Can I apply for a Non-O-A visa in Penang and what are the requirements?

Thai Embassy in Penang will receive documents submition in the noon time after lunch,

And you can take the passport and visa the day after befor lunch time in the morning.

Generally speaking your husband will need to get his Non-O visa which he should be able to do inside Thailand. Once he gets his 12 months extension of stay you should be able to get a Non-O based on being married to him in a nearby country. AFAIK you can't get a trailing spouse visa based on retirement inside Thailand

May I ask if you are age 50+ ?

How long have you been in Thailand?

Do you have many COVID extensions or other kinds of visas or visa exempt entries in your passport during the recent two years of COVID ?

I ask this as Penang is looking at your recent history of staying in Thailand when considering the granting of a new Thai Visa.

I think you are really asking for a 90 day Non-O <- (no A after the O) visa based on being over 50 so you can get a year extension based on retirement once you're back.

You can get the Non-O visa issued IN country by meeting the proof of funds 800K baht in a thai bank account in your name only transferred in from abroad, (some immigration offices require those funds to be seasoned 2 months before you apply some don't)

You'd also need a minimum of between 15 and 21 days left on your current visa exempt or tourist visa entry stamp or an extension from one of those to apply

You apply at the immigration office pay your 2000baht, the application goes under review for 2 weeks or more, you go back get the Non-O visa and a new 90 day stamp inked in, then when you have 30 days or less left on your stamp you apply for the year extension for 1900baht. That's how it's done in country.

Now whether you can or can't get a 90 day Non-O visa in Penang is unknown, their website links to the requirements to get the O visa from KL. There is no appointment process at Penang it's a walk up consulate.

I would say you could try it OR get ahold of

@Jim **************

who pre-covid used to push a LOT of paper down at that consulate and see if it's still available and what the requirements are

I can confirm 100% you WILL NOT be able to apply for a Non-OA visa at ANY Thai consulate in S/E Asia 😮 You get an OA visa from the thai consulate in YOUR country before you wing your way here. It's the visa that requires the police background check, the medical certificate, proof of funds and the mandatory 3 million baht insurance policy 😮