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Help with Non-immigrant visa

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Hi everyone - please can I have some advice on the following.....

i am 54 years old UK citizen - currently living in UK. I am stopping work in April & plan to travel to Thailand in June where I hope to stay for up to 12 months. 

I will not be drawing a pension - but have finances to support me for 12 months & beyond.

From what I have read so far - it sounds like I should :

 

Whilst in the UK - apply for 90 day non-immigrant visa

on arrival in Thailand - open bank account & transfer 800,000 baht

after money has been in bank for 60 days - I can then apply for the 12 months retirement visa

 

1) Would that be the correct process ?

2) I assume I apply for a non-immigrant "O" visa - but that states I need to be receiving a pension - but I am not - is that going to be a problem?

 

thank you in advance - for taking time to read my post & for any advice that is given.

 

 

You will not be able to get a single entry non-o visa in the UK. It can only be applied for if 65 or over and drawing a state pension.

You best option is to get a single entry tourist visa.

Then when you have the 80k baht in the bank you could apply for a change of visas status to get a 90 day non immigrant (category O) entry at immigration. The money only has to be in the bank on the date you apply.

Then you could apply for a extension of stay based upon retirement during the last 30 days of the 90 day entry from the visa. The 800k baht would need to in the bank for 60 days on the date you apply.

For Europeen people it is:

Non-O:  50 year or older - or - married with a thai men/woman - and - enough income: For europe this is s at least 600 Euro a month. If you are married with someone (thai of not thai) with no income and she/he also needs a visum with enough income - or - you must have at least 1200 euro. You can check this on the site of the thai embassy.

The 80k visum hase the same construction.

 

This is a retarement visum. This visum has nothing to do with being retared or so. Iḿ 60 and I have a Non-O.

 

I have no reason to think that UK citizen are treated on a different way.

 

Most people who are not retarded can't go for holydays for 1 year and keeping their job. After 3 months you must report youre income again.

 

Regards, Henk

Edited by henk56
Euope versus UK and UK leaving Europe: no diffferencies

The information given by UbonJoe is correct.

He wont get a Non Imm O Visa in UK.

 

I doubt he is retarded either.:stoner:

I would recommend you get a Non Immigrant 'O-A' visa from the London Embassy. It is specifically designed for over 50's that want to stay in Thailand long term. It will give you permission to stay for 1 year.

 

You don't need to transfer your money to Thailand straight away, and can take time to open a bank account.

 

At the end of the year you can apply for a 1 year extension of stay, or exit/re-enter on or before the visas expiry date for another 1 year permit to stay.

 

You can only get this visa from the U.K. and it delays the need to apply for extensions of stay for almost 2 years.

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Thank you to everyone who took time out to reply to my post - I am very grateful for your advice.

conflicting answers Ubonjoe says if you read his post that you have to be over 65 to qualify

for NMO, Elviajero says differently which one is right ? this is why posters on Thaivisa 

only add to confusion. or maybe im retarded

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Hi "Oldgent" - yes, Ubonjoe talks of NM-O & Elviajero talks of NM-OA. 

 

I am happy to follow Ubonjoe's advice of gettting SETV & then once in Thailand I can follow the process of changing visa to 90 day NM-O & then apply for the retirement visa.  

5 hours ago, oldgent said:

conflicting answers Ubonjoe says if you read his post that you have to be over 65 to qualify

for NMO, Elviajero says differently which one is right ? this is why posters on Thaivisa 

only add to confusion. or maybe im retarded

 

UbonJoe and Elviajero are both correct.

Is it not clear that the U.K. (only) has two different visas for long-term stay based on retirement?

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