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  Retirement in Thailand
 

     Procedure on the Issuance of Thailand Retirement Visa (Non Immigrant O-A Visa)

     On 11th September 2001 the Cabinet has approved the revision of the regulation on granting the      authorities concerned to facilitate the issuance of visa to foreigners aged 50 or above wishing to      retire in the Kingdom of Thailand at least for the period of one (1) year.

     Qualification of an applicant

  1. A foreign national whose age is over 50 years or above
  2. Must be able to present the financial evidence between: 2.1  THAILAND BANK ACCOUNT SHOWING THB 800,000 (must be able to show the evidence of>        transfer the money to your Thai Bank account and this sum of money must be depositted in        your bank account at least 2-3 months) OR
    3. 2.2  PENSION/MONTHLY INCOME OF AT LEAST THB 65,000 (must present a letter from your        embassy to prove the pension and the letter from the government or social security) Both of        documents must be certified by your embassy in Bangkok as well.
  3. Not being prohibited from entering the Kingdom under the Immigration Act B.E.2522 (A.D.1979)
  4. No criminal record of the Kingdom of Thailand, the country of national and country of
    5. permanent residence as well.
  5. Holding the nationality or permanent residence of the country of application
  6. No medical record of contagious disease.
  7. No permission of working in Thailand.

    8. Channels to submit visa application

    Channel 1. Applicants can submit their applications at the Thai Embassy in their countries. If they choose this channel, they must show the following documents along with the financial evidence to process the Retirement Visa in their countries:

    1.1 Criminal Record from own country and country of permanent residence with validity of at least 3 months.

    1.2 Medical Record proving applicant has never been infected with contagious disease with validity at least 3 months (in accordance with Immigration Act B.E.2522)

       Note: Documents as stated above must be certified by Notary Public or from the competent authority concerned of the country of application. For the Criminal Record must be certified by the Royal Thai Police in Bangkok as well. And in case wishing to be accompanied by spouse, the marriage certificate will be attached. But spouse will be granted Non-Immigrant “O” instead of “O-A” (Long Stay).

    Channel 2. Applicants can submit the visa applications while they are in Thailand at: The Office of the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok (Head Office) or branch offices which locate in the northern, southern and eastern part of Thailand. Also, to process the Retirement Visa in this channel, applicants will not need to present the criminal certificate and medical certificate to the immigration office, except the financial evidence (Saving money in Thai Bank Account of at least 800,000 BHT OR Pension/Monthly Income 65,000 BHT)

        For the processing procedures of the Retirement Visa inside Thailand, following steps are the normal process which we usually help all our clients to successfully receive the Retirement Visa (Non Immigrant O-A Visa) with the successful rate at 100% without any problem. The first step, We will help our clients to receive a 90 Days Non Immigrant O or B Visa, we will send them our questionnaire email for the visa application. Then they just have to respond us their personal information for completing in the application form. The next step, we will send them back our prepared documents and they just have to print them out, sign their names in our prepared application form and other documents before mailing their passport and other supporting documents to the Thai Consulate in their countries as we instruct. They can receive the visa stamped in their passports within a week once the Thai Consulate received their visa application's documents. And when they arrived in Thailand with a 90 Days visa, we will accompany them to their embassies in Bangkok for getting the pension/income certified letter (in case Pension/Monthly Income of applicants could be reached 65,000 BHT per month) OR accompany them to open a Thai Bank Account for deposit the funds of least 800,000 BHT for at least 2-3 months before able to apply for Retirement Visa. Once they got the certified letter from the embassy or bank, applicants just have to wait until the 90 days visa has remained at least a month before it expires. The final step, we will go together with our clients at the Immigration Office along with their proper financial evidences for extending from the 90 Days Non Immigrant O Visa to the One Year Retirement Visa.

        Note: If you are interested in this channel, we can also help you to receive the visa in a business day without needing to wait for the times of deposit money in the bank. The important, you won't also need to wait until your non immigrant visa has remained a month before able to convert to the Retirement Visa. All processes can be completed in a business day.

    For more information, please contact contact@siamese-visa.com or visa_section@siamese-visa.com

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