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[johnbarpic]

Firstly my apologies I have searched but no success to the answer.

English husband and wife both over 60 want to apply for a retirement Visa report every 90 days..type 

What is the financial requirement is it 800k each or 800k in a joint account sufficient to be granted visa’s

any information to clarify this would be greatly appreciated.

[Lacessit]

Ask Ubon Joe. Be aware the divorce rate of married expats in Thailand is twice that of in their home country.

AFAIK it is 800K each, but I could be wrong. ubonjoe is the Bible on these matters.

[OJAS]

Don't understand what you mean by "a retirement visa report every 90 days". You and your husband can actually apply for 1-year extensions of stay for retirement at your local immigration office - for which the financial requirement is 800k each in separate personal accounts in your respective names. In other words 1,600k in a joint account won't cut the mustard.

[ubonjoe]

One of you could apply for the extension based upon retirement at immigration with 800k baht in the bank for 2 months and then the other one could apply for an extension for being the spouse of the one that applied based upon retirement.

Both of you will need non-o visas to apply for them.

After getting the extension then both of you would then do 90 day reports to immigration.

[Lacessit]

9 minutes ago, OJAS said:

Don't understand what you mean by "a retirement visa report every 90 days". You and your husband can actually apply for 1-year extensions of stay for retirement at your local immigration office - for which the financial requirement is 800k each in separate personal accounts in your respective names. In other words 1,600k in a joint account won't cut the mustard.

I think a comma in the OP's statement would have avoided confusion.

"Retirement visa, report every 90 days".

[lopburi3]

1.  To obtain any visa requires meeting requirements of Thai Consulate in UK currently.  Very much in flux due COVID.

2.  There is a dedicated O-A (extension pre approved) visa available in normal times which allows one year stay on any entry during one year validity.  But medical insurance is always required for issue.

3.  Entry with non O visa from another country or tourist/visa exempt (change to O type in country) is also a normal times option with change to one year extensions of stay once inside Thailand.

4.  As said above only one has to meet the financial conditions but spouse would have to leave in the event of death of the retirement extension holder or change extension - so many prefer to each obtain their own from some reports.  In that case it is 65k per month income or 800k in bank 5 months and 400k in bank remaining 7 months each year for each in own name account.