Financial threshold
—
no minimum listed
Stay
60 → 120
months, renewable
Application fee
$400
Tax
Remittance
Thailand remittance-based tax
Path to staying
- Residence permit60 months
- Renew60 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-X)
- Local name
- Non-Immigrant O-X
- Type
- Retirement
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 60 months
- Max duration
- 120 months
- Renewable
- Yes (60 mo)
- Min stay
- 90 days per 12 months
10-year multiple-entry retirement visa for nationals of 14 specific countries, aged 50+, with THB 3 million in savings.
Financial requirements
- Savings required
- $81,700
- Application fee
- $400
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
Eligible countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA, Austria, Belgium. THB 3M deposit OR combined income+deposit of THB 1.8M/year. Health insurance with THB 3M coverage required.
Also in Thailand
Thailand also offers a digital nomad visa for remote workers