Hello all TV members.

If somebody applies for a retirement visa. (Or extension) and wanted to bring their husband/wife, would that mean she would need her own visa/extension? (800,000 baht x2?) Or, can they bring their spouse as a dependant of the original extension/visa?

Thanks in advance.......

The spouse can obtain a dependant extension for reason 2.20 but need to obtain first his/her own non-imm visa. What some western consulate do is to issue an non-imm O/A to the person showing the funds, and a non-imm 'o' to the spouse.

Edited November 22, 201411 yr by paz

Thanks Paz,

So, no reason to have x2 800,000 (2 extensions) as I suspected.

He is adamant he has spoken to the immigration and he's been told he will need two extensions (1.6m baht) in his/their accounts.

I want to be 100% clear about this before I pass on any advise to them.

I'm sure your answer is correct, is their any info/facts/links to this?

Thanks Paz,

So, no reason to have x2 800,000 (2 extensions) as I suspected.

He is adamant he has spoken to the immigration and he's been told he will need two extensions (1.6m baht) in his/their accounts.

I want to be 100% clear about this before I pass on any advise to them.

I'm sure your answer is correct, is their any info/facts/links to this?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=280330

reason 2.20

Be aware that certain officers will (unknowingly or not) give wrong information sometime, in my opinion the best approach is to prepare a perfect application stating the clause number.

Just found this - In the case where the accompanying spouse is not eligible to apply for the Category ‘O-A’ (Long Stay) visa, he or she will be considered for temporary stay under Category ‘O’ visa. A marriage certificate must be provided as evidence and should be notarised by notary organs or by the applicant’s diplomatic or consular mission.

http://www.thaivisa.com/retirement-non-imm-oa-visa.html

So, does this mean if they are both of retirement age, they'll both need their own extension.?

No, only one person can apply for the extension based upon retirement and the spouse can be a dependent. There is no need to both get an extension based upon retirement.

2.22 In the case of retirement:
Each permission shall be granted for no more than one year.
The alien:
(1) Must have been granted a non-immigrant visa (NON-IM).
(2) Must be 50 years of age or over.
(3) Must have evidence of having income of no less than Baht 65,000 per month: or (4) On the filing date, the applicant must have funds deposited in a bank in Thailand of no less than Baht 800,000 for the past three months. For the first year only, the applicant must have proof of a deposit account in which said amount of funds has been maintained for no less than 60 days prior to the filing date: or
(5) Must have an annual earning and fluids deposited with a bank totaling no less than Baht 800,0000 as of the filing date.

2.20 In the case of being a family member of an alien permitted a temporary stay in the Kingdom under Criteria 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6,
2.7, 2.10, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.21, 2.22, 2.26, or 2.29 hereof or Section 34(1) (2) and (7) including family of alien granted non- immigration visa which contains “A” letter at the end of visa code, (applicable only to parents, spouse, children, adopted children, or spouse’s children) except for Non- Immigrant code L-A:
(1) The alien must have been granted a non-immigrant visa (NON-IM).
(2) Must have proof of relationship.
(3) In the case of spouse, the relationship must be de jure and de facto:

Spouse has two choices if of retirement age and has funds:

a. Apply after primary retirement extension is issued as dependent (no funds required - just marriage proof).

b. Apply for retirement extension on there own basis - just financials (and medical/police report if O-A outside Thailand).

The advantage of ( b ) is that extension would not end on death or divorce of primary extension holder. A concern for some (although nothing that could not be overcome as long as they could meet financials later).

You get OA visas from an embassy or consulate it is not an extension. The not qualify means they are either under 50 or cannot meet the financial requirements for the OA visa.

As said already it not required for both to get the extension based upon retirement. One can get the extension and the other can get a dependent extension. That is in the rules.

I suspect there is some confusion about it. Immigration requires that the one applying for the extension have their own account with 800k baht in it. But some offices have allowed a joint account if 1.6 million was in the account. That does not mean both have to apply for the extension based upon retirement.

Thanks for all your answers.

Maybe immigration told him he needs 1.6m because he has/or is planning to open a joint account as Joe has said.

I'll ask them and find out.