@Selina ******

yes, 50

@Chris ***************

and yes, also for the wealthy pensioner category .

@Chris ***************

yes, that’s correct. There was an option to obtain a work permit/permission to work on Thailand. I can’t tell you much about it as we didn’t apply for it (and their website is still down for maintenance) but that is one of the perks of this visa.

@Chris ***************

yes, that’s correct. My husband’s income on last year’s tax return was higher so we went with him as primary, and I came in as a dependant. We only had to provide our wedding certificate for me.

@Alex ******

we provided our tax return from last year, showing our income. That income was made up of dividends and capital gains.

@Anup *********

glad to help. Contrary to what a lot of people say at times in this group, this is not an easy process. It may seem simple after the fact, but it is actually quite confusing while you are going through it. For some, certain documents are quite easy to obtain, for others those same documents are impossible. Anyway, just happy some of my experience can help others, especially since this is such a new visa.

@Yvette **********

sort of… you can go through the application process and once approved, you will have 60 days to visit the BOI One Stop Centre in Bangkok, or your Thai embassy in order to have your passport stamped. After that, there is no requirement to stay any length of time in Thailand, or limit of time to enter Thailand .

@Anup *********

Ah, I see. So we applied in the Wealthy Pensioner category as my husband is 54 (you need to be at least 50). We provided our tax return for the last year only, which included dividends and capital gains. BOI looked at what we reported as income, as long as it was over the 80k mark. The source didn’t matter. I don’t know enough about the other categories to speak intelligently about them I’m afraid… wouldn’t want to mislead you.

@Tea **********

no differentiation. It’s based on the total income.

@Tosh ****************

we started the process three weeks before entering Thailand, and then finished it here. This way, we didn’t need an extension.