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What are the yearly costs associated with maintaining retirement or long-term visas and what should expats expect to pay for healthcare coverage in Thailand?
What are the steps to obtaining a non-o retirement visa and extensions in Thailand?
Can my 45-year-old wife come as my dependent on a Thai retirement visa?
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What should I do about my DTV visa approval being a Tourist TR visa instead?
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@Julien
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it's not immigration, it's an embassy in a foreign country.
Thai immigration has no control over Embassies.
What are the alternatives to Wise for sending money from the U.S. to Thailand after TTB stopped accepting remittances?
Chris
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Other services have not changed XE.com for 1, rate is good transfer is slow.
Why are Thai immigration officers conducting home visits for retirement visas?
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@Jesper
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and you may never.
Doesn't change that it is being done.
Why are Thai immigration officers conducting home visits for retirement visas?
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@Jesper
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all aliens, regardless of visa, can be subject to Inspection at any time.
In Phuket;
Marriage, retirement, ED, nonb are routinely inspected and sometimes it seems very randomly. OR is it?🤷♂️.
Can I change from a free visa to a retirement visa while in Thailand, and is the process complicated?
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@Wak
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even very well connected agents cannot get bank accounts for tourists right now.
What are the current requirements and changes for renewing a retirement visa in Thailand?
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@Belinda
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this has always been the rule. Not new
What are the current requirements and changes for renewing a retirement visa in Thailand?
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@Charlotte
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stm2, 9 and 11
What is the correct timing for submitting your TDAC form for Thailand immigration?
Chris
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Worst case they have already setup terminals at arrivals to do it on-site with help available.
What are the requirements for an American native English speaker to teach in Thailand long-term?
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@Jim
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an embassy will accept either for the initial visa in your home country.
However Thai Immigration requires an embassy letter endorsing income for the extension which the US , CANADA and others no longer provide.
Therefore to do an extension IN thailand you need the 800k to start.
After transferring 65k per month for the entire first extension you can apply by using income proof of bank statements.
What are the requirements for an American native English speaker to teach in Thailand long-term?
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@Peter
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yes leaving the 800k in is the smartest path.
The OP is asking about income method, which is fine for the original overseas visa BUT not extension in Thailand .
To do an extension in Thailand with income you need an embassy endorsement OR proof of 12 mths deposit into your Thai account.
The combination method is not accepted at all immigration offices.
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