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Granting of permission to stay for retirement visa

Order of the Immigration Bureau for Case 7.21, the basis for consideration of temporary stay and the documents required shall be as follows:

Cases Basis for Consideration Documents Required

7.17 In the case of a retiree:

Permission will be granted for a period of not more than 1 year at a time

  1. The foreigner has obtained a temporary visa (NON-IMM); and
  2. The foreigner is 50 years of age or over; and
  3. Proof of income of not less than 65,000 baht per month; or
  4. 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
  5. Annual income plus bank account deposit totaling not less than 800,000 baht as of the filing date of application;
  6. For a foreigner who entered Thailand before October 21, 1998 and continuously allowed to stay in the Kingdom as a retiree, the following shall apply:
    (a) He/she must be 60 years of age or over and has regular income. His/her bank account deposit shall not be less than Baht 200,000 a year and evidence of the account deposit for the previous 3 months must be shown; or he/she has a monthly income of not less than Baht 20,000.
    (b) If he/she is under 60 years of age but not less than 55, the foreigner shall have regular income with a bank account deposit of not less than Baht 500,000 a year and evidence of the account deposit for the previous 3 months must be shown, or he/she has a monthly income of not less than Baht 50,000.
  1. Application form
  2. Copy of the applicant's passport
  3. Proof of income, e.g., retirement pension, interest earnings or dividends, etc.; and/or
  4. Certificate of local bank account deposit together with copies of bank account records
  5. Only in the case set out in clause (6), the same documentation as stated in clauses 1-4 above shall be required.


Basic documents and information required

  • 50 years of age or over
  • Proof of income of not less than 65,000 baht per month; or
  • Account deposit with a bank in Thailand of not less than 800,000 baht for the past 3 months; or
  • Combination of both.
     
       
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