Visa For Me

[wilnor41]

Hi all,

Sorry if this has been covered many times. My situation is i am 64 and from u.k. I am confused about the various visas. What is the benefit of the various visas as it looks like which ever visa you have you will have to do visa run every 3 months. If you have single non immigrant 0 either single or multi you will still have to visa run.

I know i could apply for retirement but i am just short of the monthly baht required. I sent mail to email to hull consul but they never replied.

Thanks all WILNOR41.

[lopburi3]

1. Retirement from a non immigrant O visa inside Thailand requires a pension of 65k baht per month or 800k in a Thai bank account or a combination. If you do not have the full 65k perhaps you could maintain enough in a bank account to make up the difference and be able to get the retirement extension. No visa runs required with that.

2. The advantage of a multi entry non immigrant O visa over the single entry for long term stay is that you only have to cross a border each 3 months. You do not have to spend time at a foreign consulate obtaining a new visa. If you are unable to meet the para 1 requirements you might still be able to obtain a multi entry O visa in Penang, Malaysia each year with a Thai bank account book of 200k or so.

3. If you have funds of 800k equivalent in a UK bank account you should be able to use that to obtain what is called a one year O-A visa for retirement from a UK Consulate and have a year to get account set up in Thailand to continue one year process (using both pension/bank account). This would normally be your first choice and then move to 1 but you can also move to 1 from any real visa.

Edited December 4, 2005 by lopburi3

[Maestro]

      I know i could apply for retirement but i am just short of the monthly baht required.

If you don’t have the required monthly minimum income for a non-O extension for retirement you still have the option of showing proof of minimum THB 800,000 in a Thai bank account, remitted from abroad, when applying for your first extension of stay of one year.

Afterwards, for your annual applications for extension, you need to bring in money from abroad sufficient only to bring your bank balance back to 800k, i.e. replenish the amount you spent during the preceding 12 months.

Edited December 4, 2005 by maestro

[Maestro]

wilnor41, I had overlooked that and Lopburi is right, of course, with that possibility of a combination of monthly income and funds in the bank. This would be your ideal option for annual extensions of stay.