My husband and I are planning to retire and move to Chiang Mai, arriving on Sept 1st. I know we need to apply for the Non-O Retirement Visa and that we should do the application in our home country (United States). My question is: how soon in advance of our planned arrival should we start the application process online with the Thai embassy? I understand we’ll have 90 days to complete the process once we apply and I know we’ll need to open a Thai Bank account and deposit 160,000 Baht once we get there. Any guidance on timing and order of operations would be helpful as I wasn’t entirely clear on this from my research. Thanks in advance for the advice!

A newbie here..I’d like clarification on “O” retirement visa, please.

I have SS verification letter showing above the required monthly income.

I’d rather not put 800,000 baht ($25k US) into a Thai bank. Website shows I need ONE or another but I’ve seen contrary comments here.

I’ve done research and starting to read all posts…can’t find a definitive answer 🤷🏻‍♀️ Anyone know the real skinny??? Thanks much!!

Have been told if you delay sending pension to Thailand till following year no tax is applied if so how is this done or prooved

I am getting feedback that $2,800 USD per month is not enough money for a couple to retire in Chiang Mai Thailand. I'm 73 wife is 64. We're not party people. We have 2 dog and a couple of cats. We would like to rent a house in one of the moobans around Chiang Mai. Any thoughts?

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

We both retire from the NHS later this year and are planning to live in Thailand from around March 2027.

Steve and Deborah

Good day to all. I plan on visiting Thailand this summer after I retire. I want to get a feel for the place to see if this is somewhere I want to reside after my retirement. How long can stay per visit before having to leave?

Can anyone share how they plan around this pls ?

Retiring in Thailand long term, if husband and wife gets older and checks into a Thai nursing home, getting older and more forgetful (dementia), how do they entrust their funds / valuables are safe and what happens when they pass on there ?

Hello everyone, I’m hoping to retire in Thailand at the end of the year all being well you’re answered some of my questions before about visas thank you I was just wondering if I do a 12 month extension. Can I use my English driving license to drive a car and a motorcycle or do I have to do a Thai driving test because I will not have an address in UK but my license will have a UK address on it which I will not live there cause I will of sold it 

Thank you .

Hello, hope everyone is well. I’m considering retiring in Thailand at the end of the year I’m going to retiring Koh Chang I think I will get someone on the aisle to help me with the visas. I’ve been reading a lot what you say and it sounds quite simple but I may make a mistake. What I am interested in is how much is the medical insurance and which is the best place to get it? I’m 65 quite healthy go to the gym every day I did a bowel cancer five years ago well that’s all been sorted now. I have the funds to put in the bank for the Visa. That’s not a problem and a regular income I also have a dog and I’m thinking of bringing the dog Has anyone ever brought their dog it very expensive to do? I have researched a bit and it seems to be between two and £4000 

Thanks 👍🏻