Visa Dilemma For 'older Folks'

[lawnmuller]

Hello all....

This is my first posting.

I am in USA, am married to a Thai and

am considering a move to Thailand. I am 63...

my wife is a few years younger. Basically, it

will be a retirement move.

My dilemma is that my mother who is 96 and

quite healthy will be making the move with us.

However, in reviewing the types of visas offerred,

it seems that us Farangs have to leave Thailand to

renew visas at most every 3 months....

I'm afraid that my mom would have a tough time

doing this. Am I correct in my understanding of the

visa situation? Does anyone have any info on how

'older folks' deal with this?

Much thanks...

[Totster]

Does anyone have any info on how

'older folks' deal with this?

Now then....where's Yorky when you need him....

totster

[redrus]

Does anyone have any info on how

'older folks' deal with this?

Now then....where's Yorky when you need him....

totster

You're a bad man Toast, a bad man............

redrus

[jayenram]

Please ignore the above two responses.

If you read the following thread, it may give you some help in determining what visa/extension suits your needs:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67483

[Totster]

totster

[lawnmuller]

Please ignore the above two responses.

If you read the following thread, it may give you some help in determining what visa/extension suits your needs:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67483

THANKS JAYENRAM FOR THE SUGGESTION...

HAVE READ THE LINK, BUT AS I SAID-

"it seems that us Farangs have to leave Thailand to

renew visas at most every 3 months...."

SO IS IT A FACT THAT ALL FARANGS LEAVE THAILAND

EVERY THREE MONTHS TO RENEW THEIR VISAS?

THERE IS NO WAY AROUND THIS?

[jayenram]

There are two main ways to go in your circumstances I believe.

You can obtain a 'non-immigrant O visa' at your nearest Thai embassy. During the last month of the 90 day entry period that you obtained under said visa, you may apply to extend the visa given that you satisfy certain criteria. Under normal circumstances, the visa may be extended indefinitely on a yearly basis. With this extension there is no need to travel out of the country but there is a requirement to 'report' to your nearest immigration office every 90 days (or report by post).

The extension of the visa can either be based upon "retirement" or "supporting a Thai national(s)". The basic difference between the two, other than the obvious, is the amount of money that you will need to prove you have available every year. Bht 800,000 for retirement, Bht 400,000 for Thai support. This money can either be from an overseas pension, a Thai bank deposit or a mixture of both.

There are many threads in this forum which go deeper into the full requirements for both types of visa extension.

(And please stop shouting)

Edited June 25, 2006 by jayenram

[redrus]

Please ignore the above two responses.

If you read the following thread, it may give you some help in determining what visa/extension suits your needs:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67483

totster

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redrus

[SunbeltAsia]

You are able to get a one year visa based on retirement or support of a Thai national. Your mother on a retirement visa.

You'll never have to leave Thailand or your Mother as well, and you can spend the rest of your life in Thailand as long as you are married or applied for the retirement visa then.

The easiest way is for you to get a 90 day "O" visa and then this is extended inside Thailand to a non immigrant visa.

Your Mother would get asked for a 90 day "O' visa as well. If she got grief about a "O-A", she should then just ask for a 60 day tourist visa and this would be changed to a non immigrant visa inside Thailand.

www.lawyer.th.com

[lawnmuller]

You are able to get a one year visa based on retirement or support of a Thai national. Your mother on a retirement visa.

You'll never have to leave Thailand or your Mother as well, and you can spend the rest of your life in Thailand as long as you are married or applied for the retirement visa then.

The easiest way is for you to get a 90 day "O" visa and then this is extended inside Thailand to a non immigrant visa.

Your Mother would get asked for a 90 day "O' visa as well. If she got grief about a "O-A", she should then just ask for a 60 day tourist visa and this would be changed to a non immigrant visa inside Thailand.

www.lawyer.th.com

Thanks again Jayenram and to Sunbelt... apologies for the "Shouting"...I'm not used to this yet.

Will follow up on this when I go to the embassy office to get Visas.

Again, really appreciate the help!

[Chang_paarp]

lawnmuller

Just remember leaving Thailand does not mean going back to the USA.

You can go to any neighbouring country. Some are better than others, read the forum about visa runs. Depending on how mobile your mother is and where you are, this can be a day or two outing by car or bus, not 20 hours on a plane.

[Maestro]

Just remember leaving Thailand does not mean going back to the USA.

You can go to any neighbouring country. Some are better than others, read the forum about visa runs. Depending on how mobile your mother is and where you are, this can be a day or two outing by car or bus, not 20 hours on a plane.

lawnmuller, ignore what Chang_paarp wrote; it does not apply to you.

You and you mother get your visas from a Thai consulate in the USA. When you are in Thailand, you apply at the local immigration office in Thailand for an annual extension. Thereafter, you visit the local immigration office once a year to apply for a new annual extension.

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Maestro