What are the acceptable reasons for a Non-Immigrant Type O TM7 application for a 90-day stay in Thailand?

@Guenter *******

NO, a Non-O-A visa is sold by a thai consulate in your home country.

It is NOT available in country.

Can the Non Im O A applied for IN COUNTRY too ? I mean a conversion from extension of stay (retirement) to Non Im O A.

Thanks

@T**

, I was aware of new rules. Just not clear on ongoing origin requirements, happy to hear there isn't any.

@John *********

nope, you do not. When you get the 90 day Non-O visa IN COUNTRY at the immigration office (at least in Bangkok) they have a requirement that you show the money was transferred in from overseas.

BUT when you apply for a yearly extension of stay there is no requirement to show where the money came from only that it was 'seasoned' in the account for the required period of time before you apply for your extension.

Currently the rules are for the first yearly extension you need the money in your account for 60 days before you apply, and for every year after that you need the money in your account for 3 months.

However starting March 1st the rules change and you need the money in your account for 2 months BEFORE you apply for your extension & keep the 800K baht balance in there for 3 months AFTER you apply AND you cannot let the balance drop below 400K baht during the rest of the year.

@Tod ********

do you need a fresh 800k every year, even if you have money in your account already?

@Mookie ***

Good Luck (y) report back and let us know IF that office can do the conversion.

If they can't you would have to get it from a thai consulate in a nearby country.

@Mookie ***

ALL of those reasons have financial requirements too. AND they're all stand alone reasons for getting a Non-O visa <- meaning you don't need to be married to a thai IF you're applying for the Non-O based on being over 50.

BUT

The financial requirements for a Non-O based on being over 50 is that you bank 800K baht in a thai bank account in your name only transferred in from overseas OR you prove you get 65K baht a month income from abroad with a letter from your embassy

Why by visa ... why not extension of stay ?

Tod Daniels This is what I thought I learnt from you too ... visa from a consulate or embassy abroad ... extension of stay from Immigration Office in THA. I am a little bit confused now like Annika.

Annika Almersson that is NOT correct :/ These are ALL Non-Immigrant visas gotten from INSIDE of thailand

@Mookie ***

Why do you want to stay? just be honest, you want to see the country or whatever,