@Davo *******

i know the cost of retirement visa. what's the cost of an agent to handle everything? 🤔

@Keith ******

he means Suvarnabhumi

Yes you can. A couple friends of mine, married to thai nationals do this

What if you are living in Thailand on a retirement visa and then get married? Can you switch to marriage visa and work? How difficult is that?

@Ally ***********

thanks Ally. Much appreciated my friend. I'm pretty sure I'll be good to go

@Ally ***********

ok I appreciate that. Was debating on the whole 800k baht in thai Bank or showing the 65k a month. I may just hire an agent to do all the visa and bank shenanigans and run everything out of my US bank and wise account. Thanks for the detailed reply

@Kool ******

ok so if it's a portion of my government pension pretaxed in states and deposited into a Thai bank each month, I don't have to worry about taxes? Should I have my 1099R to show this? Don't want to be blindsided by any additional hits on my income not budgeted for.

@Kool ******

so if your income is a government pension from US and its already taxed and you are over 50 in thailand on a Retiree visa and you either have the minimum required 800k thai baht in a bank or show you are bringing in the minimum 65k baht a month into a Thai bank will that be subject to taxes? The US has a tax treaty with thailand also. In hearing multiple opinions about this.

They don't have to fly. They can drive into Cambodia or laos and visit for a day or two and then come back and get tourist visa that way.