@Kristen ********

well if you’re applying outside of Thailand, you don’t need a bank account for the non-OA. You need proof of finances (steady income is best here but not the only way), criminal record check, insurance and a medical letter. Look into it! It might work better for your individual circumstances! 😁. Good luck!!!

@Kristen ********

luckily, there are indeed a few different retirement visas available. The Non-OA might work well for you if you are still out of country. That one was tougher for us because we didn’t have a fixed salary/pension but it might be best for you, with the possibility of switching to the LTR in the future if we hat makes sense to you.

@Kristen ********

when we applied, we sent the last two Notice of Assessments from the Canada Revenue Agency. I believe only one would have sufficed but since we readily had two, we sent two. They then wrote back to us asking us to send in last years T1 (if you’re not Canadian, it’s essentially our summary income tax from last year). That was it and there was nothing further to show in terms of financials.

@Anup *********

yes, we pay income tax in Canada on this income, although it is possible at this point to initiate the steps to become non-resident of Canada for tax purposes, and thereby minimize taxes.

It is possible to work in Thailand with the LTR Pensioner visa but as I am not interested in doing this, I didn’t look into it . You should contact the BOI and ask for clarification. There is also information about this on their website.

Finally, we were asked to provide evidence of income for the past year only and that is what we did in order to obtain our visas. I don’t see why it would all of a sudden be evidence of 5 years’ worth of income when we go to renew in 5 years. I see nothing that indicates this so I doubt that is correct and would love for someone to show me otherwise. That said, our income is fairly stable generally speaking so it is not something we need to worry about so we did not ask about this in our conversations with the BOI.

@Will ***********

what’s your source for this info? That’s not the case for the LTR Wealthy Pensionner category so I doubt it would be the case here. Proof of income required again in 5 years only…

@Bonnie ******

who said anything about using an agent? We didn’t use an agent for the LTR.

@Bonnie ******

wow, you sure love your non-O, don’t you? 😂

@Todd ********

it’s like debating/arguing with someone on the far right/left where they will never say “Good point!”. 😉

@Todd ********

people get very defensive about “their” visa, don’t they!

@Todd ********

I’m totally with you ! 😉