ricklev Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 I'm retiring from my job here and I'm wondering if I can transfer to a retirement visa without leaving Thailand. I have had more than 800,000 baht in a savings account here for many years. Any information or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigt3116 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 If you are on an extension of stay then no problem, just go on your final day of your current extension and apply for a new extension based on being over 50. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tod Daniels Posted May 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2023 You cannot change visa types inside the country (except to go from a tourist visa to a Non-Immgrant type one), so going from a Non-B to a Non-O can't be done HOWEVER WITH THAT BEING SAID I'd bet dollars to durian you don't have a Non-B VISA at all ????and instead if you read the stamp in your passport it probably says "extension of stay permitted until" and has a date stamped <- that is NOT a visa, it's exactly what it says, an extension FROM a visa.. AND You can change the reason for an extension from employment to one based on being over 50 (retirement) by cancelling your work permit, getting the termination paperwork from your employer, getting ALL the required documentation, bank letters, updated bank book, copies etc and going to the immigration office. You would cancel your current extension based on employment and then immediately apply for a new extension based on being over 50 (retirement). People change the reason for extensions all the time and this is a common "reason change" (employment to retirement) Before you're going to do this go to the immigration office where you live and get the hand out listing the requirements for the year extension based on retirement so you can get all the documents, you have just one chance to pull off the cancel current extension/apply for a new one, so get it right 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricklev Posted May 17, 2023 Author Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Tod Daniels said: You cannot change visa types inside the country (except to go from a tourist visa to a Non-Immgrant type one), so going from a Non-B to a Non-O can't be done HOWEVER WITH THAT BEING SAID I'd bet dollars to durian you don't have a Non-B VISA at all ????and instead if you read the stamp in your passport it probably says "extension of stay permitted until" and has a date stamped <- that is NOT a visa, it's exactly what it says, an extension FROM a visa.. AND You can change the reason for an extension from employment to one based on being over 50 (retirement) by cancelling your work permit, getting the termination paperwork from your employer, getting ALL the required documentation, bank letters, updated bank book, copies etc and going to the immigration office. You would cancel your current extension based on employment and then immediately apply for a new extension based on being over 50 (retirement). People change the reason for extensions all the time and this is a common "reason change" (employment to retirement) Before you're going to do this go to the immigration office where you live and get the hand out listing the requirements for the year extension based on retirement so you can get all the documents, you have just one chance to pull off the cancel current extension/apply for a new one, so get it right Thanks. Yes, I have a visa extension. Unfortunately, I have to go to Changwattana. Do you know where to find a current list of document requirements? Edited May 17, 2023 by ricklev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston broke Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 you don't need to change to a non O .... i had a job with a Non B visa and work permit .... When i left the job, immigration did a retirement extension to the Non B visa - And i've extended it each year, for the last 8 years ..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverlomsak Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 39 minutes ago, piston broke said: you don't need to change to a non O .... i had a job with a Non B visa and work permit .... When i left the job, immigration did a retirement extension to the Non B visa - And i've extended it each year, for the last 8 years ..... same here but 2 years shorter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 3 hours ago, ricklev said: Yes, I have a visa extension In this case, you are well advised to totally understand the process, and to use correct terminology (even if often the officials do not). You have an extension of your permission to stay based on working. You do not have a visa of any description. When your employment ceases, you are no longer entitled to your extended permission to stay on the basis of working, but can change the reason for your stay to be based on retirement (if you can meet the conditions for a retirement extension. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 9 hours ago, Tod Daniels said: You cannot change visa types inside the country (except to go from a tourist visa to a Non-Immgrant type one), so going from a Non-B to a Non-O can't be done That is not quite true, very few situations are black or white, grey is more common than most people like to think. Sri Ratch immigration would not do an extension based on marriage for a Non B visa. I had to go to the visa office in the MFA and have the visa changed from type B to type O. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Zorg Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 I have done it. Non B to Non O married to a Thai. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Changing the reason for your permission to stay from working to marriage to a Thai is possible according to the rules. You need to make sure you have all the necessary documentation to apply for an extension based on marriage at the same time you are cancelling the extended permission to stay based on working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 5/17/2023 at 1:07 AM, Tod Daniels said: so going from a Non-B to a Non-O can't be done Non B visa No C8071352 converted to Non O visa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visa office is on the 4th floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriendlyFarang Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, sandyf said: Non B visa No C8071352 converted to Non O visa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visa office is on the 4th floor. Your non-o visa sticker says that you got it in London. Edited May 19, 2023 by FriendlyFarang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 On 5/19/2023 at 6:05 AM, FriendlyFarang said: Your non-o visa sticker says that you got it in London. There is no Non O sticker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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