This is the current Visa hub for The Baht. It consolidates older visa URLs and routes readers into the current pages that connect immigration paperwork with money, banking and exchange-rate planning.

If an old Google result sent you here: older 90-day report, TM30, DTV, tourist-visa and visa-exemption URLs now route into this hub. Use the sections below to find the closest current guide, then check official Thai sources before acting.

Start with the route

Start here Thailand visa from the UK UK-focused overview of tourist stays, longer stays and when to use the official e-Visa route. Retirement Thailand retirement visa for UK citizens The current retirement guide, including the income-proof problem and FX risk. Bank deposit The 800,000 baht retirement-visa route How the lump-sum route turns into a timing, documentation and currency decision. Work Thailand work permit guide Why being allowed to stay is not the same as being allowed to work. Banking Opening a Thai bank account Practical account setup for visa deposits, statements, mobile banking and local payments. Pensions Sending pension money to Thailand Currency and transfer checks for retirees moving regular income into baht.

Choose your path

Short visitor

Start with the UK visa guide, then check the official Thai e-Visa and embassy guidance before booking around any assumed stay length.

Retiree

Treat the visa as a money system: income proof, Thai bank account, transfer timing, exchange-rate risk and health insurance all interact.

Worker

Do not confuse entry permission with work permission. Employer paperwork, job details and work permit status have to line up.

Digital nomad or long-stay planner

Start from the official route, then budget for health cover, tax residency risk, banking friction and regular GBP-to-THB transfers.

The money checks most people miss

Check Why it matters
Income or deposit proof Retirement routes can turn a visa requirement into a GBP/THB timing problem. A weak pound makes the same baht threshold more expensive.
Thai bank account Bank statements, passbooks, account letters, mobile banking and branch cooperation can matter as much as the headline visa rule.
Health insurance Some long-stay routes and real-life planning both point toward health cover. Premiums, exclusions and age limits can change the budget sharply.
Tax residency Long stays can create tax questions. Day count, remittance timing and pension treatment should be checked before moving large sums.

Old visa URLs

The old site generated a long tail of visa pages. The current approach is to keep the money-sensitive guides updated and route the rest into this hub.

  • /guides/visas/90-day-report/ now belongs under this visa hub.
  • /guides/visas/tm30 now belongs under this visa hub.
  • /guides/visas/retirement-visa/ now belongs under this visa hub.
  • /guides/visas/tourist-visa-options/ now belongs under this visa hub.
  • /guides/visas/dtv-digital-nomad-visa now belongs under this visa hub.
  • /guides/visas/visa-exemption now belongs under this visa hub.

Best next read: if you are retiring in Thailand, start with the retirement visa guide, then read the 800,000 baht deposit guide and Thai bank account guide.