@John *********

yeah, my questions to Stuart were based on marriage, as was the OP, so besides the monetary requirements in the link you provided being different, other requirements possibly are also. Province where I would be living is Nakhon Sawan, so assuming it's only Jomtien that's different, seasoning isn't required as Stuart said.

While I'm thinking of it, is there a list of the requirements for this specific Visa that you can easily provide, such as photo or pdf that I can copy download to my phone? I have been watching and making mental notes of these things, but better that I can have info stored on my phone that I can refer to when the time comes for me to do this.

@Stuart ********

thank you 🙏

@Stuart ********

in the situation the OP has described, does the 400k financial requirement have to be in the Thai Bank account 2 months prior to applying in country for the 90 day Visa, or for the Extension of Stay that's applied for before the 90 day visa expires? Also, is it a requirement that the funds can be proved to have come from overseas in this situation?

Do Immigration Offices have their own requirements in these matters?

Answered "not in Thailand/no visa", but when I reach retirement age and get everything sorted out at home, I intend to go to Thailand, get married and apply for Non-O Visa based on marriage. Hopefully middle of next year.

@Mark *******

🤣 if you weren't aware, if you tap on the 'like' button again, that will disappear - at least if you do it within a few seconds.

@Greta ****

not necessarily at 69 years old. If one has been living outside Australia for some time, then to get the aged pension and be able to go back overseas to live and get it paid, then one would need to return to Australia just prior to the 67th birthday, apply for the pension (application can be no more than 3 months prior to 67th birthday even for those residing in Australia), then stay for 2 years. If one waits until turning 67 to return and apply, then once the pension is granted, there's a two year wait before portability is granted,so in that case, one would be 69yrs old.

@David *******

I've got no idea what "Private Advisor" and "Private Mediator" are... Independent of Centrelink?

@David ********

you seem to be very sure about your information, so I'd like to ask you something: as an Australian, if I were to move to Thailand when I retire, my understanding is that I would lose the Tax Free Threshold (currently, I think a little over$18k) meaning all my pension and maybe interest earned on superannuation, would be taxed at 32.5%. Is that correct, so you know? If that's correct, then giving up my Australian Tax Residency, Australia cannot tax my aged pension and small Superannuation, is that right? If looking at your info and if my assumption is correct, I'm way, way better off answering to the Thailand Revenue Department.

Is it possible that you can provide me a link to the DTA between the two countries, because though I've searched online, I'm not sure that I've located the official document? Not that I have the brain to understand it all 😂

@David *******

just regarding your comment starting at"Even been told..." - is that what you've been told by a person at the Centrelink International Office in Tasmania, either on the phone or in person, or was it another Centrelink office, or general phone line?