My first Thai retirement visa
Visa Teaser Question
I am 51 year old British citizen and I wish to apply for my first Thai retirement visa.
I have deposited the 800,000.00 baht in my Thai bank and have just returned from the Thai immigration office and they stated that I cannot apply because my 800,000.00 baht has not been in my bank for three months and that I only have a 60 day tourist visa in my passport I am very confused about what I can do?
Visa Teaser Answer
The rule as from the 1st October 2007 is that if you are working off the 800,000.00 baht in your Thai bank only without an additional income for a retirement visa then you have to have the funds in your bank for a period of three months before you can apply if this is your first application
In your case you do have an option because you have the 800,000.00 baht in your bank already you can convert the 60 day tourist visa or in some cases the 30 day visa on arrival to a 90 day non-immigrant visa for retirement visa purposes at an Immigration Office.
The non-immigrant visa is always required when applying for a long stay visa so what you have to do firstly is convert your current visa to a 90 day non-immigrant visa which will mean that your monies will be in your Thai bank for a period of three months when your money has been in the bank for a period of three months you go back to the immigration bureau and apply for your retirement visa. You must leave the 800,000.00 baht in the bank untouched for the period of three months do not allow the funds to drop below this level not even one baht.
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