Minimum income
$1,770/mo
THB 65,000 a month
Stay
12
months, renewable
Application fee
$200
Tax
Remittance
Thailand remittance-based tax
Path to staying
- Residence permit12 months
- Renew12 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 5 years
- Citizenshipafter 12 years
- Permanent residency 5 years
- Citizenship 12 years
- Dual citizenship not allowed
- Language required for citizenship B1
Overview
- Country
- Thailand
- Program
- Thailand Retirement Visa (O-A)
- Local name
- Non-Immigrant O-A
- Type
- Retirement
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Renewable
- Yes (12 mo)
- Min stay
- 90 days per 12 months
One-year multiple-entry retirement visa for foreigners aged 50+ with THB 800,000 in savings or THB 65,000/month pension.
Financial requirements
- Income requirement
- THB 65,000/mo (~$1,770 USD)
- Pension requirement
- $1,770/mo
- Savings required
- $21,800
- Application fee
- $200
Eligibility
- Minimum age 50+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check required
- Health insurance required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment not allowed
- Own a business not allowed
- Work permit included no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- No
- Spouse included
- No
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare no access
Tax
- Tax regime
- Remittance
- Regime name
- Thailand remittance-based tax
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Capital gains taxed
- No
How to apply
- Method
- embassy
- Processing time
- 14–45 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
Three financial options: (1) THB 800K bank deposit, (2) THB 65K/month pension, or (3) combined deposit+income totaling THB 800K. Health insurance minimum $1,100 outpatient / $11,000 inpatient per year. 90-day reporting required. Employment strictly prohibited.
Also in Thailand
Thailand also offers a digital nomad visa for remote workers