Is it okay to do multiple border runs at the same port with a Non-Immigrant Type O visa in Thailand?

Andrew i was back in England 5 or so yr back and got it renewd at london . But google the website renewing passport Im now on retirement exstensions with monthly income proof I find it easier than border bounceing

OK. Thanks.

@Da***

, I only seen changes to Non O for 3 months and than 1 year Extensions of Stay. I have no idea if it is possible get the 10 year Extension of Stay based on the Non Immigrant O-X visa.

@Robert ******

Can you apply for the new 10 year retirement visa once you are in Thailand on the Type O visa. I am over 50, can meet the financial requirements and have been married to a Thai Lady since 2003 she has been a naturalized British citizen for a few years. My wife has property in Thailand and goes back once every 2 years. I have not been to Thailand since I left in February 2004 after spending 4 years there. We wish to retire to Thailand spending months in Thailand and months in the UK.

No problem with multiple border bounces at the same location with a multiple entry non-o, only an issue for some with tourist visas or no visa at all

Ok. I give in yes its an extension off stay. Merry Christmas

PS: @Alan Dufus, if you not believe just ask to any immigration officer...

we must admit that it is confusing isn't it ?

I was also thinking that I have a Visa first for mariage then for retire and this for more than 30 years.

yeah there are no visa for mariage or retire it is and extension of a visa.

I know what i have done over the last years and granted its a non immigrant O which you need for both marrige and retirement. Your being pedantic enjoy your christmas day

Just read this: Tod Daniels

Admin · December 20 at 9:35am

The difference between a "marriage visa" and a "yearly extension of stay based on marriage"

This topic comes up quite a lot. So let's take a minute and go over these two very different things.

I hate to break it to you all but a "marriage visa" actually doesn't exist. No matter what thai immigration staff or thai consulate staff or foreigners call it, there is no such animal.

It is in reality a Non-Immigrant Type O <-(O meaning OTHER) visa. Non-O visas are issued for a variety of things, marriage to a thai, raising children, being over 50 (retirement), married to a foreigner who legally works here, volunteering, etc.

If you are married to a thai you can stay here two ways;

Go to a thai consulate and get a year-long, multi-entry Non-Immigrant Type O visa based on marriage to a thai.

Right now the thai consulate in Savannakhet Lao and Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam will issue these visas without any proof of finances.

On this visa you get stamped in for 90 days, when that 90 days runs out you to go the border, stamp out of thailand, stamp in&out of another country and then stamp back into thailand for another 90 days. You do this for the validity of the visa itself which is one year from the date it's issued. Most people get 15 months out of this visa because by exiting and reentering the country just prior to the "enter before" date on the visa itself you get stamped in for another 90 days (taking you to 15 months).

A person on this visa NEVER EVER does a 90 day report at the immigration office (because you can't stay in the country longer than 90 days at a time).

The other way is to get a 90 day single entry Non-Immigrant Type O visa (either from a thai consulate or at the immigration office) and then apply for a yearly extension of stay based on marriage to a thai at the immigration office in your area.

You meet the financial requirements of 400K baht banked in a thai bank account in your name only for 2 months prior to your application OR by using a notarized letter from your consulate stating you get 40K baht a month in income from abroad. You submit a pile 'o documents, photos, and paperwork and the application goes under consideration for 30 days.

Then you go back and get the year extension inked into your passport. During the 30 day under consideration some immigration offices do an in home inspection and talk to your neighbors.

If you are going to leave the country during the year after you get your extension of stay you would need to buy a re-entry permit.

A person on this extension DOES do 90 day reporting if they stay in the country 90 days.

I hope that was understandable, feel free to ask any questions you want to.

Yes upto one year. So your being pedantic. Its still classed as a retirement Visa

This is a VISA:

I show you an example of the stamp you have now in your passport. Extension of Stay based on Retirement, it is NOT a VISA.

And after the marrige visa a retirement visa. So no i did not require to leave the country only report every 90 days at no cost or stamp in the passport so im not in correct.

Read your passport, please tell me how many times on the stamps from Immigration the word Visa is mentioned. The first line is the Immigration Office location and the second line starts with: Extension Of Stay permitted up to. There is no such thing as a Marriage Visa.

No a marrige visa granted if i left i had to get i re-entry permit at 1000 baht. Each time

And you did NOT had a Visa, but an Extension of Stay from local Immigration Office.

Granted misread the post appoligies

If allan Duffus had read the original comment, he would have seen that the person had gone to Savannaket, which is in Laos. So, once he has his multi entry visa, he MUST leave the country every 90 days. Get your facts right before writing misleading comments

Please do not advice people the regulations of an Extension of Stay if they stay inside Thailand on a Visa.