What are the visa and financial requirements for retiring in Thailand for a couple?

Meeting the income requirement of baht must be certified by your national embassy in Thailand. Some countries do not give a income statement such as USA, UK etc. Then only 800.000 baht on a Thai bank will be accepted.

Would the bahts monthly income requirement for each person ?

You can do one of followings, in case you want to do your procedure once you enter Thailand:

1. both of you will apply for Non-O based on retirement, each has to meet the financial requirements

<- You both can apply in Thailand at once

2. one of you applies for Non-O based on retirement meeting financial requirements, another applies for Non-O based on being dependent on a foreigner who has a legal stay in Thailand (Non-O retirement visa/extension. so-called Non-O trailing spouse), providing proof of relationship with the main person but without financial requirements

<- trailing spouse has to apply for an initial Non-O visa outside Thailand AFTER the main foreigner is on his 1-year extension

The official costs are:

- 2,000 baht fee for an in-county initial Non-O visa application

- 1,900 baht fee for a yearly extension later

The additional costs are:

- fee for bank letter/transaction

- fee for government official papers (marriage cert, etc)