If I'm getting a Non-O retirement visa should I book one place for the initial 90 days and wait until I actually get the 1 year extension after my money has been transferred to the Thai bank for 2 months...or book a place for a month or so and look for a permanent place before I get the extension.

I know it's a little risky signing the 1 year lease before I get the actual 1 year extension. Has anyone done this? The Airbnbs are a ripoff and I already know the complex I'd want to live in.

Is it even possible to sign a 1 year lease before I get the 1 year extension? What are the other pros and cons? Thanks!

EDIT: I'm also looking into lease takeovers when I get there, anyone know of any good groups on here for that?

Hi people would appreciate some of your knowledge regarding applying for a o visa 90 days from lao.been informed from a agent that is the best way to get a Thai bank account. I need to know what documents I need to take with me.

Thankyou

I am confused. I am seeking a retirement visa. I'm a US citizen and I qualify financially, both monthly pension and 800k.

Do I:

Begin O-A visa process in my country?

OR

Seek 90 day Non-immigrant 50+ visa and Begin O-Retirement visa once I land in Thailand.

Thanks for any advice

I’m so obsessed with opening bank account. Help me out :)

The financial requirement for the O-X Long Stay (retirement, 10-year) Visa is 3 million baht opened with a Thai bank in Thailand.

I cannot help wondering........

How may a foreigner open an account with a Thai bank in Thailand before receiving the O-X Long Stay Visa ?? 🤔

( other than Australian citizens, how may a foreigner open an account with a Thai bank in Thailand before receiving the O-X Long Stay Visa ?? 🤔 )

Thank you ! 🫡🙏

Hi! A couple questions about obtaining a retirement visa:

I currently have a 1 year Non-O extension based on marriage that expires in March 2026. I’m considering transitioning to a retirement visa sometime between now and then.

My first question is re the 800k THB in-bank. I understand it needs to be seasoned in a Thai bank account for 2 months before application. I’ve read conflicting descriptions of what can be done with the 800k once the retirement visa has been approved/ stamp placed in passport though.

Some have said that the 800k needs to be kept in the account as is throughout the year (even after the application process has been completed). Is that correct? This makes no sense to me. Rather, I believe once you have received the retirement stamp, you can start withdrawing funds from said account.

When, can one begin to withdraw from their 800k deposit retirement requirement after the retirement visa has been received?

Also, I already have about 200k in my Thai account. Can I just Xfer an additional 600k from my foreign account to meet the requirement, or do I have to make a single 800k transfer from a foreign account. (I know this is immigration office specific. I would be applying at the Chiang Mai office.)

I’veI just been granted a non O visa from London Embassy through an on line application. On the application I put my arrival date as 31st August, but the start date on the visa is 7th July and end date 4th October. I was expecting the visa to either become active on entry. This means that I would still need to get a visa agent involved as I would not have time to open and put 800k in a Thai bank account. Any advice would be appreciated.

I am trying to open a Thai bank account with a DTV visa, what is the friendliest bank office in Chiang Mai to attempt that? I already know it is becoming difficult

I am in the process of doing the Thai non-immigrant retirement visa O. The guides that I have read (Siam Legal, Thai Embassy- Los Angeles) says that you can EITHER have a deposit of 800,000 baht for two months in a thai bank or show proof of 65,000 pension income. If I choose the latter, will they accept twelve months of deposit records of my social security to my US bank account (or will they accept a social security benefit statement) as proof of the income? Or, do I have to have the 65,000 baht deposited monthly to a thai bank and can only use the 65,000 baht requirement once I have been in the country and made twelve monthly deposits to a Thai bank? In other words, do I have to maintain 800,000 baht in a thai bank account for the first year then I can switch to the 65,000 baht income scheme?

My thanks for any serious responses to my question.

Good day to everyone

I would like to ask you all about transferring money from overseas into my Thai bank account.

WISE asks for the reason so you click ( long stay in Thailand) something like that.

Western Union hasn’t got this reason. Does it matter or not.

Thank you 🙏 all