Hello admins, hello members...

i need advice from this community :

i am on retirement visa (first year, valid until may 2025) and i need to go back to my country - Italy - about half october 2024 (20 days circa from now). My plan is to come back to Thailand in april 2025 (to avoid the expiring of my retirement visa and just renew it ).

But i've heard that i need a re-entry permit before leaving Thailand...so my question is : where to get it (i got my visa at Pattaya Immigration Office, but now i am living in Bangkok) and which documents i need ? I am confused because someone says you can get this at Suvarnabhumi Airport, someone says i have to go to Immigration Office (in my case would be Chaeng Wattana?)...

I don't want my visa to be canceled, i am asking you guys because i want to do the right thing in order to mantain it.

Any suggestion/help is really appreciated, thank you in advance ! ❤

Miki

It is required to have 800,000 baht to be kept in bank for applying retirement visa, now money is deposited in saving account, anyone knows :

1. If money can be used to open fixed desposit account or called term deposit account in the same bank? (Retirement visa applied in Bankok now)

2. If money can be transferred to another bank, for example, Siam Commercial and then open fixed/term deposit account? (Retirement visa applied in Bankok now)

Thank you so much.

Hi. I'm an American woman in Chiang Mai, needing to convert my Non-Immigrant O for purpose of retirement to actual Retirement visa in October. I just had a few questions for this group?

*I know I need 800K in bank for two months (It'll be 2 months this week). --- Can I print out a bank statement from my app or do I need to go to the bank for proof?

*What do I need to bring with besides these items? 4 passport photos, Blue Pen, TM 30, Lease Agreement?

*Should I fill out an application before going? If so, does anyone haves a link to the proper application?

*Am I missing something? Missing any details on this process?

*My current visa expires on Oct 16th, Is going around 7th or 8th safe?

Thanks in advance!

Made it this far with the help of this group!

I arrived on a retirement non-O visa and stamped with an expiry of Dec 3. It took time to get a lease and bank account opened. I am transferring the required 800k in 2 parts and the transfers are taking a very long time to show up in the thai bank. It looks like the full amount will not be in the account until maybe Sept 27 or so.

What am I up against with the fact that it will be almost the 1st of December before the balance has been in place for 2 full months. Do I need to wait until then before or is it possible to go in a week or so early, even though the balance may have only been in place for 55 days, etc?

Hi all..Really appreciate any advice on the following - I am 60, retired, financially well Canadian. Applied for the O-non imgrant retirement visa from Canada and after submitting all of the docs and paid so much fees (incl 2 health insurance) didn't get too far. The Embasy asked for more docs based on their forms which I didn't see or know when I went though the on-line application. Now I am in Europe and plan to fly to Thailand Oct 1. I understand the visa 2 + 1 months, but wish to stay longer. What would be the best way to achieve this while within Thailand? I am keeping all of the health coverage, criminal checks, etc. Would love to here from westerners who are gone through this and got any long-term stay visas. Thanks all.

Hi.

I'm on a multiple entry retirement visa.

Soon I'm leaving Thailand for 2 weeks .

Upon returning do I need to report back to immigration? To say I've returned? Within a day or 2?

Few weeks back I did my 90 day report.

When I return the 90 day will restart from arrival date.

I've been using wise to transfer to my Bangkok bank account for a while re the 65k+ pm method for retirement visa selecting 'Funds for long term stay' and it always shows as international transfer, all good 👍

However just been on wise and the funds for long term stay option is no longer there. Anybody had any problems with this? What reason for transfer are people using. Does it make any difference what reason you use?

Quick question:-When the reason for a non immigrant O visa is changed from ‘Marriage to a Thai National’ to ‘Retirement’ at renewal is it normal to be charged ฿2,000 plus ฿500?

Just confirming for Chiang Mai immigration seasoned money for extension. 800,000 two months prior to extension date and 3 months post. then can drop down to 400,000. I need some money.......

I am on a retirement Visa and had to get health insurance to get it I will be renewing in late February do I have to maintain insurance to renew? The insurance is coming due and just wasn’t sure I had to keep it.