Hi , looking for advice. I’m a U.K. citizen and own a condo in Thailand already. I will be retiring next year to Thailand permanently. My question is regarding a visa to stay in Thailand . I have the required funds to deposit in my Thai bank account but is there a visa that lets you keep the funds in the U.K. but show proof that you have them and it’s compulsory to buy medical insurance?

I don’t want to go through an agent.

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Hi all I have my 90day visa and will be looking to extend to 1 year when i get there

What are the banking requirements

I am married and do own a property Don't want to work

Should I apply for retirement visa before going or after I get there?

Ok. We are married with a child on the way. We have jumped through all the hoops and wasted many hours at different banks trying to open a god damned bank account so I can apply for a non immigrant O visa and still they won’t let us open an account Who do I have to blow to be able to open a account?!?

Retirement visa: I have been using the bank WISE (formerly transferwise) to transfer funds from overseas, so there is no proof it came from overseas. On the other hand I have maintained a balance over 1 million for several years. Will this be accepted, or do I still have to transfer 800K through international banking channels?

I Have held a non-O retirement visa based on 800k in the bank for several years. Late last year I moved from Chiang Mai to Hua Hin.

The local branch of my bank is encouraging me to transfer my account from Chiang Mai to Hua Hin, and it will in fact save me some money on banking fees. However, I am afraid that closing one account and opening another will create some questions when I extend my visa. Apparently I cannot do a simple transfer to a new local account; the old one has to be closed and a new one opened.

Can anybody advise?

Hi, need to open Thai bank account, which banks do the expats favour?

Hi Retirees,

Anyone have link or resource to what documents are needed now for:

- OA-RETIREMENT VISA EXTENSION

...in Thailand?🙏

EG. photos, bank account amounts, etc...

>>> last year they wanted these:

Thai bank account must have been deposited and cleared at least 3 months prior to your visa renewal application date.

As well as providing proof of your current income and bank balance you will also be required to supply the following additional documents:

Your passport.

A completed TM7 form. (You can download this TM.7 Form from our website)

A photo in front of residence, with applicant & residence address number in photo.

Two passport sized photos (4 x 6 cm).

Copies of your passport and the relevant pages.

A copy of your bank book or passbook....(the IO wanted photos of the entire passbook)

A letter from your Thai bank confirming the status of your account.

The current fee for Thai retirement visa renewal is 1,900 Baht cash (non-refundable)

We went to Jomtien immigration yesterday to get our first retirement extension. We waited outside in line for about 30 minutes, then got to counter 8. They did not want the tm30, first time for that in Jomtien, but they did want the rental agreement and a copy of the residence update attached to our passports. After a few minutes of looking at the copies and our passports, she had us sign a stm2, took our money, gave us claim checks and told us to come back today after 2 pm. We returned and they gave us our newly stamped passports. Turns out it's one year from the date of application, not from the end of the last extension. Lost a few weeks there. So we managed to get our first retirement extension in Jomtien even though the non-o visa was issued in Bangkok, all because we got a covid extension that didn't follow that rule.

Hey guys, after trying 4 banks today I finally managed to open a bank account at the yellow Krungsri bank in Silom with an exempt tourist visa, it was necessary: ​​valid passport with tourism stamp, rental contact of the condominium where I live, ID. from the Thai owner of the condominium where he writes that he knows me that I have rented this apartment for a year and it is for the purpose of opening a bank account, and records of the books of the condominium, also my ID of my country of origin and address, as well as address and telephone in thailand ... and at once I opened the. it has 5000 bht. the account must have a minimum balance of 2,000 and must have movements every year ...