someone told me that although the retirement age here is 50 you can actually qualify on your 49th birthday because of the way thais count years, is this true ?

sorry if this seems a stupid question but the person was quite confident it was correct.

Sorry, but mandatory retirement age in Thailand is 60, at least for government and universities. Private enterprises may have no such limitation.

False. You qualify after you are over age 50 from birth and in most cases that means they will not accept an application until the day after your 50th birthday.

This is a visa forum - must assume he is talking about visa/extension of stay requirements.

False. You qualify after you are over age 50 from birth and in most cases that means they will not accept an application until the day after your 50th birthday.

Then you are referring to early retirement options which are dependent upon the institution as to what is allowed. 60 is "mandatory" retirement age that I'm 100% certain of.

//edit - oops, didn't notice the forum it was in - my apologies to all. Note to self - check the forums you are in.

someone told me that although the retirement age here is 50 you can actually qualify on your 49th birthday because of the way thais count years, is this true ?

sorry if this seems a stupid question but the person was quite confident it was correct.

Pretty sure they go by your passport and age 50.

Im 27 and I feel retired, working part time that is lol

not sure about the replies referring to 60 etc etc, I asked a specific question about retireing here, if you want me to be more specific I am asking about retirement visa (i thought that would be obvious)

So he was talking <deleted>, which is what I thought myself

Sorry, but mandatory retirement age in Thailand is 60, at least for government and universities. Private enterprises may have no such limitation.

oops replied already, silly me

Edited January 1, 200818 yr by gharknes