My wife and I plan to retire in Thailand early next year. I am now sorting out all the details.

What is a good way to actually transfer funds to a bank for meeting the deposit requirements? I assume my current bank would do that, but I think there are pretty steep fees involved. Is that what most people do or is there a better way? I am in the US BTW.

Morning. I could do with a bit of advice. I intend to apply for the METV after I retire in October. I want to spend a few months in Thailand to see if is definitely the right place for me to retire. As much as we have the dream, reality could be a different matter. If all goes well, can I then apply for the Non O VISA whilst there on the METV, maybe on the last 60+30 days of the visa?

Retirees in Thailand,

Did you become a tax resident in Thailand?

I heard that if you stay in Thailand more than

180 days, then you become a tax resident?

is that true?

Hi All, I'm prepping for my retirement to Thailand, I will be transferring £20k to my Bangkok Bank a/c but have NEVER transferred such a large sum internationally before, is SWIFT the best option?

I am in Perth, WA, Australia at present. Any visa takes 4+ weeks from here as there is no Thai Consulate in Perth and we have to apply online and send passport by mail and then wait for its return. Also you must have to have Air flights booked for the application ( how do you do that when you don’t know when your passport will be returned!!)

So now I think to go on a Tourist Exempt if so can I apply for a non-immigrant multiple entry O_A visa ( one year) in Bangkok? So I then have tome to secure a permanent address, and apply for Retirement Visa. I have the funds.

Thankyou for your advice.

I'm in the process of assembling the necessary requirements for a retirement visa. Two questions:

(1) Immigration's requirement is to have 65,000 THB coming into your bank account for the previous 12 months. For the last 12 months I have had over 65,000 THB coming in to my Thai bank account every month *except one*. The previous month to the missing month I had 200,000 THB coming in. When I work out an average for the year it comes to around 85,000 THB per month. Will this meet immigration's requirements of 65,000 THB per month? Do they look at the average or each month in turn?

(2) The requirement for a retirement visa is to apply while holding a Non O. At present I hold a Non-B as I am working. Will this matter?

Thanks, Andrew

I realize many expats have fat pensions or ample retirement funds, but is it possible to live (simply but comfortably-- not just "survival mode") in Thailand on a very modest income?

I'm currently in Thailand on a non O visa and I plan to switch to a 12 month extension of stay as a retiree. As my current visa runs until the end of February, it is my understanding that I can apply for the extension around the middle of January. My question is this: will the extension take place as soon as I apply for it, or will it kick in when my current visa expires? The reason I ask is because I may need to take a trip outside of Thailand before the end of February, and I would rather have my extension in place (with multiple entries) before I go. I hope I'm explaining myself sufficiently clearly.