Does a retirement visa in Thailand allow for multiple entries and if so, how many?

Aug 9, 2021
3 years ago
Johnny **********
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Question: 1) Does a retirement visa allow for multiple entries/reentries and if so, 2) how many?
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Yes, a retirement visa can allow for multiple entries and reentries into Thailand, but the specifics depend on the type of visa. There are different classifications, such as the Non-O and Non-OA visas designed for retirees, which can be single or multiple entry. Depending on which visa you hold, you may need to purchase a re-entry permit, costing about 1,000 THB for a single entry and 3,800 THB for multiple entries. It's also noted that the multiple re-entry permits allow unlimited entries, as long as they are purchased accordingly.
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Ben *********
It can't get any simpler than how it's presented. It is what it is. Thanks
Steve *******
The Non Imm OA visa is multiple entry(as many entries as you like). You need to buy a multi or single re-entry permit if you're on an extention of stay, again as many entries as you like if you buy the multi.
Janin ******
It’s not important with multiple entry how much times you come in or out. Costs 5700 baht
Stuart *********
@Janin *****
no it doesn’t. A multiple reentry permit is 3,800 baht.
Janin ******
@Stuart ********
, single and multiple togheter
Benjamin ******
@Janin *****
You can either get a single, OR a multiple entry. It doesn't make sense to buy a multiple entry and then a single entry
Steve *******
@Janin *****
Why would you buy both?
Janin ******
@Steve ******
, it’s because they charge us that, I would not lying about it.
Steve *******
@Janin *****
Who charges you what? A single re entry permit is 1000bt and a multi is 3800bt.
Janin ******
@Steve ******
, and we pay 5700 baht!
Alf ***********
@Janin *****
, you are confusing an extension of stay with a re-entry permit.

A multiple re-entry permit AND an extension will cost 5700 baht.
Janin ******
@Alf **********
, you are correct, I am sorry 🙏
Ray *****
@Janin *****
somebody ripped you off
Stuart *********
@Janin *****
ok but I’m at a loss as to why anyone would ever want to buy them together….even if they did it would only be 4,800
Greg ********
I have only had one retirement extension (back working again) but I bought the multi re-entry when I got the retirement extension as I traveled out quite a bit.
Stuart *********
A single re entry permit is 1,000 baht. A multiple reentry permit is 3,800 baht at your local immigration office. At the airport they add a 200 baht admin fee if you don’t have prepared paperwork and photos.
Benjamin ******
>Does a retirement visa

There is no such thing as a retirement visa. There are five different things that are classified as a "retirement visa"

1. A single entry Non-O visa based on being over 50. This visa allows you enter Thailand once, for 90 days, and is good for 90 days.

2. A single entry Non-OA visa based on being over 50 (sold at a select few consulates) . This visa allows a person to enter Thailand once, and on entry can stay for one year.

3. A multiple entry Non-O visa based on being over 50 (NOT being sold right now). This visa is good for one year, allows a person to enter multiple times, and on each entry can stay for 90 days.

4. A multiple entry Non-OA visa based on being over 50 (for passport holders of most western countries). This visa is good for one year, allows a person to enter multiple times, and on each entry can stay for one year.

5. A multiple entry non-OX visa based on being over 50 (for passport holders of a select few countries). This visa is good for 10 years, allows a person to enter multiple times, and on each entry can stay for 5 years.

When there's 45 days (30 days at some immigration offices) remaining on the existing stamp, a person can go to an immigration office and purchase a one year extension of stay based on being over 50. This is a "zero entry" stamp, and when leaving Thailand the stamp will be voided. This stamp can be kept alive by purchasing either a single entry re-entry permit for 1,000 THB, or a multiple entry re-entry permit for 3,800 THB at any immigration office.
Steve *******
@Benjamin *****
There is no single entry Non Imm OA visa.
David ********
@Benjamin *****
??? I have a retirement visa which is none of those. It clearly states retirement in my passport. The rules are very similar to OA but it is awarded within Thailand.
Steve *******
@David *******
Yours is NOT a visa it's an 'extention of stay'. Two different animals!
David ********
@Steve ******
sure, it might be, but the lawyer called it a retirement visa so to me thats what it is. It allows me tovstay here legally for a year.
Steve *******
@David *******
Yep, it certainly does allow you to stay for a year but I'm just pointing out that it's NOT a visa.
David ********
@Steve ******
thats clear now. Hope the originator got what he needed from this complex thread.
John *********
@David *******
stamped on , retirement .
Benjamin ******
This is a multiple entry Non-O visa (in this case it's for marriage, but a retirement visa would look similar. If it's a Non-OA, the visa category would be "Non-OA", if it was a Non-OX, the visa category would be "Non-OX". If it was a single entry visa, it would say "single" instead of "multiple")
Benjamin ******
This is a re-entry permit
Benjamin ******
This is an extension of stay based on retirement (issued at Bangkok)
Benjamin ******
@David *******
Is it a stamp that says "extension of stay based on retirement", OR is a full page sticker?
Kathy ****************
@Da***
ours is different as well, from the US..
Wayne ********
cost thb 3,800 for multiple re entry visa per year
Peter ***********
If you buy a annual one you may come & go as you like
Michael ********
You can get re entry stamps at airport or immigration, the multiple re-entry is as many as you want but not much use at the moment.

Forgotten how much exactly think its 4000 something for multiple
Greg ********
Johnny **********
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Thanks much
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