Hi there. Has anyone applied for the 1 year non immigrant O/A (retirement) visa from outside Thailand via an embassy or consulate? Many thanks
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Many expats have successfully applied for the 1-year Non-Immigrant O/A (retirement) visa from various Thai embassies or consulates around the world. It is confirmed that the application can only be done from one's home country, without the necessity of proving accommodation in some cases.
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.
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ah ok. Our issue was to get the visa here (we are uk nationals living in Dubai) it says we must have a 12 month hotel booking it own a property in Thailand. Is an alternative a rental co tract and does it need to be for 12 months? We had hoped to arrive and after temporary accommodation find a long term rental. Trying to avoid refusal at the embassy here if we do not have the 12 month in place.
so theoretically you could apply evisa in the UK, you just need to make them think you're in the UK currently. You could purchase an onward travel plane ticket from the UK to Thailand for your visa application. But I'm not sure what the UK requirements for the OA are.
if they say that's what they want it might not be possible to get around it. It doesn't make much sense but each embassy gets to make their own rules. It's easy to "fake" 90 days for the shorter visas but I'm not sure how to get around that for 1 year. A lot of times they want a lease and the ID card of the owner and other items.