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What are the latest requirements and changes for the Non O retirement visa in Thailand?
Just visited phuket immigration for the latest list of documents for the Non O retirement visa. There seems to be a couple of changes from last year. Photo copy of every Thai stamp in passport, all photo copies of documents in portrait NOT landscape. Must update your Tm30 (address) at room 101 or drive through first on day of application. Bank statement from visa issue date.
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Recently, there have been changes to the document requirements for the Non-O retirement visa at Phuket Immigration. Key updates include the need for photocopies to be in portrait orientation, a photocopy of every Thai stamp in the passport, and an updated TM30 registration, which can also be done online. Additionally, applicants must provide a bank statement from the visa issue date and a Google Maps printout of their residence with latitude and longitude. It's essential to check local immigration offices for the most current requirements, as they can vary by region.
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Adi ********
On Koh Samui we had those rules already since a year. All photo copies have to be done in a way that the reader does not have to turn the file to read them.
Paul ********
Note Menzies was in Phuket
Greg ***********
if you are TM30 registered already, you don't need to update your adress
Michael *********
OP@Greg **********
they told me specifically that's what I needed to do and is what's written on the list for PHUKET immigration.Kim *********
it must be a non-oa - right?
Ellie *******
@Kim ********
, it is requirements for 1-year extension based on being over 50, for original visa/entry from both Non-O retirement and Non-OAKim *********
@Ellie ******
oh - but usually no requirement for insurance on a non-o based on retirement or have I misunderstood something?Ellie *******
@Kim ********
, right, that is why it says "For Non-OA...". Insurance is for Non-OA entry only. Other requirements are same.
Darryl *******
@Stuart ********
You say "*Be aware that IF you have stayed in a hotel or in a hospital overnight or returned to Thailand since you last filed a TM30 (manually or online) then that filing will not be valid anymore. You will need to do a new one to update the system back to your actual address.", so if I leave my address in Hua Hin and go to hotel in Bangkok for a week then return to my residential address (a stand alone house - not condo) am I expected to go to immigration and say - okay I am home now?Stuart *********
@Darryl ******
That’s the policy for the Phuket office. Your local immigration may interpret the TM30 regulations differently.Darryl *******
Oh dear. I think I have a problem then. Thank you. Off to the office...
Peter **********
@Darryl ******
rightStuart *********
FYI they want a Google map print of your house with latitude and longitude. How do you get that?
Use Google maps at your house. Don’t press on the “blue dot” of your location but long tap and hold on a “blank” area just next to it. This will create a “dropped pin” that will give you the exact latitude and longitude needed.
Use Google maps at your house. Don’t press on the “blue dot” of your location but long tap and hold on a “blank” area just next to it. This will create a “dropped pin” that will give you the exact latitude and longitude needed.
Pete **********
@Stuart ********
In Google Earth, put the cursor on your house and the lat and long are at the bottom right of the screen.Stuart *********
@Pete *********
Yes that’s true. However the requirement asks for Google Maps. I have no idea if they’d accept a Google Earth image.Pete **********
@Stuart ********
I think I have only ever used Google Earth maps.
Albert *********
Check your local immigration fo the papers the are asking for. Everywhere different.
Brad **********
changes daily and not consistent country wide is always going to be a problem
Michael **********
Just wanted to say thank you very much for the info. Going to Bangkok this month for 3 month stay in Thailand with my wife (very sweet Thai Lady) and I will be opening a bank account there with Bangkok Bank to start getting my $800,000 Baht in there, so information like this is priceless to me as it comes first hand and recent. Every little bit of new info I find out fro people such as yourself helps now and with future planning. Thanks again for sharing.
Stuart *********
For the TM30 part you can also use the online system to file your TM30. It doesn’t need to be in room 101 or the drive through. It just needs to be current.
*Be aware that IF you have stayed in a hotel or in a hospital overnight or returned to Thailand since you last filed a TM30 (manually or online) then that filing will not be valid anymore. You will need to do a new one to update the system back to your actual address.
*Be aware that IF you have stayed in a hotel or in a hospital overnight or returned to Thailand since you last filed a TM30 (manually or online) then that filing will not be valid anymore. You will need to do a new one to update the system back to your actual address.
Peter ********
@Stuart ********
I did this last week, my TM 30 was four weeks old, it was no problem.Stuart *********
@Peter *******
The TM30 could be 2 years old and it wouldn’t be an issue - except if you have stayed in a hotel, hospital or left the country since then. It’s the last filing on the system that counts. If that’s your current address then that’s fine.Michael *********
OP@Stuart ********
they told me I had to update there before I go to room 103. Today I was only getting the list.Stuart *********
@Michael ********
Yes they tell you that but that’s the “manual” way of filing a TM30. You also have the option of filing the “online” version. It’s the same thing. For the latter ensure you have a print out of the actual filing.Ellie *******
Thank you for the report.
This is the reason why we always tell members to get the latest requirements list from your local immigration office. Always there is possibility of detailed requirements changes.
This is the reason why we always tell members to get the latest requirements list from your local immigration office. Always there is possibility of detailed requirements changes.
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