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Can I return to Thailand on a visa exemption after my retirement visa has expired, and is it for 60 days?

Thailand visa regulations retirement visa visa exemption NON-O visa UK passport visa duration

September 26, 2024

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If my  retirement visa has expired can I still return on a visa exemption if so is it 6O days

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If your retirement visa has expired, you can return to Thailand on a visa exemption, provided you're from a visa-exempt eligible country, such as the UK, which grants a 60-day exemption upon arrival. The conversation also clarifies the nature of the retirement visa, differentiating between the initial 90-day NON-O visa and the extended stay permit that is often miscalled a "retirement visa." Subsequent renewals of the permit allow for 12 months of stay.

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Ivan *********

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Nick ***********

Nope

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Roger **********

Yes

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William ********

I’m very new to travel how long is the retirement visa in Thailand?

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there's the 90 days Non-Imm-O retirement visa with which you start out, and then there is the "one-year extended stay permit based on retirement" which people call wrongly "retirement visa", which is not a visa at all, but just an extended stay permit

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this is correct, and if you use a (good) agent you will get 15 months the first time you do it -- which you can also do yourself, if your timing is very good and your paperwork karma too and you don't mind going to Immigration twice. Subsequent renewals are for 12 months each.

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Bob **********

Yes

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Martin *********

Yes

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Todd *********

Yes

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Barry **********

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UK passport

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Pete *******

Depends on your passport

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Brandon ************

As long as you are from a visa exempt eligible country, you can return and receive 60 days visa exempt.

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Barry **********

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can this be extended

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you can apply for the 30 day extension after your 60 days

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how long are you looking to stay for?

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Barry **********

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@John *********

not sure might get new retirement visa

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John **********

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that's why I asked. If a 30 day extension isn't enough and you want to stay some time that's the obvious solution

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30 days

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