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Is a Police Clearance Certificate Required for a Thai Retirement Visa?

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Anthony *************

asked Jul 27, 2018

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Do you need to provide a Police clearance certificate and or disclose any previous expulsions from other countries to get a Thai retirement visa?

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To obtain a Thai retirement visa, the requirement for a police clearance certificate depends on the type of visa you are applying for. For a year-long multi-entry Non-O-A visa from a Thai consulate in your home country, a police report is required. Similarly, if you're applying for a 90-day single-entry Non-O visa from a nearby Thai consulate, you also need a police clearance, which can be a Thai police background check. However, if you are applying for a 90-day Non-O visa from within Thailand, a police certificate is not required. Additionally, there's no necessity to disclose previous expulsions from other countries when applying for these visas.

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Daryl *******

Any idea how far back a police check is??

8 years ago

Anthony *************

In some cases you require a police check for countries where you have lived for more than 12 months. A guy I know from the UK who had lived in Australia for seven years was expelled due to family violence. Not sure if he has to report or inform Thailand of his expulsion *Not his home country) . It is a weak spot in Thai law. But with more and more data sharing I suspect it will not be long before this is cross matched. . .

8 years ago

Daryl *******

@Antoshka ********

thanks!!

8 years ago

Anthony *************

Each country is different Normally they go back 10 years or more..

8 years ago

Anthony *************

And do you have to report expulsion or exclusion from other countries?

8 years ago

Tod *********

and are you getting the Non-O-A visa in your country or the Non-O visa from a thai consulate that requires a background check?

8 years ago

Tod *********

The short answer about whether you require a police report or not is;

-getting a year-long, multi-entry Non-O-A visa from the thai consulate in your home country - YES you need one

-getting a 90 day, single entry Non-O visa from nearby thai consulates - YES you need one (although it can be a thai police background check)

-getting a 90 day Non-O visa from the thai immigration office inside thailand NO - you don't need one.

8 years ago

Tod *********

Read this about the different things people call a 'retirement visa' and then tell us which one of those you're going to do. That will narrow down the answers.

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8 years ago

Robert *******

There are 4 kinds of Visa and the Extension of Stay all called retirement Visa. Problem is I have to choose now one of the options to give you an answer. Inside Thailand for all of these there is no requirement for a police clearance.

8 years ago