Conditions for applying for an elderly visa in Thailand

1, foreigners over 50 years old (over 50 years old, with certain financial ability) can apply for a Thai pension visa, and they can stay for 15 months for the first time, and need to renew it every year. The pension visa is signed once a year, and the holder can freely enter and leave Thailand many times during the validity period).

2. Asset requirements: there must be at least 800,000 baht (about 6.5438+0.6 million RMB) in the personal bank account opened in Thailand (two months before you apply for a Thai pension visa, you must have a Thai bank account and proof of funds to prove that there are at least 800,000 baht in the account or at least 65,000 baht (about 6.5438+0.3 million RMB) in the monthly pension income, so you have it.

I. Information to be prepared in China:

1. Applicant's passport;

2.4-6 2-inch photos with white background;

3. issue a certificate of no crime (to the police station where the account is located; After the certificate is issued, it will be taken to the notary office recognized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for double certification by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and the Thai Embassy in China. The whole process takes about 2 weeks; Notarization should be translated into Thai, because the Thai embassy only accepts documents in Thai)

Two. Information prepared in Thailand:

1.3 months bank deposit certificate and updated copy of passbook;

2. There is no criminal certificate certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand;

3. A medical certificate issued by a Thai hospital (valid for 3 months);

4. Original and photocopy of passport (home page, visa page, entry page);

5. Thailand's pension sign can carry spouses and children under 18. Sign it once a year and renew it indefinitely.

3. Opening an account and remitting money in a local bank in Thailand:

1. The applicant opens an account in any local bank in Thailand;

2. Remittance of 800,000 baht from outside Thailand to the applicant's bank account in Thailand;

3. This 800,000 baht needs to be deposited in this bank account for 3 months. After the expiration of 3 months, it is necessary to open a deposit certificate in the bank and update the record of the passbook;

4. Copy of bank deposit certificate and bank passbook update record as one of the application materials.

Legal basis:

Notice on Adjusting the Fees of Passports, Certification Visas and Certification Agencies and Related Issues

Article 3 Visa and Certification Agency Fees

(1) The service center of foreign institutions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the service center) handles foreign visas for going abroad on business, and the agency fee is adjusted from 25 yuan to 50 yuan.

(2) The service center handles foreign consular certification, and the agency fee is adjusted from 30 yuan to 60 yuan for each certificate.

(3) When the service center accepts the client's entrustment to apply for visa and consular certification, it must deliver the agency documents to the relevant foreign (regional) embassies (consulates) in China within 2 working days after acceptance, and be responsible for timely retrieval and notify the client to collect them. If a party requests to send a replacement document on the same day or at that time, an additional expedited fee may be charged, and the expedited fee for visa agency will be adjusted from 10 yuan RMB/country to 20 RMB/country; The expedited fee for consular certification agency is adjusted from RMB per certificate 15 yuan to RMB per certificate/30 yuan.

(4) The service center fills in the foreign visa application form on behalf of the client, and the agency fee is adjusted from 5 yuan to 10 yuan.

(five) if the parties require mailing, the mailing fee shall be charged according to the actual expenditure.

(6) If the central authorities, state organs and major companies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs apply for foreign visas for people going abroad on business in this system, whether the fees are charged or not shall be determined by each department. If it is really necessary to charge, it shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of items (1), (3), (4) and (5) above.

China Travel Agency, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Beijing Changhong Bridge Foreign Economic Cooperation Consulting Service Co., Ltd., which are authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to handle consular certification, all implement the charging standards specified in items (2), (3) and (5) above.

(7) The agency fee standards for local units authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to apply for visas and certification abroad shall still be formulated by the price and financial departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government according to local actual conditions.