I will be coming to Thailand with either a TR 60 day visa or just a 60 day exemption if the TR expires.

My question is since I already have a Thai bank account and will season it for two months, can I just do the the retirement non-o 1 year visa at immigration or do I need to do two steps?

Get the 90 day non-o visa here or there, then have to get the 1 year extension. Seems that I can just skip the 90 day visa. Thanks

My brain hurts!

Hi everyone, I’m planning to apply for a DTV in Laos, but some people said that to get the visa, you need to have at least 500,000 baht in your bank account for at least 3 months. Is that right?

I was in Thailand the month of April on a 90-day non-o, opened a bank account and returned to the U.S. House closed quicker than I expected and now I will return Thursday the 26th of June. The 90-day non-o still is not expired date wise, but once I left it was invalidated at that point, correct? Best just to come back on 60-day visa exempt and get my money seasoned and go straight into the 12-month extension?

Guys-

Living in Krabi with my Thai Wife (we got married in Krabi last year)

Entered recently on a W.60 Visa Exemption.

Have a 6 month rental lease.

We want to take the route of Non-O 90 Day Visa (marriage) and then extend that visa by 12 months

I understand a requirement for the extension is 400,000 baht IN A THAI BANK ACCOUNT in my own name

My issue is I CANNOT OPEN A THAI BANK ACCOUNT in my own name whilst I am on a Visa-Exemption

Hence- my reason for converting my Visa-Exemption to a Non-O 90 Day Visa (marriage) would be so I can take THAT visa to the bank and successfully open a Thai Bank Account, to fund it and have the funds ready for the one year extension stage

So it’s illogical to expect me to have funds in a Thai Bank Account when first applying to convert to a Non-O, if I cannot open a Thai bank account without FIRST converting my Visa-exemption to a Non-O, which I can THEN approach the banks with, to open the account using the non-o

My Plan Of Action:

1. Convert W.60 to a 90-day Non-O (Marriage) from within Thailand (Krabi Immigration)

2. Use that new Non-O visa to open a Thai bank account easily

3. Deposit 400,000 baht and let it season for 2 months

4. Apply for a 1-year extension before the 90 days ends

MY QUESTION:

Would Krabi Immigration accept this logic and accept this as a basis/purpose for wanting to convert my current Visa-exemption to a Non-O 90 day Visa (marriage) from within Thailand?

I have all the other requirements met.

Cheers guys.

What are the DTV visa requirements for 1 adult 4 dependents

Can anyone confirm if when applying from Hanoi if I would need 500k per dependent in my account? I am planning to get dtv and then my wife and 2 kids would be my dependents 🙏🏼

I’m English and my wife is Polish, I’m already in Thailand on Non O retirement visa and building a home ready to move my wife and dogs once completed.

My wife has Polish and soon UK passport and turns 50 on September the 1st.

I have Thai bank account and she doesn’t.

With new banking regulations I see the only way for us to get the bank account open is to apply for 90 day Non O in the UK, I assume once she’s turned 50 or could we do it before? Then open her a bank account once she’s here, deposit the 800,000 and apply for the extension after 2 months?

Sorry if any of my terminology is incorrect.

My husband is applying for the retirement visa. He is 50 and has all the requirements per the Thai embassy visa requirements. I won't be 50 until November. We plan on moving to Thailand in August. We have already secured a place to live in Krabi. Will I be applying for an O visa or a tourist visa until I turn 50? I'm sorry, but it's all kind of confusing. Do I go to the immigration office in Krabi to extend my tourist visa? I'd like to know where I start. Would a visa assistance office in Thailand be beneficial or is it better to attempt this on my own? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. 🙏🏻

Is there some consensus on how long funds need to have been seasoned when applying with Jakarta? And does the account need to have any specific activity to be accepted, like daily expenses or regular deposits? Was anyone ever rejected with Jakarta that actually had 500k THB in their account as ending balance?

About to apply for a DTV but my finances are spread over savings (cash isa's , bonds , savings ) account. I very rarely have much in my current account just covers my bills due to it being 0%. I was told by somebody else who has thinking of applying that the 12k has to be in a current a/c for three months and not savings accounts , is this true ? thanks.