Exact Process Of Retireing

[LivinLOS]

My mother is intending to come and attempt to make Thailand her home..

She is 53 and I have no problem putting sending 800k into her account annually (I already admin a trust to take care of her so thats moot). As far as I know all requirements to make things very simple are in place.

So she gets a non imm O in the UK prior to coming to Thailand.

She arrives, opens a bank account and we put 800k in an account.

What next ?? Simple as a visit to immigration ?? Medical forms or tests ?? I understand the 90 day entry get extended ?? To one year straight away ?? Anything she must get done in the UK first ??

Not being of retirement age I have never followed this process and as she gets a bit freaked by officialdom I want to make it smooth sailing for her. Any info on the usual practice and how to get everything prepared correct first time would be very welcome.

Thanks

[lopburi3]

She could do the process in the UK first with only proof of money in UK account and medical and police report. If she does here she should arrive with non immigrant O visa if possible but can also be done from a tourist visa. She visits immigration with passport, arrival card, bank passbook and letter from bank branch confirming account balance, medical certificate signed by a doctor (negative for 5 contagious type disease), TM.7 form filled out (can be done in office) with attached 4x6cm current photo and 1,900 baht to pay for application. Will receive extension of stay of one year from her date of entry into Thailand. Very simple process.

[LivinLOS]

Thank you very much Lop, was worried that it would get lost in the flurry of information currently on the boards.

The 'proof of money' in the UK.. What benefit does that give on the Thai side of the process ??

Reason I ask is I hold a trust for her, she gets a monthly allowance but the trust is not easily shown as her asset (structured that way so she doesnt incur a UK tax obligation on what is sort of my monies but gifted to her). My intention was simply to deposit 800k in her account from one of my own while the trust still sends her the monthly money only this time to a Thai account instead of a UK account.

Of course if it benefits the process in any substantial way I can send it to UK first but I will be sending Euro to Sterling to Thailand and that seems wasteful.

Lastly I assume the medical visa can be obtained in a private Thai hospital ??

While I do not wish the process to happen.. Just for my own information can this process be started at any point on a one year multi O ?? I mean could someone come and do visa runs every 90 days for the first 9 or 10 months and apply at the end of a one year non imm O ? If so do they then get one year or what ??

[astral]

I doubt your mother has a criminal record, but I am not sure how long it takes to get the report in the UK.

It is much easier to get the straighforward Non Imm O visa in the UK,

giving planned retirement as the reason, then do the extension once she arrives.

[lopburi3]

It can be done at any time.

With the murky money probably best not to do in UK. The advantage if a one year permitted to stay on arrival and if multi entry visa like issued in the US that can cover almost 2 years before you have to visit immigration (or place funds in Thailand).

Any hospital or clinic can issue the medical certificate (like used for employment) and cost runs from 50 baht to 300 or so. Cost of bank letter is 200 baht. Add a few baht to make copy(s) of everything and the yearly cost is about 2,500 baht.

[LivinLOS]

I doubt your mother has a criminal record, but I am not sure how long it takes to get the report in the UK.

It is much easier to get the straighforward Non Imm O visa in the UK,

giving planned retirement as the reason, then do the extension once she arrives.

My mother has a clean criminal record.. But this needs to be proved ?? Where and how do I make that process happen.

As to the 'murky money' (I like that phrase).. Its not truly murkey but its also not in GBP inside the UK, its held in a trust account offshore.. But if I do put that in the UK then she gets a one year immeate apon entry and gets a second one year if she visa runs near the end of that period. Sounds handy but also seems simple enough to verify and deal with immigration here. Nice to have options though.

Again Thanks for these answers.

[lopburi3]

Believe it just involves a police report that they have not record but you need to check with Consulate used to be sure what meets there requirements.

[LivinLOS]

Lop, Astral..

Thanks for your time.. I see you two post a lot of good info and answers and do appreciate such an instant info resource.

[wpcoe]

Any hospital or clinic can issue the medical certificate (like used for employment) and cost runs from 50 baht to 300 or so. Cost of bank letter is 200 baht. Add a few baht to make copy(s) of everything and the yearly cost is about 2,500 baht.

Aha. Another bit of trivia I had missed: the bank letter isn't free! :-)

I went to the Pattaya Immigrations office two days ago to pick up the forms I need, and to run through the procedure with an Immigrations officer. One thing he said was that I need two ORIGINALS of the bank letter. I've never heard mention of that. I assumed the original and a photocopy would suffice. Anybody else have experience with that?

[lopburi3]

Free from a bank?

Have never heard of two originals but this may have something to do with the new decentralization of authority posted on immigration website. Perhaps local approval is in the plans?

[DD18]

To get the police letter in UK go to your local area police website, eg for Warwickshire the form can be printed off, it is under data protection and called DP7 subject access. Cost is £10 and they advise it can take 40 days to process. Very little info on it if you are clean!