I recently had my Non-O retirement visa extended, but BB’s new policy made the process extremely difficult, complicated, and costly in both time and money.

I would now like to transfer my funds from BB to another bank. Would it cause any problems if I withdraw all the money from my BB account, which I used for the visa extension, since one of the conditions requires maintaining a minimum balance of THB 400,000? Or, as long as I have THB 800,000 (THB 400,000 2 months prior to the filling date) in any Thai bank account, would that be acceptable?

In other words, for my future visa renewal, must I continue using the same bank account that I originally used for the visa application and initial renewal?

If anyone has experience to share, I would appreciate it.

hello, i need advice for visa ,im 61 years old man and my wife 40 years old ,she not thai lady ,i know very well thailand for more 30 years .i want stay 6 months in thailand and 6 months in spain during raining season in thailand , soon i buy house in thailand ,i dont want put money in the bank for visa . what i can do ? visa run after 3 months or other? Thanks

I plan to retire on 30 September. I am currently working with a work permit visa extension. My current residency is in Nakhon Pathom, but I will move to Bangkok. May I kindly ask for advice on the best timeframe to apply for the new visa extension. Many thanks

Does your passport have to have 6 months valid when renewing your retirement visa? How early can you apply for your new one?

I have a tie retirement Visa which expires at the end of April 2026. I intend to return to Thailand this October 2025 to avoid the UK winter.

My UK passport expires at the beginning of October 2026. When I leave Thailand in April, there will be just under six months left on my UK passport.

I am aware that in Europe there have been passengers not allowed onto flights because they do not have six months left on their passport. Is this likely to be an issue for me

If there is any doubt I will take the easy route and renew my passport one year early and transfer the Thai retirement documentation to the new passport

Any helpful advice welcomed

Hello :) Can I still get my 1-year retirement extension done if my passport expires in 9 months? I will go to my home country in the meantime for a new passport. Thanks :)

Edit: Thanks for all the answers in here. Questions answered and good tips given.

If I was to transfer 65.000 monthly to my Thai bank. Are there any requirements about how long it must stay in account? I assume you can use this money as normal. I want to use this to get my retirement visa in the long run. I'm not planing on staying more then max 6 months and not interested in moving permanently to Thailand. But tourist visa is to much problems around now if using it 2 times pr year.

Point was, some of the 65k I need to use in home country as well for monthly expenses. Only interested in feedback regarding the 65k must stay in account..

Please advise- Am I required to have $800K baht in Thai bank account for Thai multiple entry retirement visa renewal.

If so how many months prior to renewal should said money be in the account prior to renewal please?

Thanks

Hi All

We are retiring to Thailand beginning of 2026. My initial plan was just fly to thailand with my wife whom holds Thai citizenship and then i was going to apply once we were in the the country sounded like it was easier but now with banking accounts being more difficult to open i am on the thought of applying before we leave the states but with this i have minor police record from 30+ years ago. Nothing felony or serious has anyone ran into issues when applying at a Thai Embassy in their own country with very old issues.

I have been asked to potentially distribute/sell an imported product into Thailand. I know I can't just hit the streets and knock on doors. What is the best legal way in which I can do this so that I can be directly involved (either managing or direct selling) and get paid for operating this business?