Hello, I am researching and planning my retirement to Thailand and I am undecided on whether to apply ahead of time while still in California (Type "OA" visa) or while already within Thailand (Type "O") via a tourist visa. From my research I am still not clear on a few topics:

1) To prove that I meet the 65k baht monthly soc. sec. payments.

Is this requirement for showing monthly deposits to my US bank

or to a Thai bank account?

2) If I need a Thai bank account to have my soc. sec monthly direct

deposit set up, how is it possible to open a Thai bank account

ahead of time? Is it possible to open a bank account on my next

vacation trip by using an agent?

3) For applying for a type "O", why is it required to have a return

flight itinerary? I imagine that I will need to make sure the return

flight is refundable when I book my flight to Thailand.

Thanks in advance for any help with the above,

Carlos

My wife and i plan on moving to thailand next year ( retirement ) first on a visa exempt ( we are from america ) then getting the non o visa once there, then extending it , my question is how do or can i open a bank account in thailand to deposit the 800000 for each of us on a visa exempt, or would it be easier to use a visa agent or agency. I already own a condo we bought 2 years ago.

Changawattana Retirement annual extension done today.

* Booked online for 2pm

* Absolutely no parking made a 100 baht donation to park in a vip spot

* In and out in under 1 hour

Hello everyone

I have visited Thailand several times and absolutely love the culture people and food

I am looking to re locate/retire in Thailand from Australia but have absolutely no idea on the process or what's involved.

Any and all help appreciated

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I am an Australian citizen, aged 56, and my spouse is 50. We are currently in the early stages of applying for a Non-Immigrant Visa Type O Retirement Visa, which allows for a 90-day stay with the option to renew for up to one year. I would appreciate any insights from couples who have recently successfully obtained this visa.

HI. I am planning to retire to Thailand hopefully by August. I have gotten various answers from visa agents. I am confused as to the process. Do I start i the USA with the O-A visa and then go to IMM once I get a residence? So far I meet the financial requirement for that visa.And can I open the bank account once I get there? Also, anyone here who has moved with pets, I could really use some advice on a reliable pet transfer services. I am bringing my cats..Thanks so much for your help.

I'm visiting Chiang Mai in October and I am retiring in March, so probably moving there in June. I am going to (probably unsuccessfully) try and get a bank account in October. If successful, can I move some money a bit at a time with the remainder of the 800,000 baht transfered in May or Jine, or does it need to be 800,000 all at once? I can do either, but it would be cool to throw in a few extra bucks in when I have it so I don't have to do it all at once. Does that make sense? Lol. Thanks in advance for the answers.

Hi Guys, saw a comment on another forum recently, so I thought I would ask if anyone else has done this or if it's just BS.

Using an agent for RV who will use their own 800k and charge you a fee of 20-25k to do so.

I know it's super tight ass, but needing to hold 1.6mil in the bank does my head in a bit haha.

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