Can I travel within Thailand while waiting for my Non-O retirement Visa approval?

Feb 18, 2024
9 months ago
Cary *****
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Hi. We're going to apply Monday in Chiang Mai for the the Non 0 retirement Visa, to get the first 90 days stamp. While waiting 15 working days for approval, we understand we can't travel outside Thailand, but what about within Thailand?
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You can travel freely within Thailand while waiting for your Non-O retirement Visa approval. However, it's important to note that processing times may vary, especially in Chiang Mai, where approvals could take longer than the expected 15 working days.
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James ********
I believe that the OP has the answers needed for his question.

Thanks all for your helpful replies.

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Russell ********
Domestic travel no problem.
Dick ********
Be aware that Chiang Mai frequently takes longer than 15 working days. Just a heads up in case youโ€™re planning to leave the country soon after the day you expect to get it. Mine took almost a month when I applied in November here in CM.
Cary *****
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Thanks
Cary *****
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@Dick *******
OK. We are not planning to travel until the end of March. What do I do if it takes longer than what my 30-day visa on arrival ? Do I just pay overstay ?
Tod *********
@Cary ****
they won't even let you apply for the in country Non-O visa if you don't have about 21 days left on your current stamp (a minimum of 15 business days) that's their cut off
Dick ********
@Cary ****
mine actually did go beyond my thirty day stampโ€ฆ. Immigration folks told me not to worry because I had the โ€œunder considerationโ€ stamp in my passport. The visa finally came about 10 days past the thirty day stamp. Again, this was in Chiang Mai.
Cary *****
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@Dick *******
thank you
Nigel **************
@Cary ****
you can extend it for 30 days for 1900 baht at the Imm office.
Dick ********
@Nigel *************
not necessary to extend as the under consideration stamp will suffice. Here in Chiang Mai anyway.
Cary *****
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@Dick *******
oh. thank you for the information. I really appreciate it.
Tod *********
No issue at all traveling around inside thailand while you wait for the Non-O application review process to be complete.

๐—œ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ <- where did you get that information?

You do not need EVERY stamp to thailand copied ๐Ÿ˜• As a general rule you need only your most recent entry stamp and any extension to that stamp if you have it along with the data page of your passport
Wannikea *********
@Tod ********
up north here in Division 5, they seem to want every page printed this last year in some cases
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