Thailand Retirement

Thailand Retirement Issues

 There are certain issues that you would need to seek legal advice on. The purpose of this website is not to provide legal advice or guidance but to provide you with a broad overview of the Retirment processes in Thailand. We will list the issues below which you would need to seek legal advice about:

Firstly there is the requirment that the money having being transferred into Thailand as part of the Thailand Retirement Visa Requirements must have been in the bank for at least 3 months prior to the application of the Thailand Retirment Visa also known as the Thai "A-O" Visa.

Secondly, you would not be allowed to use any of the 800,000 Baht in the Thai bank account until such time that the retirement visa has been approved. 

Thirdly and more importantly the issue of retiring as a couple. If only one person can how 800,000 Baht the applicant will recieve a Thai retirement visa and the spouse would recieve an "O" visa. The other party would therefore have to do a 'border run' every 3 months to activate his/her next leg of the visa. Alternatively, both parties can show 800,000 Baht each and both will then recieve a Thai retirement visa.