Myself and my husband both have the Retirement Visa and we come and go as we choose however, when you apply for your visa, ENSURE that you check the application box for MULTI-ENTRY! Good luck and I hope you join us in the beautiful Kingdom of Thailand.
I’m not totally sure if I understood your timeline correctly however, I personally wouldn’t apply for your visa until AFTER you returned back to the USA from your initial “boots on the ground” visit. My reasoning is because depending upon what type of visa you applied for, for example, a one year visa, you’ll eat up a lot of your visa time while you’re in the States finalizing your affairs unless you won’t be back in the States for long.
I’m not sure of your financial situation however, you would qualify by age for a Retirement non immigrant O-A Visa. It does have other specific requirements such as:
minimum medical insurance coverage, minimum monthly income of 65,000 baht OR minimum lump sum 800,000 baht of available funds or they say a combination of the two (I’m not really sure what the combination would equal or look like), a medical health clearance signed by a (DOCTOR, all caps purposely) and a FBI background clearance that has been authenticated (the authentication portion is separate and can take a while to be completed) you also need two passport photos and of course your passport.
The Retirement Visa lasts for one year. Also, if you like this option and are considering it, it costs approximately $200 and if you still wish to file and have your visa by the time of your recon visit, ensure that you fill under a multi entry.
There are a lots of different visa options available, continue doing your research to see what best fit your needs.
Good luck, I hope this helped some and WELCOME to your future in Thailand, you’ll absolutely ADORE 🥰 her!
First and foremost, let’s STOP this down talk of yourself ❤️😘. My husband and I are here on a Retirement Visa (non-immigrant OA), meaning we applied from back home. If you’d like to inbox me, we can discuss the steps that my husband and I used as well as helpful tools that are available.
Respectfully, $1,000-$1,200 USD for 24hrs in this economy doesn’t seem to align at all. Have you done your due diligence and proper research 🧐 concerning these agencies?
Congratulations, however, if you are unwilling to place the required 800,000 baht into a Thai bank account, you MUST wait until you have your retirement documents that state that your eligible for the monthly income through the Retirement Visa
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