Answereda year ago
How can I extend my Non-O Visa in Thailand and find accommodation and banking options?
Just got my Non-O Visa here, very excited, cannot wait to start a new life and visit the new Central Park Mall in Bangkok. My goal is to extend / replace my Non-O to a year-long stay as many times as possible. I need a comprehensive view on how I may achieve my goal starting from taking the flight to Thailand, including how often & where I should report my stay to the Thai immigration office、how man I find a 1-bedroom condo within a week after my arrival、how to open a Thai bank account........and so on.
Many in this group had provided me very valuable advice to help me take the very first step, even though I don't know you, Thank You ! And Thank You for more useful advice to this post.
~ Ps. I'm not as old as the figures shown in the picture, am still a young & desirable chick, just slightly over 50. 😅
Many in this group had provided me very valuable advice to help me take the very first step, even though I don't know you, Thank You ! And Thank You for more useful advice to this post.
~ Ps. I'm not as old as the figures shown in the picture, am still a young & desirable chick, just slightly over 50. 😅
Answer summary
The user has recently obtained a Non-O Visa and seeks guidance on prolonging their stay in Thailand. They wish to know the process for visa extensions, reporting requirements, finding accommodation, and opening a Thai bank account. Several commenters provided advice on essential steps, emphasizing the importance of obtaining a residence certificate, securing a long-term lease, and transferring funds to a local bank account for the extension application.
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Les ***********
Good luck.
I wish you all the very best.
Just be cautious.
I wish you all the very best.
Just be cautious.
Peggy **************
Can I inbox you I have some question for you pls
Ken ***********
Good luck on the Thai bank account 😂
Scott *********
@Ken **********
your money will be locked in bank, gone
Lor ******
Congratulations 🎉
Stuart ***********
1. Arrive in Thailand and ensure the Immigration officer stamps you in with your non-O.
2. Get a long term lease.
3. Go to immigration and get a residence certificate and list of requirements to extend your stay.
4. Open a bank account (this is the difficult part but should be possible with your non-O and long term lease) and transfer 800,000 baht into it within the first 2 or 3 week after arrival.
5. After your money has been in your bank account for 2 months (and before your existing visa expires), take all the documents to immigration and apply to extend your stay.
My tip would be to buy a document folder and take several copies of everything (you will need them constantly in Thailand, so it saves time in the future). Keep a copy of your extension application as well as it will probably be more or less the same next year.
2. Get a long term lease.
3. Go to immigration and get a residence certificate and list of requirements to extend your stay.
4. Open a bank account (this is the difficult part but should be possible with your non-O and long term lease) and transfer 800,000 baht into it within the first 2 or 3 week after arrival.
5. After your money has been in your bank account for 2 months (and before your existing visa expires), take all the documents to immigration and apply to extend your stay.
My tip would be to buy a document folder and take several copies of everything (you will need them constantly in Thailand, so it saves time in the future). Keep a copy of your extension application as well as it will probably be more or less the same next year.
Greg ***********
@Stuart **********
everything is correct, except the part that "before the visa expires". The 90-days Non-Imm-O Visa already expires and becomes used and invalid when you enter Thailand! What you meant is "before the 90-days stay permit expires"
Dave *********
@Stuart **********
if I arrive on 60 day exemption can I stay for 6 months?Greg ***********
@Dave ********
you most probably won't be able to do 6 consecutive months out of two visa-exempt entries and their 30 days extension. While it depends on the Immigration officer, it also depends on your stamp history of a recent 365-days period. If you did a touristic entry somewhere along that period, it will be counted against your plan
Jesper *******
@Dave ********
30days extension at immigration office before current stamp expire....there after border run...new entry 60days exempt +30days extension at immigration office it will cover u for 6mths.....doing this often might have the risk of being pull aside by immigration officer when enteringJesper *******
Priority get a lease agreement (6mths/1yr)....try open bank acct with only passport (nonO) and lease agreement (kbank/SCB) go as many branch as possible.....if still fails visit immigration get residency cert and handouts for 1yr extension requirements........proceed to open bank acct......transfer 800k to thai bank acct by Swift/Wise (must completed within 30days of arrival....run down nonO till 30days left and proceed to apply 1yr extension (make sure 800k already stay 2mths in acct)
Wannikea *********
Suggest you read a few hundred posts in this group and especially pay attention to the excellent replies from
@Brandon ***********
. Learn the visa related terminology to create clear understanding and realize your obligations. Job one for you is to get a Thai bank account you'll first need to go to immigration and get a residence certificate.Jo **********
so you come to Thailand to go to a shopping mall. shame
Yaoyu ***********
OP@Jo *********
I think 90% of gay men love shopping. 😂
Trav **********
Shopping Mall, oh please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jo **********
@Yaoyu **********
that’s a stereotypeYaoyu ***********
OP@Jo *********
For sue some gay men don't love shopping and I have met some myself ; but 90% in this case is not too untrue. 😅
Elías ********
@Jo *********
why? how?
Nick *******
So ur getting all excited just to visit a Shopping Mall in Bangkok 🤣🤣
Ann ************
Chick????? Look like a bloke to me!!
Yaoyu ***********
OP@Ann ***********
A gay boy here from Michigan, just slightly over 50. 😂 Sorry for the confusion, I was using a picture online of Non-O with a retired couple in the photo. My post was declined because the photo looked like a commercial. I changed the picture but forgot to change my content accordingly....😅
Jo **********
@Ann ***********
could be lady boyAnn ************
@Jo *********
hes from paris so anything is possible 😂Helen *****************
@Ann ***********
A spring chick rather than a cooked goose.. give some credence to differing language terms because you sure are sounding like an old goat!
Yaoyu ***********
OP@Jon ****
Love this photo here on which most French people would talk down for sure. 😉😅Helen *****************
@Jon ****
Thank you for posting that photo... You must have spent ages looking through my photos, I had long since forgotten it, as it was taken some 15 years ago on our way to The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Bournemouth. Well done you!Ann ************
@Helen ****************
how rude are you!! You sure are sounding like a biatch.judging by your profile pic i know where you got the old goat from
Helen *****************
@Ann ***********
Oh dear, are you having a hissy fit love? Don't sling mud if you can not handle the back-lash! I merely made an observational comment on your post, your response was to direct a personnel insult at me! How adult!
Yngve ***********
@Ann ***********
Sheila was a man...Ann ************
@Yngve **********
not in Australia 😂Activity
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