When i complete the TDA form

and leave now in November and revert finally in March but make a trip home over Christmas which date I put in the form?

The date in March or the temporary date home in december??

I am currently on a 60 day tourist visa and wish to apply for the 30 extension. My current entry for leaving is 24/12/25 and I was wondering when is the earliest I can apply for the extension and will it be added to the leaving date. I have a flight booked back to London on 18th Jan 2026 so need the extension to cover this time

So thanks for the replies on my past questions, very helpful.

My experience with khon kaen immigration and banking was long but not bad. We went to immigration (which is in the middle of nowhere 20 minutes north, don't know why.)about 945am, pretty quiet.

I just wanted a residence certificate for banking and drivers license. The copier lady on the 2nd floor was helpful, we had to go to the 90 day checking room first, I guess they verify you are valid or something. I already had a tm30 filled out with my sister in law signature. Copier lady made a copy of my passport.

Went into the 90 day room and dropped my packet in the inbox. An older civil servant picked it up, looked at it and handed it to the other worker. About 15 minutes later she called us up and asked what I wanted, then she gave us a couple of receipts and directed us to the main waiting room. Went to the guys at the info desk and they directed me to give my packet to the first lady officer. Nice looking older lady, but I don't think she is able to smile, the earth might stop moving 😄. The officer looked at the packet, gave it back to us with an application for the residence certificate. We filled it out and sat down to wait. An older female civil servant walked up to us and looked at the application, said she needed 500 baht and disappeared. Came back a few minutes later and gave the packet to her underling. 15 minutes later the underling came back with both certificates. One thing I will say about the older civil servant lady, she was extremely helpful to a couple who had filled out some of their forms incorrectly, so patient and understanding. Everything there is very professional, the only thing I have to say is that some of the Falangs just come in, ripped shorts, flip flops and crappy t shirt. At least try to look professional, throw a nicer shirt on and clean shorts, it's kinda embarrassing.

Next, went to the cell phone store in Central plaza, got a cell number in my name with receipt, easy.

Walked into K bank in the same mall. Opened up an account there. I had a new girl so it probably took 3 times longer. Only thing, they wouldn't let me use usd to open the account, I had to use baht. They said I can only transfer 50k per day, but hopefully that is withdrawal, I need to deposit 800k very soon and 50k per day is painful.

Should I get a Non-Immigrant Type “O” Retirement visa valid for 90 days if I what to open a Thai bank account and will be in Thailand for 80-90 days visiting then returning to the USA then coming back to Thailand on Non-Immigrant “O” visa six months later to retire or should I just do visa exempt with extension for the first trip?

Hi all, I have a question regarding Visa Application. Am I able to apply for the non OA Visa whilst holding a current non O Visa? I presume that once approved the OA will cancel out the O Visa but just want to make sure I can apply whilst it’s still current… or do I have to wait until it expires? Thanks for your advice

Hello, I hope that someone here can answer me a question about getting married in Thailand to a Thai, what is the necessary legal requirements for this to be arranged?

Hi All

I’m a Uk national 43 yrs old have been married to my Thai wife (dual national) for 20 years now and have one son (dual national) we have lived in the uk since 2005 ish.

She has a home in Phuket town that we can reside in and have been to Thailand more times than can count now and for long durations as can work remotely.

Toying with the idea of us leaving the UK and relocating in Phuket full time.

As they are both Thai nationals they are fine but what would be best visa for me? Best visa to start with and for the long duration etc.

We have both married officially in the UK and married in Phuket via the Muslim ceremony etc.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

RESOLVED: OK, I think it’s clear now, and I understand where I went wrong. The Non-O visa is available through the Thai eVisa website, but it’s not labeled as “Non-O”...it only shows up if you select the option to “stay in Thailand for no longer than 90 days” under “Retirement.” I had ruled that out because I want to stay longer, and I didn’t realize that you could apply for the correct 90-day non-O visa first, then extend it inside Thailand.

Since I didn’t see a way to apply for Non-O in advance and didn’t want to buy extra health insurance (I already have excellent coverage), I was planning to enter as a tourist and adjust status to non-O. Thanks to your guidance, I now see exactly how to apply for the Non-O in advance and skip that workaround.

Really appreciate everyone’s help. This was very useful! 🙏

ORIGINAL POST: Can someone help me resolve this catch‑22?

I’m a U.S. retiree with a pension and full health insurance. I plan to enter Thailand on a tourist visa (or visa‑exempt entry) and then convert to a Non‑Immigrant O retirement visa from inside Thailand. (EDITED: I'd enter as a tourist because I have excellent health insurance as a federal retiree, but I understand that the documentation is not sufficient to apply for an O visa online, whereas it's not a requirement to show my U.S. health insurance when converting in-country. If any U.S. federal retirees with FEHB coverage have managed to get around this problem, I'm all ears!)

I understand I’ll need 800,000 THB in a Thai bank account to convert to the O visa, but I also keep hearing that banks won’t open accounts for people on tourist visas. So how do you open a bank account before converting to an O visa...or, conversely, how can you convert to O before opening the bank account?

Would love to hear how others successfully handled this.

So I think I finally worked retirement date 2/7/27, the day I turn 60! Our plan is to move to Thsiland 2/9/27. My husband took a lump sum as a retirement in 2023, so he won’t have a monthly income, but I will. Yes we can satisfy 800,000, although I don’t like the fact that we can’t use our money.

Question: will my husband’s 800,000 baht be enough to meet requirements or does he have to show a monthly income? My retirement will be enough for the both of us…planning ahead

Thank you in advance 💚

I am planning to come to Thailand on the Retirement O visa, has anyone ever just brought a cashiers check to deposit for the 800,000 baht ?