Hi, we are looking at retiring in Thailand and have purchased a house on one of the islands to retire too. I am canadian and my partner british and i wanted to know if we can use the value of the house as confirmation of our investment into thailand and if this would help us acheive a retirement visa here?

what are teh rules or things we need to consider when getting a retirement visa and should we use one of the services companies to arrange for us?? any ideas or help will be appreciated..

The only assets for a retirement extension of stay are 800k in a Thai bank account and/or 65k per month pension as certified by your Embassy.

The rules are simple. Age 50 or more, medical exam, bank account (as above) letter/passbook, and if using pension certification from your Embassy. A 4x6cm recent photo and 1,900 baht in cash. There is really no reason to employ someone for what amounts to only several hours of your time and you must personally do them in any case.