specialized consultancy visa service for foreign nationals.

I spent a lot of my time looking carefully at the area and peoples needs and doing due diligence before my commitment to become a �specialist� visa consultant. ���Having spent my former years in the UK as a consultant for a multi national company I have a lot of experience with customer care in a business environment.
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My team at key visa co feels totally at home with the expats & foreign community and we endeavor to make every visa application a hassle free venture for our clients. We understand the problems clients face and we make every effort to support them until satisfaction is reached.
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We are the official immigration advisors for the Pattaya expats club & I offer a lot of my time giving free advice to newcomers & expats in Pattaya specializing on retirement & long stay visa applications. I am offering a weekly advice clinic in this newspaper and today I am focusing on how to obtain a RETIREMENT VISA in Thailand.

- WHAT IS A RETIREMENT VISA?
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This visa is commonly known as a retirement visa due to the applicant having to be 50 years of age or above. A retirement visa is actually an extension of an original non-immigrant visa O or B type visa either a single entry visa or a multiple entry visa.
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The retirement visa allows you to reside in the kingdom of Thailand for a period of one year starting from the date you entered Thailand on your non-immigrant visa so if you are wishing to reside in Thailand for retirement purposes or long stay this visa is perfect for you.
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The process of applying for a retirement visa starts with you obtaining a non-immigrant visa from a Thailand embassy or consulate outside of Thailand preferably from your home country.

- NON IMMIGRANT VISA? HOW DO I OBTAIN ONE
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A non-immigrant visa is needed before you start the application process it is my advice that you obtain your non-immigrant visa before you enter Thailand from an embassy or a Thai consulate in your home country. If you go to the website address www.thaiembassy.org/ you will find details on all Thailand embassies and consulates in your home country including how to apply & shows the visa fee, most countries allow you to apply via the postal service but not all. If you are already staying in Thailand & meet the criteria but do-not have the non-immigrant visa in your passport at key visa co ltd we do guaranteed trips to a Thai� consulate to obtain a non-immigrant visa ready to start your retirement visa application.
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There are two options of a non-immigrant visa which are category O or B the non-immigrant O� is a tourist visa & offered in a single entry or a multiple entry form. The non-immigrant B visa is classed as a business visa & is also offered in single or multiple entry form. My advice is if you are coming to Thailand for long stay & wish to apply for the retirement visa when you arrive it is more cost effective to obtain the single entry non-immigrant visa which will give you a stay of 90 days when you enter Thailand & will give you time to prepare your documents ready for the retirement visa application.
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Please note- you must apply for the retirement visa approx 3 weeks before the finish date of your 90 day stamp if you let the visa expire you cannot apply for the retirement visa until you obtain another non-immigrant visa.
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At key visa co we advise all our clients to prepare there application as early as they can when they enter Thailand .There is no benefit of applying towards the end of your non-immigrant visa because when the retirement visa is awarded the visa start date is from the day before you entered Thailand on your non-immigrant visa.