My husband and I are planning to retire and move to Chiang Mai, arriving on Sept 1st. I know we need to apply for the Non-O Retirement Visa and that we should do the application in our home country (United States). My question is: how soon in advance of our planned arrival should we start the application process online with the Thai embassy? I understand we’ll have 90 days to complete the process once we apply and I know we’ll need to open a Thai Bank account and deposit 160,000 Baht once we get there. Any guidance on timing and order of operations would be helpful as I wasn’t entirely clear on this from my research. Thanks in advance for the advice!

Good day everyone.

I've just been approved for a non o retirement visa. I applied in the UK. My Thai wife is with me. We are planning to return to Thailand late May.

What are the next steps I need to do to get the 12 months extension. Do I need to go to the British embassy? Do I need to get my passport translated?

Please explain to me in simple terms please. TIA

I submitted my application for the non-o retirement visa on March 20. I received a request for verification of funds on March 28. Since then my status has been changed to processing pending approval. I applied online to the New York Embassy. Does it usually take this long, and can I call to check if everything is ok?

Good day….if you’re on a non o retirement visa and happen to be overseas on your 90 day reporting date what is the correct protocol….thanks

TM30 question

Do we need to do TM30 everytime the foreigner stays somewhere ?

Case : a foreigner on Non-O retirement 90days stays at an Thai person's private home in BKK, the first TM30 has been done on the first day. When this foreigner travels back and forth to, other provinces, inside Thailand,

( I suppose each hotel does TM30 for thier client. )and come back to the same house, does the (in BKK) house owner needs to do a TM30 each time the foreigner is back ?

Thank you for sharing. Sorry if wording is confusing, hope it's understandable.

This foreigner plans to make 1 year extension in Bangkok.

Does anyone know roughly how long it is taking to get a Non-O retirement visa from the UK?

Need a bit of advice. I got a non O retirement visa in January. Went over and opened Bank account and deposited the funds. Unfortunately I had to return home 9 days before the funds matured for the two months.

What are my options.I plan to return again end of May. Do I apply again for non O retirement visa in Ireland or can I apply in Thailand .

My non o retirement visit is due at the end of next month. Are there any new requirements  I should be aware of🙏

If I arrive on Visa free entry and then change to non o retirement through an agent so I can stay 6 months will there be a problem upon entry initially with a return flight 6 months from entry? If so how can I do it?

This is a first time for me… I am 69 years old … I would like to apply for the DTV .. my only issue is what to I put down or apply for … I currently am a music creator and putting out music etc on Different platforms… I don’t make a lot of money out of it , it’s more for my own personal interests.. can this profession be used to apply for the DTV … please looking for a serious answer I’m looking at living in Thailand for the next 5 to 10 years .