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Austrian · Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:36 am Post subject: special visa for people over 50?

I'm 48 now. Somewhere I've read that with 50 one can get a kind of permanent resident's visa for Thailand, provided that laws won't change until then. It also requires a certain amount of money in a Thai bank - how much?

Does anyone know or perhaps even live in Thailand on such visa?
Would that allow you to teach as well?

kenkannif · Joined: 07 Apr 2004 Posts: 550

You're on about this: http://www.thaivisa.com/318.0.html

Although quite often it's easier to use a Non-imm O in the same manner!

You need 800,000 a year or 65,000 a month coming in (or a combination of the two!) to extend it year after year (although you'll probably be able to get a multiple entry from a friendly Consulate without showing any money). Otherwise you'll have to exit and re-enter every 90 days.

It's not a premenant residents Visa, that's a PR Visa and you need to be on the same extended Visa for three straight years before you can even think to apply!

And no as it's a retirement Visa, you can kind of conclude work is not allowed. Although it be quite easy to change to the Visa you need to obtain a WP on!