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How can a Non-Immigrant Type O-A visa be extended or converted in Thailand?
I am travelling on a repatriation flight on 13th from Chennai India to BKK on a O/A visa The consulate issued a 3 month visa ans said this can be extended in Thailand?. When I 1st contacted them I was told it would be 1 year visa. Also while handing over the packet i could see how inexperienced they were in the sense we were called at 4 30 PM and started issuing at 7 30 PM and it was chaos. Will this be extended in Chiang Mai or converted to a O Retirement visa? Expert advice would be welocomed Thanks
Answer summary
The user is traveling to Thailand on a 3-month Non-Immigrant Type O-A visa and seeks advice on extending this visa or converting it to a Retirement visa upon arrival. Experts clarify that although the visa is valid for 3 months for entry, it would be stamped for up to one year upon arrival, contingent on valid health insurance. They emphasize that the user cannot switch the visa type (O-A to O) within Thailand and will have to apply for yearly extensions considering financial and insurance requirements.
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Tod *********
Okay, the O/P is totally correct, :O They were issued a single entry 3 month Non-Immigrant Type O-A visa.
Tod *********
@Pradeep *****
(y) glad you made it back, have a safe time in ASQ and enjoy your time here.. Take care, :)
Pradeep ******
OP@Tod ********
You were on the dot They stamped in 335 days exactly the day my insurance expires .
Christian *******
@Tod ********
A same case in France some days ago, if you want a one year visa, you must ask for a 1 year covid insurance else you had only a 3 months visa according to the 3 months covid insurancePradeep ******
OP@Peter ***************
I will thanks Dec 2021Peter ****************
So maybe extra watch out they stamp you in for 1 year ! January 2022. Good luck ! (if you also have insurance for 1 year)
Pradeep ******
OPOk guys thanks for your Help off to the airport 3
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hour flight Benjamin ******
@Pradeep *****
I think the immigration offices in Bangkok will just process it as normal, and will require the same documents as a one year Non-OA visa. Pradeep ******
OP@Tod ********
Lets hope the immigration at Bangkok know how to take care of this ? If u guys have not seen what are the chances the immigration have seen?Benjamin ******
@Peter ***************
That's why sometimes we ask to see pictures of the visa, just to confirm they have what they think they have. Peter ****************
Wow, indeed correct ! Never seen nor heard of it. Well that makes it ever harder in the future for you mods to find out what visa someone has 🤨, pff. 'Chokdee' I would say.
Tod *********
What that means is they have 3 months from the date the visa was issued to ENTER thailand. When they stamp in they will get stamped in for as long as their insurance is good for (up to a year). The second they stamp in that visa is used and they'll need to apply for a yearly extension by meeting the financial & insurance requirements when their entry stamp runs out.
Tod *********
Before this covid shit show started Non-Immigrant Type O-A visas used to be issued two ways, one was a single entry and one was a multiple entry BUT both were valid for a year from the date they were issued (not that it was all that important for the single entry once because you could only get in once on it :/)
Benjamin ******
Can you post a pic of this 3 month non-OA visa? I never heard of them being issued for 3 months
Peter ****************
curious too.
Tod *********
So they issued you a single entry Non-Immigrant Type O-A visa that was valid for 3 months only?
When you come in you will get stamped in for a year (OR as long as your O-A health insurance is valid for up to one year).
You cannot convert an O-A entry stamp to an O visa inside the country. That means when it's time to apply for a yearly extension you will need to meet the proof of funds and the O-A insurance requirements.
Can you blank out your personal data and post an image of that O-A visa sticker?
When you come in you will get stamped in for a year (OR as long as your O-A health insurance is valid for up to one year).
You cannot convert an O-A entry stamp to an O visa inside the country. That means when it's time to apply for a yearly extension you will need to meet the proof of funds and the O-A insurance requirements.
Can you blank out your personal data and post an image of that O-A visa sticker?
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