I have a question regarding DTV. As of this Summer my spouse will officially be retiring from the military. His retirement and VA disability is more than enough to live off of in Thailand which is where I will be for my internship. I’m a full time student getting a degree in ESL with a focus on teaching Thai students specifically. I can stay in Thailand on my education visa during my internship but the husband and kids will be coming with me. He is too young for a retirement visa and he’ll need to be a stay at home parent since our kids need online schooling. Does the retirement income and VA income count towards a DTV? I’ve heard conflicting answers on expat pages so I figured I would try here.

Harry Swensen

Hello everybody, I am interested in the retirement O visa.

I understand the basic requirements.

What I’m not clear on is how much I needed to deposit in baht if my VA disability is only $1214 a month

Do I need to make up the difference in cash deposit for one month, or 12 months?

put another way I need 65,000 baht equivalent government money or equivalent per month. I’m several hundred dollars short of that.

How much would I need to deposit in order to satisfy the O visa requirement?