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Has Thailand scrapped the Non-O visa for retirees?

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Hello everyone.

Just had a quick look at the Thai embassy site at work as I'm looking to move out there end of year.Under Retirement visas, I couldn't see the non-O as an option, just the O-A ..have they scrapped the non -O ? TIA !

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The user inquired about the availability of the Non-O retirement visa on the Thai embassy website, noting that only the O-A visa was listed. A commenter confirmed that the Non-O visa has not been scrapped.

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