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What is the best visa option for spending 4-5 months in a Thai temple for meditation?

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asked Apr 26, 2025

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My wife and I want to spend 4-5 months at a temple doing meditation. What visa would be our best option?

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For a 4-5 month stay in a Thai temple for meditation, the best visa option is likely the six-month multiple entry tourist visa (METV). This visa allows for a 60-day stay upon entry and can be extended for an additional 30 days at local immigration. However, to stay longer than three months, you'll need to leave the country and re-enter, commonly referred to as a border bounce.

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Bent *************

A woman in a Thai temple? Cannot!

2 years ago

ดาร่า ********

@Bent ************

There are many nunneries dear. I was offered to become a nun at several.

2 years ago

Bent *************

@ดาร่า *******

Not in a Buddhist Thai temple! There are no nuns, God forbid!

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Daniele *******

you wrong

Michael ********

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a year ago

Michael ********

@Bent ************

are you real ? Of course many temples have nuns

a year ago

Daniele *******

@ดาร่า *******

a close friend of me would like became nun ,but she dont know where can be accepted becose its farang..any suggestion?

a year ago

Daniele *******

@ดาร่า *******

do you know temple name?

a year ago

ดาร่า ********

@Daniele ******

Yeah, there’s a monastery in Chiang Mai that accepts nuns who are foreigners and will teach and sponsor a visa.

a year ago

Graham ******

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2 years ago

Nongnuch ********

apply for this visa type by the E-Visa online system in any country . .

2 years ago

Rafael *******

@Nongnuch *******

How to get the letter from the national office of Buddhism if one isn't a monk yet?

a year ago

Jan ******************

Easiest option is probably to apply for a six months multiple entries tourist visa, so-called METV. Gives you a 60 days stay upon entry each time within 180 days which can be extended with additional 30 days at your local immigration. This means you’ll need to do one border bounce if you want to stay for more than 3 months.

2 years ago