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@Ross ******
it would depend on the type of pension one is receiving

If the poster is talking a military pension or a super scheme pension then I’d say yes
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@Todd ********
used correctly you can get 9 months out of it and not have to have 800 K in a bank

Mind you more than one would have be be used over a few years
Matthew *******
Maybe get a METV if you plan on travelling and see how you go after that
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@John *****
I saw people saying the same thing on another post a few days ago so it seems that yes that is correct
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@Randy *****
you can however your atm card will incur a small fee when used at atm outside of the area
Matthew *******
The agents in Bangkok I spoke to charge top dollar

I’d head to Pattaya

Farang Thai Visa
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I thought to get a retirement visa you needed to transfer from another visa not from visa exempt
Matthew *******
If you have a return ticket to show them you shouldn’t have an issue but it’s up to the IO

Also friending who you got with and from where you may have an issue with departing if return date is over the time you are allowed to stay

Some not all airlines do check this