What are the differences between a regular O retirement visa and a multi-entry O retirement visa in Thailand?

@Ken *****

you get 90 days on a Non-O visa when you stamp in

As I said you can get a 90 day Non-O visa INSIDE thailand at the immigration office OR buy one at a thai consulate and when you enter you get 90 days

@Greg **********

thank you for your response. Just to get clear about this. If I get the non-O (basic) visa, stay in Thailand for 90 days and leave the Kingdom for a few days, then I will be stamped in for another 90 days when I return?

@Bjarne ***************

nope, that's not how it works 😕

INSIDE the country all Non-Immigrant visas are sold as "no entry" <- meaning there is no re-entry permit and that's because you're already IN thailand when you buy it. You apply, wait for the review period (usually 2 weeks) go back they ink in a Non-O visa and give you a new 90 day stamp.

Then when that 90 days runs out you go apply for a yearly extension by meeting the proof of funds. ONCE you get that year extension you could buy a re-entry permit to let you exit/re-enter the country BUT that permit won't add any days to your extension just let you exit and come back with the same expiration date.

NOW OUTSIDE the country a Non-immigrant visa is sold as either a 90 day single entry <- enter the country once for 90 days and that's it OR a year-long multi-entry <- enter the country as much as you want for the year the visa is valid for and each entry gets you stamped in for 90 days at a time.

@Tod ********

thank you so much for clearing this out for me.

I'm in my home country (Denmark) now and about to apply for a retirement non-O for the first time. I have a flight ticket for October 30. I want to stay in Thailand for 6 months, but don't want to deposit 800.000 baht in a Thai bank.

So I must apply for a year-long multi-entry retirement O Visa, which I did'nt know existed. It must have been “out of use” during the covid lock-down period.

@Bjarne ***************

you keep in mind on that year long, multi-entry Non-O visa you only get stamped in for 90 days when you arrive and you MUST exit/re-enter the country every 90 days to get a new 90 day stamp and you do that for the whole year