Hi all

My plan in 2 years was to retire on a none o visa .

I was planning on using the 65,000 thb per month , however I have been informed today that this is NOT possible until you are making your 1 year renewal !

I was informed that I would first need the 800,000 thb in a Thai bank for 1 year , then after this I could change to the 65000 thb .

Is this the case or can I use the 65,000 from the start ?

Thanks

Hi, has anyone had any positive experiences with applying for a retirement visa without 800,000 baht in their account? Any recommendations?

Hi ..I will apply for a 90 day visa when I return to my own country ..I will come back in November and start the application for a 1 year visa using the 65000 a month pension scheme..I hear many people say my pension must go into a thai bank for 1 year before I can get a 1 visa ..how is that possible if I don't have a bank account..I can bring 12 months of statements showing I get my pension from my home country..thanks

Switching from banked money method to monthly income method on 'retirement' extensions

This gets asked a LOT so I thought I'd take a minute and go over

Let's supposed you are currently on a yearly extension of stay based on 'retirement' using banked money method <- that you got on your own by banking your own funds :)

AND

You want to switch over to monthly income method as proof of funds, but you come from a country whose embassy no longer issues the affidavit of income from abroad notary letter (US/UK, Australia and many others)

What you need to do is;

You have to continue to meet the seasoning requirements for the current yearly extension you're on using banked money method <- keep the 800K baht in the bank account for 3 months after your extension was granted and then you can't let the balance go below 400k baht the rest of the year

AND

While doing that you also need to transfer in to a thai bank account in your name only a minimum of 65K baht per month, each month, every month for the previous 12 months before you apply for the NEXT yearly extension..

You need to follow the rules for the extension you're currently on where you used banked money method and the one you will be applying for in a year using monthly income method.

It is not brain science or rocket surgery, you need to realize you have to meet both sets of requirements..

couple more things, just so everyone is clear,

If you come from a country whose embassy here doesn't issue the income affidavit notary letter you cannot use monthly income method to get either the initial 90 day Non-O visa from the immigration office here or the first yearly extension from a Non-O visa <- because you need 12 months of incoming overseas transfers to use monthly income method by transfer..

Hope that was clear enough, if you have questions ask away on this thread (y)

Hello. Just a quick question on the retirement Visa choices

If I want to go down the root of the 65000 Thai bat income option, How do I go about proving this, What documents do I need to obtain and where from

Good morning, I have a question about proof of recurring income.

Does the proof need to be in the form of bank statements or will an end of year statement be acceptable?

The end of year statement lists income for the next coming year.

Dear members,

This question has undoubtedly come up before, but I want to make sure I'm doing it right.

I'm retiring in June next year and want to move to Thailand afterward. I plan to live there for at least nine months a year. My girlfriend is Thai, and we already own a house together, but we're not married.

I'd like to apply for a retirement visa without depositing money in a Thai bank account. I meet the income requirement of 65,000 baht per month with my state pension (AOW) and pension.

My questions are:

When is the best time to apply for the visa?

Should I wait until I officially have my state pension (AOW) and pension documents before applying?

Is it wise to arrange the visa myself, or is it better to have it done through a visa service?

All tips and experiences are welcome. Thanks in advance!

Looking for some advice on the marriage visa

I always see people asking about the 400k in a Thai bank account, but I also saw there is an option to have a stable income of 40k+ equivalent deposited in a foreign account monthly over a twelve month period. Has anyone ever gone this route instead? Is there anything else I should know about? This would be my preferred route, especially since all the trouble with the Thai banks recently and having 400k locked away that I can’t touch.

Hallo, I'm on my second non O marriage exstenion, I'm thinking about changing to non O retirement next time, less paperwork only have to visit immigration once, are there any advantages with the Marriage exstenion which the retirement one deosn't have? I get my income letter from the Embassy.

Went to my local Immigration Office in Saraburi today to ask about all handouts for my 1 year extension of stay of my Non-Immigrant O Visa based on being over 50 years old (retirement).

This is what the officer gave me but also told me to open a bank account despite that I said (and girlfriend) I will use an income letter from my Embassy to guarantee my income, my Swedish Embassy still offer this service.

Trying to figure out why she wanted me to present an bank account, is this common at other offices when using Embassy letter?

I will of course do as I'm told, bring my girlfriend to her bank and ask about all the paperwork, as I understand it should not be a problem to open an account since I'm on a long term visa/extension.

Wish me luck, thanks!