Becoming a Retired Resident in Thailand

by Roger
(Westminster CA, USA)

I need to know what is necessary to obtain permanent residency in Thailand as a retiree on Social Security income.


***Answer***

Roger,

You left important facts out, like your age and whether you are single or married.


What you will need to do:

In your home country, apply at a Thai consulate for a non-immigrant visa category O-A. This is a non-O visa pre- approved for retirement.

Financial Requirements for a Retirement Visa:

(4) Account deposit with a bank in Thailand of not less than
800,000 Baht as shown in the bank account for the past 3 months at the filing date of the application. For the first year, the applicant should have that amount in his bank account for not less than 60 days or
(5) Annual income plus bank account deposit totaling not less
than Baht 800,000 as of the filing date of application

I strongly suggest you sign up with Thai Visa Forum. It is an excellent source regarding everything Thailand including Visa questions. You will find other helpful expats on there who enjoy their retirement in Thailand and are knowledgeable.

Also you may want to invest a little money and buy this book: Retiring in Thailand It will give you insight not only into the visa and financial requirements, but has a lot of other very useful information regarding retirement in Thailand.

These 2 pages may be helpful as well:
Retire In Thailand
and
Retire In Pattaya

I think this will get you all the info you need.

Good Luck and thanks for visiting www.paradise-pattaya.com.

Let me know if you need any other help.

Brent