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Do I need a police background check for the retirement visa in Thailand after my initial 90-day Non-O Visa?

Thailand Visa Rules Non-O Visa Retirement Visa Visa Extensions Police Background Check

Jan 14, 2026

4 months ago

Jeffrey **********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Excuse me for my ignorance, but I know you can do the non-immigrant 90 day Visa and get a one year but after that one year don’t you have to do your police background check for the retirement Visa in order to stay or can you just extend for another year?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The discussion clarifies that a police background check is not required for the 90-day Non-O visa or its extensions. Participants confirm that only the Non-OA visa necessitates a police check. After one year on a Non-O visa, there is no requirement for a police check; instead, individuals can extend their Non-O visa annually without that requirement.

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Jeffrey **********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thank you everyone for that advice. I really definitely appreciate it. It seemed a little confusing again. Thank you for your polite information. We’ll see you guys soon.

4 months ago

Alan **********

Never did police background check been here 15 years retirement visa

4 months ago

Deepak *******

No, there is no police check after one year. After one year you extend again. There is no visa after one year unless you leave the country and get another O visa from an embassy outside Thailand. After one year, it is a perpetual extension of one year at a time.

4 months ago

Jesper *******

You apply for 90days nonO (without police check and insurance) and there after extent it for 1yr and do it every year without the police check and insurance

4 months ago

Pete *******

There is no police check on a 90 day Non O. There is a police check on the 365 day Non OA. Which one are you referring to?

4 months ago

David *******

Your looking at the wrong visa type then.

The OA visa requires a police check

The O visa doesn't require a police check.

4 months ago

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

There's never any police background check. It's only the non-OA visa that has that. The non-O and subsequent extensions do not have it.

4 months ago

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