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How long can you extend a Non-O visa for retirement in Thailand to avoid border runs?

Non-O Visa Retirement Visa Visa Extension Thailand Immigration Visa Rules Border Runs

Nov 9, 2022

3 years ago

Jorge **********

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When you arrive on visa exempt and if you have 45 days, you can extend por 30 days only. My question is....if you arrive on a Non-O visa for retirement (is it 60 or 90 days?), you can extendo for how many days? Only 30, also? Or more? The purpose would be to stay 120 days, avoiding border run if possible.

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A Non-O visa for retirement grants an entry period of 90 days, which can be extended for up to 12 months, provided that financial requirements are met (e.g., having 800,000 Thai baht in a Thai bank account). There is no option to extend the Non-O visa for just 30 days.

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Tod *********

There is almost no logic in getting a 90 day Non-O visa based on retirement getting here going thru the process to get the year extension and then just using it for the 30 days because he didn't want to bounce out and back 😕

He can come in on a 45 day visa exempt extend for 30 for 1900baht, bounce out and back to get a NEW 45 day entry stamp and that hits his time without needing another extension, or jumping thru ANY of the hoops he would jump thru to get the retirement extension.

I think the O/P has an idea of what's actually involved with it now, and we wish his border bounce averse friend good luck with their 120 day stay 🙂

3 years ago

James ********

3 years ago

James ********

3 years ago

John **********

A Non-O for retirement is a 90 day visa which can be extended for 12 months by meeting the criteria. There's no shorter period available

3 years ago

James ********

Arriving into Thailand with a Non O Visa for retirement gives you a 90 day stamp...

To extend it requires you to meet the one year extension of stay as retired. With 800,000 Thai baht in a Thai bank account in your name only.

To stay longer than 90 days with a Non O will require you to do a border bounce.

3 years ago

Stuart *********

A non O visa is good for entry for 90 days, but is only extendable for a year, as long as you meet the financial requirements.

There is no extension for 30 days or so.

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