Retirement Visa
If you are planning
to retire to Thailand, we can help with all the legal support you
need to make your retirement plans trouble free. To start your Thai
retirement plans, you need a non-immigrant visa. Ideally, it should
be acquired prior to your arrival in Thailand, which we can assist
you in obtaining it in your home country or in a nearby country. In
addition, we can help you convert a tourist visa to non-immigrant
visa inside Thailand but it can take up to 1 or 2 months for this
conversion process.
Requirements for getting a non-immigrant visa outside Thailand:
-
50 years old of
age or older
-
Passport (at
least 1 year remaining until expiration)
-
Holding the
nationality or permanent residence of country of application
-
Police Records
Check
-
Certificate of
Health
-
Proof of meeting
financial requirement
-
Bank letter
showing funds or pension statement
Requirements for
getting a non-immigrant visa inside Thailand
-
Passport -
copies of every page. Each copy must be signed by applicant.
-
Non-Immigrant
Visa
-
Departure Card
TM.6
-
Proof of meeting
financial requirement
-
Thailand Bank
book (original)
-
Letter from your
Thai Bank
-
Medical
Certificate (health exam administered by doctor at first class
hospital)
- Photos three (3)
in quantity which are 4 x 5 centimeters in size (not passport
photos) with full face and taken wearing business attire (no hat
and some jurisdictions require suit and tie). Must have been
taken within six (6) months.
Financial
Requirement
-
BANK ACCOUNT
SHOWING THB 800,000
-
MONTHLY INCOME
OF AT LEAST THB 65,000
-
COMBINATION
(BANK ACCOUNT + INCOME x 12 = THB 800,000)
Signing for your
new Retirement Visa
Your Thai retirement starts with your first and only appearance for
the retirement visa at the Immigration office upon its approval. You
must appear in person with your passport and sign the visa paperwork
in the presence of the Immigration staff. The Immigrant staff puts a
stamp in the passport at the time of approval.
Restrictions on Your Retirement Visa
The retirement once approved allows you to stay in Thailand for one
year. You are not allowed to have employment while on this type of
visa. Also you must report to Immigration every 90 days to verify
your current address.
Contact us for any of your Thailand Legal / Visa support needs.