

Thank you guys for all the help.

Hi everyone, I have a multiple entry retirement visa that expires in 3 months. I have a Thai bank account because of this visa. I'm thinking of not renewing my retirement visa and live between Thailand and Bali so going back and forth can be achieved with tourist visas.

Question: Can my Thai bank account still be open to use without my Thai retirement visa? Or they will close it? Thanks

I have been averaging 3 months a year in Thailand for the last couple of years , usually in 4-6 week blocks every few months. My Thai father in-law is quite elderly and my wife and I like to spend as much time as we can with him .

With the immigration crackdowns , should this pattern of travel cause me any problems with immigration on our next planned travel in April ? As always I will have have a return ticket. We were last there in December.

We plan to retire there later this year if we can sell our business in Australia , at which time I will apply for the appropriate visa.

Hi everyone, I’m helping my 79-year-old mother apply for a Thai retirement visa. She receives about $1,200/month in U.S. Social Security.

Is the combination method (monthly income + partial bank deposit totaling 800,000 THB per year) still accepted?

If so, how does immigration verify the monthly income now? Do the funds need to be transferred into a Thai bank each month?

Thank you for any guidance.