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 I sat in my house in Nam Kham on a 90day visa I have a bank account and a wife here

What do I need documentation etc to get a one year extention

(it's rained everyday since I got here but I still want to stay)

I will do the dreaded annual Non O via marriage visa renewal again soon. Does anyone know if, after you’ve had the interview, submitted all the docs and seasoned the 400K THB for 2 months, whether you are still required to keep the cash in the bank till you come to get the result of your application? I ask cos the last two times when I went to collect my newly stamped passport, they didn’t ask to see proof of the 400K THB. TIA.

I talked to a guy this week who kept repeating he needed 3 months to season his 800,000 baht before he filed for his non o retirement visa and withdrawed it after 2 months. He went through a visa agent outside of Issaan. He is transferring 70,000 baht in the hope that his next extension will be good to go. I keep seeing on this site people repeating the same. I told him 2 months and 3 months after. Poor guy.

Does anyone have personal experience with DTV (Destination Thailand Visa)? I'm mainly interested in the Workcation option and proving and verifying that work status. For example, is it enough to just write the portfolio? Because my formal work status will be continuously changing, so I'm looking to make sure that it's not a problem.. or once approved, it's not an issue if the status is still valid?

And the 500 000 THB doesn't have to be in a Thai bank account?

Where can I possibly check? Ask at the Thai consulate in my country?

Thanks for any possible clarification from the more experienced, I've never dealt with any visa before so I'm not familiar with it at all..

Good day everyone

After spending many hours on here reading about visas ,I’m still confused

I would like to open a Thai Bank account am I correct in thinking that without a visa this is not possible

Entry stamp won’t cut it

What visa will allow me to open an account

Thanks in advance

Rich

My 1 year visa extension renewal is September 9. I need to get a letter from the bank and they said it takes 2 days. How long do I have after I receive the letter back from the bank to go to the immigration office? Is there anything else I need to do before I renew my 1 year extension? Do I need to deposit money into my account the day I go to immigration?

Thank you

Sawasdee khrap

i live in cambodia and am nearing the end of my visa and rental contract.

i plan to move to thailand soon and qualify for retirement visa EXCEPT i have only HALF the 800k to put into a thai bank.

i don’t want to have an agent apply for my retirement visa as i read that i would always have to use an agent for future retirement visa extensions.

what i think would work is a short time in a language school then shift to musay thai school. in that period i would place the 800k from a combination of transfers from my american bank where my military pension is direct deposited and my cambodian bank. i think that will be topped up to 800k within 5-6 months.

that way i can do the retirement visa applications on my own from then on.

i had thought i could just print out my bank records of the last 5 pr more years showing i receive u.s. treasury checks plus a statement i can have the veterans administration send with a current date. i have inquired about that option several times and heard no answer.

if i can get an education visa at a reasonable expense i will be so happy. of course i realize i would have to actually study but that is actually what i love to do anyway and would do it even if i was already on retirement visa.

i’m so looking forward to living in Thailand.

pom rahk pra ted thai !