Retirement Visas

There are many ways to stay permanently in Thailand. One of them is to get a non-immigrant O-A retirement visa from a Thai Embassy or consulate outside of Thailand before arriving.

Then, once you arrive in Thailand, you’ll need to report to Immigration to be issued a one year permit to stay, which requires you to report to any immigration office every 90 days.

You’ll need to renew your one year permit to stay every year.

However, be aware that the requirements for the one year permit to stay may change while you’re staying in Thailand. This may include changes to the amount kept in a Thai bank account and so on.

The current requirements for obtaining a retirement visa, which can also be viewed at www.immigration.go.th are…

• You must have been issued a temporary non-immigrant visa
• You must be at least 50 years of age
• You must have proof of income of not less than 65,000 baht per month, or an account deposit with a bank in Thailand of not less than 800,000 baht as shown in  bank account transactions for the past 3 months, or annual income plus bank account deposits totaling not less than 800,000 baht as of the filing date of the application.

You’ll also need to provide with your application form a copy of your passport, proof of income such as a retirement pension,interest earnings or dividends and so on, and/or a certificate of a local bank account deposit together with copies of bank account records.