How do I obtain a Non-O visa in Thailand if my tourist visa is expiring soon?

Dec 20, 2023
a year ago
Sean *******
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Advice please.

Iโ€™m a Aussie that arrived 11th Nov on 60 day tourist visa expiring on 9th Jan. Only got the 800k baht fully deposited in Bangkok Bank 27th Nov. Chonburi Immigration said I need to have Thai wife to get Non O visa but I was given paperwork for retirement visa (Iโ€™m over 50) with all the conditions which one is 60 day with money in bank. I want a retirement visa.

Questions are:

Do I submit the paperwork & show money or will they not ask yet?

Do I just extend tourist visa by 30 days so money with be there in bank for 60 days but I wonโ€™t have the 15 days left on visa by then?

Will I have to leave the country otherwise & return then apply?

TIA for any response ๐Ÿ™
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An Australian expat in Thailand with a tourist visa expiring soon is looking for advice on transitioning to a Non-O retirement visa. He has recently deposited the required 800k baht in a Thai bank but was informed by Chonburi Immigration that he needs to hold it for 60 days prior to applying for the Non-O visa. Questions raised include whether he can submit his paperwork early, whether to extend his tourist visa or exit and re-enter the country for a new stamp. Community feedback indicates that the money must be in the bank for two months before applying and recommends leaving the country to re-enter for a fresh visa application. Experts emphasize the importance of timing and having proper documentation ready.
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Tod *********
Jomtien requires the 800K baht for the initial 90 day Non-O visa to be in the bank for 2 months before you apply for it.

So

if you got the money transferred in Nov 27th the soonest you can apply for the 90 day Non-O visa would be Jan 27th.

๐——๐—ผ ๐—œ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ & ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜?

They will ask for the bank letter, updated bank book the day you apply and proof the funds were in the account for 2 months before you apply

๐——๐—ผ ๐—œ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป?

you can get the 30 day extension on this 60 day entry stamp and then you're correct, you won't have the required 15 days needed to apply for the in country Non-O visa at that office

๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ & ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†?

Yep, you don't have the time (even with a 30 day extension) so you will exit/re-enter the country to come in on a new free 30 day entry stamp, that gives you the time required THEN you apply for the 90 day Non-O visa
Sean *******
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@Tod ********
thank you so much ๐Ÿ™
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