Me and my wife are aiming to stay approx. 6 month or longer in Thailand during the winter. My age is 56 and my wife is 46. Are we in entitled to request for a retirement Visa despite that my wife is not 50 or over 50? We are both Europeans.

　

Do we together need to show 2 x 800,000 Bth in a Thai Bank account? or 2 x 12 minimum 65.000 Bth in income per year?

suggest you both each obtain a single non-o visa before coming here. when here you will, subject to you meeting the financial requirements, be able to get a 12 month extension of stay based upon retirement and your wife would be able to be your dependent [no need for any financials for her as your dependent]. you could then each just obtain either a single or multi re-entry permit according to your needs so you can come and go as you please. each year you could just extend your permissions to stay. you can then come here every year and stay as long or short as you wish .

Why not just get a retirement visa from a Thai embassy or consulate in the home country each year before heading to Thailand? Wouldn't that be an easier, cheaper method?

Or perhaps the issue that he has a younger spouse complicates the process?

Would there be a problem going through that process each year to obtain a new retirement visa in their home country for those who spend six months or so each year in Thailand? Would your answer be different if he did not have a younger, non-Thai spouse?

Thank you.

Edited July 22, 201411 yr by SpokaneAl

visas require you to leave the kingdom every 90 days whereas with an extension you only need to do 90 address reports at your local immigration within thailand. correct, his wife would not qualify for a non-oa visa based on retirement as she is only 46.

Edited July 22, 201411 yr by utr

A 'retirement' visa is not easier or cheaper, plus he wouldn't need to get an extension for at least a year.

If he is not on an extension, his wife can't apply for an extension as his dependent.

visas require you to leave the kingdom every 90 days whereas with an extension you only need to do 90 address reports at your local immigration within thailand. correct, his wife would not qualify for a non-oa visa based on retirement as she is only 46.

Actually that is not true. One can obtain a retirement visa prior to entering Thailand and then he/she performs the 90 day reporting process just like those on extensions for the purpose of retirement.

That is what I do. I was just wondering if there was a better way.

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spokaneal wrote:- "Actually that is not true. One can obtain a retirement visa prior to entering Thailand and then he/she performs the 90 day reporting process just like those on extensions for the purpose of retirement."

you are missing the point it is obvious they wish to be together in the kingdom, therefore one being on a non-oa visa and one on a non-o visa will not really be very helpful to them.

spokaneal wrote:- "Actually that is not true. One can obtain a retirement visa prior to entering Thailand and then he/she performs the 90 day reporting process just like those on extensions for the purpose of retirement."you are missing the point it is obvious they wish to be together in the kingdom, therefore one being on a non-oa visa and one on a non-o visa will not really be very helpful to them.

You are right. I apologize for hijacking the thread a bit.

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"That is what I do. I was just wondering if there was a better way."

Instead of an O-A Visa you could get a single entry O Visa. Cheaper than the O-A, plus no medical or police report required.

That will give you 1 entry good for 90 days. during the last 30 days of that entry you would go to an immigration office and extend for one year. The cost for the extension is 1900 baht.

For the extension you would be required to have 800,000 baht in the bank for 2 months, or an income letter from your embassy showing that you have income of 65,000 baht per month, or a combination of both totaling 800,000 baht for the year.

Which is better? Some prefer an Non Imm O, others like the O-A route. Most eventually do extensions if they plan on staying here most of the time.