Sharron, based on my experience of over twenty years of living here, be careful;
that is you don’t need agents for any of your requirements.
Arriving here with a Non Immigrant O visa obtained in your country from your nearest Thai consulate you will then visit a Bank who will open a Savings account for you.
After the
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0Thai baht has been deposited for either 2 or 3 months you then go to an Immigration Office, to apply for
an extension of stay based on retirement, note, it’s an annual
extension of stay; the word visa
is not used.
All of the above comments are made Without Prejudice.
Andrew, good decision, one that I made more than twenty years ago. I assume from your post that you will be applying for a retirement visa, and prior to leaving the UK you plan to obtain a Non Immigrant O visa
from a Thai consulate in the UK,which is the normal procedure.
The Bank Account that I have had for more than 20 years is
Kasikorn Bank and I have always been satisfied with their service.
NB, My remarks are made in this post “Without Prejudice “
Just to clarify: Visas wether based on retirement, marriage or any other reason are actually
stated as an extension of stay from one year to another, provided of course the applicant meets all the requirements.
As Brandon confirmed it is Immigration who ultimately issue these Extensions, so time and money could be wasted by going to anywhere else other than an Immigration Office
These comments are based on my personal experiences of over 20 years in Thailand,during which time I have never used any external
When you do finally get your new passport , apart from getting the visa stamps swapped into your new passport,DONT forget to inform all your providers of your new passport number, this normally includes banks, credit card companies, utility companies, and all other companies that have your personal information on their database.
