Hi coming Thailand in March I believe you can stay for 45 days now would it ok coming from the uk and apply for a non O visa after 30 days or do I need to do apply for a non O visa in the Thai embassy in London
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The user seeks clarification about applying for a Non-O visa after entering Thailand with a 45-day visa exemption. Multiple comments suggest that while it may be easier to apply for the Non-O visa from the UK, it is possible to apply for it in Thailand as long as certain conditions are met. Users shared insights about the process, including necessary forms (TM-86 and TM-87), the importance of maintaining a minimum of 15 days left on the current stamp, and having sufficient funds in a Thai bank account. It's emphasized that getting the visa processed in Thailand can be straightforward if the applicant prepares adequately.
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My husband his non o Thai wife, ran out while he was in the UK we have tried to apply online with the Thai Embassy in London. It is quite difficult we don't have enough money in a UK bank account to prove his income . So we flew back to Thailand on September 22 and got a 30 day stamp . So in Thailand he has 400k in Thai bank over 3 months already we went to apply for non o visa at the immigration 10 day after we got into Thailand and make sure he still has 15 day left for 30 day stamp and give them all the documents same as applying for non o 1 year visa . Then we got non o for 90 days without flying out of Thailand and continued to apply for a 1 year Thai wife visa . That is our experience and sorry for my broken English. Hope that can help for other to decide where to apply for non o visa.
thank you for your update, that is exactly how it works to get the 90 day Non-O issued in country and the year extension after that
you come in visa exempt or tourist visa
you get your funds sorted out in a thai bank account in your name only
you apply for the 90 day Non-O visa when you have between 15 and 21 days left on your current entry stamp (for 2000baht)
you wait for the under review period
you go back get the Non-O visa and a new 90 day stamp inked in
you wait 2 months until you funds are seasoned
you go back to the immigration office and apply for the year extension (for 1900baht)
you get an under consideration stamp
you go back when that runs out and get the year extension based on marriage inked in
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Tod *********
There is no great difficulty in showing up visa exempt (on the free 45 day stamp) getting your shit together, opening a bank account, getting the 800K baht into it and then applying for the 90 day Non-O visa in country at the immigration office for 2000baht when you have 15 days or more left on your current entry stamp or the 30 day extension you can get from it
The application goes under review for 2 weeks then you go back and get the new Non-O visa and 90 day stamp inked in.
After that you wait until your funds are seasoned in your bank account for 2 months and you have 30 days or less left on your stamp, then you apply for the year extension for 1900baht. It will be issued on the spot.
IF you are sensitive to the time constraints, get in, get your act together it can be done with time to spare.
scheduled to, although TAT proposed it run until the end of the year. Right now we're telling people to plan for it to go back to 30 days on April 1, 2023 and to watch for any official announcement about it between now and then
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Galen *******
You can use Form TM 87 to apply for non-imm retirement. I am currently doing this and will receive it on
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/2023. Here is the letter from Immigration Division 1 Bangkok. "dear sir,
We would like to inform you about changing visa you can visit the attached link for more information
Live in BKK please contact Bangkok immigration. Live in upcountry please contact immigration where you live." TM87 is the form for the Change of Visa Exempt to Non O-IMM and Form TM86 is for those who want to change their tourist Visa.
you can indeed apply in country from a visa exempt entry to get a Non-Immigrant type visa, in Bangkok out at Chaengwattana Counter C-1 you need a minimum of 15 days left on your visa exempt entry OR the 30 day extension from that entry to apply. You turn in the application, the documentation (bank letters, passport copies, map, TM30, etc), you pay 2000baht and you get a receipt that says to come back in 2 weeks.
When you go back they will ink in the new Non-O visa and a new 90 day stamp. Then you wait until you have 45 days or less left on that stamp before you apply for the year extension for 1900baht π
There are two forms you can use depending on how you enter the country to get an in country Non-Immigrant Visa issued
TM-86 <- the change visa form π which you use if you are on a tourist visa
AND
TM-87 <- the apply for visa form π which you use if you are on a visa exempt entry <- as in you entered on a free stamp which means you're here with NO visa
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Gooddy *******
Assume you will apply for non o retirement ? Better do it online with Thai embassy in London. Despite some comments above, itβs a straightforward process. Once you land in Thailand, you then have 90 days to get your ducks in a row with bank accounts and seasoning of the 800k baht for the one year extension.
Nothing is 'straightforward' when it comes to retirement visas. I'd ask the poster to get back to us on this one!
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45 day visa exemption ends March 31st. You can then apply for aa 30 day extension. The TV can be applied for online in the UK but they require so many criteria to be met these days. But many do it so..
since February 2022 (!!), a 90-days insurance is mandatory for the aplication to a 90-days Non-Imm-O retirement visa. For the extension out of a Non-O, there is no requirement . . if he starts with a tourist visa or visa exempt, he can circumvene this requirement and apply for the "change of visa type" to a 90-days Non-O visa, at the Immigration
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