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How long does it take to get approval for a Thai non-O retirement visa from the United States?
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Nov 29, 2025
5 months ago
Alon *******
ORIGINAL POSTERHello group,
How long does it take to get approval for Thai non-O retirement visa for United States?
How long does it take to get approval for Thai non-O retirement visa for United States?
TLDR : Answer Summary
The approval time for a Thai non-O retirement visa varies depending on the consulate or embassy. Many commenters noted their processing times ranged from a few days to two months. The Thai Consulate in New York and Chicago typically takes up to 15-30 business days, while the Thai Embassy in Washington DC also advises up to 15 days. Other commenters shared experiences, mentioning their visas were processed in 4 days and 10 days in different locations.
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Tod *********
okay people depending on where you live IN the US you use one of four thai consulates there
I pulled all this from the consulate's websites, SO it's what they post as processing times
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฑ - ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ
๐-๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐
๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐, ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ (๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ)
I pulled all this from the consulate's websites, SO it's what they post as processing times
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฑ - ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ
๐-๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐
๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐, ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ (๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ)
Dennis *********
Mine was 10 days in Florida back in August 2025.
Tod *********
@Dennis ********
you didn't apply thru any consulate in florida, you applied thru the thai consulate in Washington DC because you lived in florida ๐Reply to
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Jeff *********
Serious question, why wouldnโt you just apply for the retirement extension when youโre in Thailand? And if you get it before going isnโt it a O-A retirement, with health requirements?
Colin *********
@Jeff ********
a retirement "extension" can only be obtained in Thailand, but one must obtain the retirement 'visa' first. I suspect that you've just got confused with your terminology there.There is a "Non-OA" Visa, a 'retirement' visa, which can only be obtained from one's own home country, which does require health insurance and Police Clearance among other requirements. A 'standard' (my choice of word) Non-O Visa based on being ''over 50'' that can be obtained at Thai Embassies or Consulates before arriving in Thailand that don't have the requirements of the 'OA' Visa.
Purchasing a Non-O outside of Thailand is necessary now, as once in Thailand, foreigners cannot open Thai bank accounts on Tourist Visas or Visa Exempt.
Andrew *********
@Jeff ********
Bank account.Jeff *********
@Andrew ********
I have read bank accounts are much more difficult to open. I guess thatโs the reason , thxReply to
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Jason *********
Depends on the consulate. Mine took two months through NYC.
TG *********
Mine took 4 days. Alabama ( Royal Thai DC embassy) Non- O based on Thai family. 18 November 2025.
James ********
Where are you living in the USA ?
James ********
Look at the Thai Embassy or Consulate website and the requirements for the Non O Visa will be listed.
Are you now Married to a Thai ?
Or Father of a Thai child ?
Are you now Married to a Thai ?
Or Father of a Thai child ?
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Brandon ************
Each consulate has their own processing time, so it will depend on which one you are applying through. Their website should state the standard time.
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