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Can I enter Thailand on a tourist visa and then renew my OA visa or apply for a retirement visa?

Thailand Visa Rules Non-O Visa OA Visa Retirement Visa Visa Application Process Expat Help

Oct 8, 2021

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I'm an expat working in Balikpapan in Indonesia at the moment, my Thailand OA visa has just expired & I'm planning on returning home to Thailand in December, would I be able to entre Thailand on a tourist visa then get my OA visa renewed once I'm home or get a retirement visa which I used to have before I had the OA visa. Any help on this matter would be great.

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The user is inquiring about the possibility of returning to Thailand on a tourist visa after their OA visa has expired. Community responses clarify that the OA visa cannot be obtained while in Thailand and suggest that the user may enter Thailand on a tourist visa and then apply to convert it to a Non-O visa based on retirement conditions, as long as they meet the necessary requirements, such as showing sufficient funds in a Thai bank account.

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Bob **********

You cannot get an O-A inside Thailand come back and apply for a non-o and extend it for a year

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Jonas *************

Transfer to a non-o visa inside Thailand 15 days before your stay expires. You need to show the money in a Thai bank account. That gives you 90 days, which can be extended after 2 months to 1 year.

At the moment everyone needs insurance to enter I believe.

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Jonas *************

Yes. Of course. I meant non-o.

That was what I was describing.

OA is only if you want it in advance.

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James ********

@Jonas ************

you cannot get the OA visa inside Thailand. Only in your home country.

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James ********

You cannot get the OA visa inside Thailand

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Ken ******

not useful in the sense pre existing health problem not protected, and premium gets more expensive with advancing age

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Ken ******

why not get O visa (instead of OA)as O means you do not need to pay expensive but not useful health insurance to renew your visa?

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Alan *********

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Thanks James, visa on arrival it is for me then, easier way to go.

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James ********

wise decision.

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Alan *********

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Thanks Tod for the advise, think this is the best way to go for me.

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Tod *********

your best bet is to come in on a 60 day tourist visa, then apply for the in country Non-O visa at your immigration office for 2000baht and after that get the year extension based on being over 50 for 1900baht .

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Alan *********

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Thanks James, that's what I thought, so I'll just go back to my retirement visa as I meet all the requirements for that no problems thanks.

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Bim *******

The OA you can only get in your home country. You can come in on a tourist visa and convert to a non O based on retirement if you meet the requirements.

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@Garrett **********

no... Never

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Garrett ***********

Didn't you buy a vollenteer visa?

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Bim *******

I am in Thailand and my visa isn't convertible inside the country and have to leave and come back on a tourist visa and that's how my local immigration explained it to me. The only reason I know. You won't need all the insurance requirements that are needed for the OA either. Although I have insurance already anyway. Good luck.

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Alan *********

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Ye I meet the requirements, I used to have a retirement visa before my OA visa, I had to get the OA visa last year as I was outside Thailand when that expired also, thanks for the advise

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