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Can my friend enter Thailand on a tourist visa and apply for a retirement visa after his eVisa application was rejected?
eVisaThailand VisaRetirement VisaNon-O VisaTourist VisaVisa Application ProcessBank Account Requirements
Mar 25, 2025
a year ago
Shai ********
ORIGINAL POSTERAsking for a friend who has no FB account:
He has applied for an eVisa non-immigrant type O (Retirement) yet he scr*wed up the form and didn't provide the correct documents, even when he received a response that he should do that.
Finally, they rejected his request for insufficient documents.
His question: Can he enter Thailand on a tourist visa (after all this) and apply for a retirement visa in person over there? he prefers to do that this way.
**He meets all the requirements (Age, Money in his home bank account, etc)
He has applied for an eVisa non-immigrant type O (Retirement) yet he scr*wed up the form and didn't provide the correct documents, even when he received a response that he should do that.
Finally, they rejected his request for insufficient documents.
His question: Can he enter Thailand on a tourist visa (after all this) and apply for a retirement visa in person over there? he prefers to do that this way.
**He meets all the requirements (Age, Money in his home bank account, etc)
TLDR : Answer Summary
The individual can theoretically enter Thailand on a tourist visa and apply for a retirement visa (Non-O) in person. However, he faces challenges opening the necessary bank account in Thailand to fulfill the financial requirements, as recent regulations have made this process difficult for those on a tourist visa.
NON-O RETIREMENT VISA RESOURCES / SERVICES
- Go to the Retirement Visa Section for information on requirements, including age restrictions, financial requirements, and necessary documentation.
- For immediate assistance, contact Thai Visa Centre directly via LINE at @ThaiVisaCentre or Email them.
- Explore recent discussions by using the Non-O Retirement Visa tag in the search box at the top of the page.
- Join the Thai Visa Advice Facebook Group to ask your questions, and get advice from others.
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Peter **********
I guess that he will come without a visa then. He will have problems to open a bank account without a visa and his home bank account won't help here
Ja***
Theoretically he can do it but the problem will be opening the required bank account on a tourist visa. It's become very difficult to do that recently.
Lloyd ********
Yes he can apply for a single entry Non-O in Thailand, however the money will need to be in a sole account IN Thailand.
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