Retiremment Visa

[petedk]

A good friend of mine has lived and worked in Thailand since graduating in England. Thailand is his life. He has a Thai wife and 2 children here. Now it's time for him to retire but he doesn't meet the standard requirements of 800,000 baht in the bank and 60,000 baht income a month from abroad. He's never worked in any other country.

What does he have to do to get a retirement visa?

I have searched high and low for an answer to this question.

Surely some of you guys are in the same situation.

Thanks for any advice.

[OlafStapleton]

He has Thai wife

Married Visa extension only 400,000bht in bank

[Lite Beer]

With a Thai Wife he can get a Marriage extension with lower requirements.

(6) In case of marriage with a Thai lady, the husband who is an alien must have an average annual income of not less than 40,000 baht per month or a money deposit in a local Thai bank of not less than 400,000 baht for the past 2 months for expenses within a year.

[lopburi3]

And if he needs time or can not meet that requirement yet he can obtain a multi entry non immigrant O visa from KL (and perhaps elsewhere) which will provide up to 15 months stay (leaving every 90 days for border crossing) with proof of 100k in bank account.

[petedk]

With a Thai Wife he can get a Marriage extension with lower requirements.

(6) In case of marriage with a Thai lady, the husband who is an alien must have an average annual income of not less than 40,000 baht per month or a money deposit in a local Thai bank of not less than 400,000 baht for the past 2 months for expenses within a year.

So 400,000 in the bank will do it?

He doesn't have an income of 40,000 baht now (teacher at a university) so it will be impossible to have that amount of income after retirement.

[Lite Beer]

400,000 in the bank will do it.

As said above 100,000 in the bank will enable him to get a Multi Entry Non Imm O Visa in KL. This Visa would mean that he would have to leave the country every 90 days but would give a stay of almost 15 months.