retirement visa thailand
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Meeting the requirements for a Thai Retirement Visa
Meeting Retirements for a Retirement Visa in Thailand
You need to be at least 50 years oldbut your partner can be younger.
You must demonstrate that you can financially support yourself in Thailand for the 1 year duration of the visa.
You must have ฿800,000 in a Thai bank account, and it
must be there for at least two months before your visa
application. For consecutive visas the money has to be in
the bank 3 months before you apply for the retirement visa,
so keep your balance topped up.
Instead of the ฿800,000, You can show an income of ฿65,000 per month from your home country.
You do not need to bring the funds to Thailand!
You accomplish this by taking details of your income over a 3 month period, e.g. bank statements etc.,
to your associated embassy and receiving a notarized letter that states your monthly income to present to Thai immigration.
If you have an income of less than ฿65,000 per month
you can use this in concert with monies in a Thai bank
that equate to ฿800,000 for the year. E.g. if your income
is ฿50,000 baht per month, that is ฿600,000 for the
year. You then must deposit ฿200,000 Thai baht in your
Thai bank so that the two together make up the
necessary ฿800,000 for the year. Please note: the
money does not have to be in the bank for the required
2 months period.