Non Imm O Visa And Retirement Visa, Have I got it right please?
Just want to check to see if I am correct with the following. I am 50 years old and my husband is 46. I would like to retire in Thailand and would like my husband with me. We are both British. He does not intend to work or open a business.
1. Both apply for12 month Multiple Non Immigration O visa from Consulate in UK
2 Travel to Thailand and hopefully nice Immigration Officer at airport will stamp visas for 12 months
3. Open Thai Bank Account and transfer money form UK
4. Do visa run before first 90 days have elapsed.
5. Have British Wedding certificate translated into Thai and verified by British Embassy in Bangkok
6. Once the funds have cleared I apply for O-A (retirement )visa
Regarding my husband which would be the best option wait for his 12 month Multiple Non Immigration O visa from Consulate in UK to expire or apply for another for12 month Multiple Non Immigration O visa (dependants visa) at the same time as I apply for mine?
Any information would be gratefully received. Any replies in plain English please as I am confused enough. Thanks
Answer:
Hi there,
I am living quite a long time (German expat) in Thailand.
Believe me it ain't that easy as you (think) wrote in your question... but take a look at www.thaivisa.com you'll find some information and maybe useful links.
Good Luck
i been living in thailand for the last 3 years and the same age as your hubby,
your husband will need the non o visa issue in england, he will have to do a visa run every 90 days even though he has a 1 year non o visa. the visa lasts all in all 12 months but you will get an extra 3 months if you do a visa run just before the visa expires, your non o visa now last 15 months.
do not get a tourist visa. you will have to do more visa runs ect, in the end a tourist visa will cost you more,
now as for you,
if i was you, i would get a non o visa, the same as hubby issued in the uk,
when you get to thailand, you will need to deposit 800.000 baht into a thai bank account but theres talk about raising this to 1.000000 baht
(14000 pounds), this is to show that you can support yourself for one year,
this money is suppose to be in your thai bank for at least 3 months before you apply for a retirment visa, but this is generally over looked,
as long as you have the money in the bank,
this you will have to do over in thailand.
when you get your retirment visa(non o-a), every 90 days you will have to report yourself to immigration, just like signing on.
every year you will have to go through the same by re-applying for a retirememt visa and showing the amount of money is still in the bank,
just be prepared to sign a thousand forms every year,
back to hubby, after he's done his 15 months with his non o visa,
he needs to get a new visa, he has 2 choices,
1. go back to the uk and apply for a new non o visa. (this is what i do)
2. go to penang in malaysia and get a single entry tourist visa which will last 2 months and a 30 day extension from your local immigration in thailand,
3. there is no other option now, we could do a monthly visa run but this has been stopped,
we are now allowed 3 monthly visa runs after your non o visa or any tourist visa has expired, then you have no choice but to leave thailand and get the correct visa,
its a pain in the **** but you will get into the swing of it.
hope this is ok for you
if you need any more advice please feel free to email me on carlwilson2003@yahoo.co.uk
best regards from the
traverlers rest
kanchanaburi
on the banks of the river kwai
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