Good afternoon (from Australia), my wife and I, Australian passport holders & both in our 60s, are wanting to settle permanently in Koh Samui early next year.....as we will have immediate family moving there. I know that there is a 45 day entry without visa but am keen to apply for the Retirement Visa (O-A) as we would have the necessary 800k baht each, medical insurance & police check.

I want to apply but am unsure how to go about it....can I go to KS and we both apply there? Is this something I should do in Oz? How would we satisfy the Thai Bank account prerequisite? Also, are we allowed to come into Thailand on a one-way ticket using our 45 day stamp?

I thought I had all this clear in my mind but I'm sorry to say I'm struggling! We intend to leave January 30th 2023.

Hi all

My mom plans to travel from South Africa to Thailand soon. She wants to get a long stay retirement visa (O-A).

1. Does she have to get the visa in South Africa?

* The Thai embassy in SA requires a police clearance which takes weeks. We want to avoid this route if possible. They also need Covid specific insurance (normal for all I believe) and specific medial insurance (Outpatient ฿40,000 and inpatient ฿400,000).

2. If she gets it in SA, does the ฿800,000 need to be in her account for 3 months prior to submitting the application or does she just need proof of said finances?

3. Would it be possible for her to arrive on an exemption visa then get a retirement visa?

4. If so, how do we navigate the finances? She has the ฿800,000. Does it need to be in a Thai account? Not sure how the finances work?

Thanks for all the help! No amount of information is too much 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Good Day, I need some good guidance here as my 1st plan didn't work out well. Came here to retire, bought a house(fiancee's name), car, scooter, etc., BUT came on an STV and now have to leave and will go back home. Question, what is the best path/steps to take (best = quick, efficient, thought-out, etc.,) to get back here and stay? I hear the retirement route is the best way. Obviously not an expert on visa's and immigration policy. TIA

I am holding South African passport and I have valid retirement (O-A) visa which will expire on 15 July. Currently, I am in South Africa. South African passport holder can stay in Thailand without a visa for 30 days. The problem is I am not sure yet when Thai authority will allow us into Thailand. Say, if they allow from 1st August, I hope can enter into Thailand and have to stay 14 days quarantine. After out of quarantine, my worry is are they allow to apply for retirement visa again. If they do not allow a retirement visa, it does not make sense to come back to Thailand. Anyone can suggest? Thank you.

there is a new visa service saying in his ad that you can do ret. ''visa'' ext. up to 2 months before due date and in another place in same ad 45 days before ... i always thought it was 30 days ...i use cm immigraintion

Hello everyone on TVA, I have a question about the T30 report. I am on a retirement extension (US passport) and will need to renew in Jan. If I arrive in Dec. and my guesthouse (a different one from last year) reports my location to CMI, will I need a physical copy (receipt) from them to present to Immi when I go for my renewal? I am not sure if the new guesthouse can print a receipt if they report online so will I need to go to Immi before my appointment time and get it myself is my question, I guess. Thanks to the administrators and moderators for their patience.