Can I apply for a Non-Immigrant Visa in Pattaya as an Aussie FIFO worker?

@Robert ******

does the 800.000bt need proof of it being an international transfer ?

If you have the visa from Australia the application for the 1 year Extension of Stay can only be done during the last 30 days of your admitted to stay period. But that process is done in less than an hour,

Also, You do not, and cannot, use a 30 day residence cert for any proof to give to the ATO (because virtually anyone can get one). You just need to prove, in Australia, that you qualify as a NON resident of Australia. Which is a whole different thing. A registered overseas address is good to put on your next tax return, but a good Accountant is much more important.

ATO = Australian Tax Office

@Mark *********

On arrival to Thailand, you need to register your address with Pattaya Immigration within 24 to 36 hours, in soi 5 Jomtien. To do that you need your rental agreement, copies of your passport and pages, fill out the form. Once you get the TM30 receipt, you apply for a residence cert which costs 300 baht. You can use the resident cert to get a licence (with a medical cert), buy a vehicle and open a bank account. It is valid for 30 days. If you intend to be a NON resident of Australia for tax purposes, you should visit a good accountant and get them to notify the ATO on your behalf that you will be leaving Oz and a non resident. You must also be paid from outside of Australia and it is recommended to be into a foreign account. It also helps to rent out any property in Oz, not have any bills in your name, and even sell vehicles if you want to legit.

What's an ATO?

Mark Tildsley ... thats where I got my last ones but no need now cuz I've had yellow book for a couple of years so don't need certificate.

@Mark *********

... get a certificate of residency from Immigration and yes you need it to get a DL. Not sure what all you need but certainly a copy of the lease agreement but best to check online the full requirements and of course you will need to have done your TM30 prior to visiting imm or you will get fined.

Getting Thai residency is very difficult. I don't think you can get a residency status based on getting an elite visa, OR a "retire" visa; only visas that allow extensions (I think). I do know they only allow 100 people from each country each year to get residency status.

It's complex to get, and there's really not much of a reason to get that status.

The only visa I can imagine that fits your needs if you aren't over 50 is either an elite visa (good for 5 to 20 years), or an investment visa (good for however long you keep the investment in Thailand). A 5 year elite visa is 500K THB. An Investment visa is 10M THB (if my memory serves me right).

The elite visa information can be found at



The investment visa can be found at



If you are over 50, you can get one of the "retirement" visas. I'm not an expert at that type of visa though, and I don't want to give the wrong advice.

I always pick the milk from the back

@James *******

the term FIFO is actually exactly what Robert says.

@Benjamin *****

fly in fly out

First in First Out, like new product on the back of the shell and sell older ones first, or what you see at , fridges with doors in the back, so the oldest drinks get sold first