Pillar guide: Non-O extension Pattaya — Jomtien guide

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Scope: extension, not first visa

This checklist concerns an extension of temporary stay on the retirement basis. As published by Immigration and checked 13 September 2026, the applicant must already hold non-immigrant status and be at least 50 years old. Initial visa issuance or an in-country change of visa category is a different procedure.

National core documents

  • TM.7 application with photograph: use the current extension form and ask the office about photo size and copies.
  • Passport: the order lists a passport copy. Bring the original and confirm the pages the handling office needs.
  • Financial evidence: clause 2.22 lists income evidence, including pensions, interest or dividends, and/or a deposit certificate and account copy from a Thai commercial bank or statutory specialised financial institution.
  • Application charge: the BOI OSOS fee FAQ lists THB 1,900 for TM.7, checked 13 September 2026.

Financial routes and account maintenance

Order 12/2568, clause 2.22, checked 13 September 2026, provides these financial routes:

  • income of at least 65,000 baht per month; or
  • at least 800,000 baht in a qualifying Thai-bank account for no less than two months before application and no less than three months after approval, after which the balance may be reduced but must remain at least 400,000 baht; or
  • annual income plus a qualifying Thai-bank deposit totalling at least 800,000 baht at application. The deposit component must remain for the same two-month pre-filing and three-month post-approval periods; afterward at least half of that deposit component must remain.

The current order uses two months before application. The Non-O retirement guide explains why the initial status change and later annual extension must be assessed separately.

What the official sources do not establish

This is not an authenticated current Jomtien checklist. Its local application window, bank-letter age, extra copies, map, lease and TM30 evidence remain questions for Chonburi Immigration. The national order does not make a mobile banking screenshot a substitute for the listed bank certificate.

Jomtien items to confirm locally

No new Jomtien-specific operational checklist was verified in this review. The earlier local source check was 23 August 2026. Ask about the submission location, personal attendance and any follow-up visit; no dress rule, queue estimate, preferred bank or same-day outcome is asserted here.

After approval

Check the permission stamp and retain the financial evidence. Re-entry permission and address-reporting obligations are separate Immigration procedures; verify them from their dedicated official guidance before travel or a reporting deadline.

Non-O vs O-A strategic note

Clause 2.22 places the O-A-specific insurance condition in its own branch. Do not copy it automatically to an ordinary Non-O extension, or omit it from an O-A file. Check the passport category and use the O-A insurance guide for its separate coverage, certificate and refusal-alternative rules, reviewed 13 September 2026.

Income evidence

Clause 2.22 gives pension, interest and dividends as examples of income evidence. It does not establish universal lifetime-guarantee wording or acceptance of a particular country’s social-security document. Confirm translation, certification and income proof with the processing office.

Property ownership and Non-O

The published retirement criteria checked 13 September 2026 list income, deposit, and combined financial routes; property ownership is not one of those financial routes.

Official sources checked

Related: O-A health insurance 2026