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How can I change my O/A visa to an O visa for retirement in Thailand?

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Nov 13, 2022

3 years ago

Malcolm *************

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Changing O/A to O visa retirement:

My O/A visa expired yesterday so i flew to Phnom Penn and returned back to DMK airport today.

I was armed with loads of back-up paperwork Covid Vax certifcate flight out of Thailand and 20,000 baht cash and I was greeted by an extremely polite I.O. Officer who asked for NOTHING no questions whatsoever just stamped my passport for 45 days visa exempt and said with a big smile welcome back Mr. Malcolm.

Special thanks to this group in particular Stewart Cumming for his help and advice 👍🏻🙏🏻

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The user successfully changed his expired O/A visa by traveling to Phnom Penh and back to Thailand. Upon return, he received a 45-day visa exempt stamp without any issues from the immigration officer, assisted by advice from the community.

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