What should I know about the NON-OA visa and its renewals in Thailand?

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May 10, 2024

6 months ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

Have couple questions that really confused me and would like to seek member's advise in here.

 I arrived Thailand on Sept 24, 2023 with a NON - Immigrant OA retirement visa applied in the US. 

Bangkok airport immigration stamped for 10 months stay - i think this is due to my return ticket only lasted up to July 27 2024.

I planned to arrange an extension of 1 year for the NON OA or new application of the NON O retirement visa sometime in June, at  Immigration Division 1 Bangkok.

However, during my recent business trip to Indonesia,  Airport immigration stamped NON OA evisa until May 7, 2025.

Does this means my visa just got renew/extended for 1 year until 2025? And i do not need to renew/extend at Division 1 in June 2024 in person?

Does this also means by 2025 before the stamp expire, i can just leave Thailand and return for another 1 year stamp up to 2026? without going to Division 1?

Thank you in advance for valuable input.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The NON-OA retirement visa allows multiple entries, with the stamping duration based on your insurance policy. You can be stamped for one year upon each entry if your insurance is valid for that period. If your current stamp is valid until May 2025, it can be used for staying in Thailand until then. However, if you leave Thailand after the visa's expiration, you'll require a re-entry permit to maintain your stamp. It's advised to manage visa renewals with careful planning regarding your bank account balance and insurance requirements to avoid complexities.

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Kenny *****

ORIGINAL POSTER

thank you all for all the replies.

@Graham *****

, so with my current 2nd stamp i can stay until May 8 2025 right ( can this stamp be consider a visa for staying within the stamped period?), and if i need to go out of the country again in about 2 weeks i will have to make sure i have insurance and re-entry permit in order to keep the 2nd stamp alive. How many time i can do this before i must go to division 1 to renew/extend the Non OA retirement visa?

thank you again, and sorry for all the questions, this is my first year here and the visa issue is quite confusing to me.

6 months ago

Graham ******

Your stamp was dated 27-Jul-2024 as this was the date your insurance was valid until (as shown on your Visa). If you exit and re-enter up until 26-Jul-2024 your Visa is still valid and you will get a 12 month entry stamp if you also have insurance to cover the 12 months. If you want to re-enter Thailand after 26-Jul-2024 your Visa is no longer valid so to maintain your status and keep the exit date (8-May-2025) stamped in your passport you will need a re-entry permit. If you maintain the 8-May-2025 stamp you will need to ensure you have the 800k funds seasoned for 2 months prior to your extension application which you should start from 8-Apr-2025 (unless your Immigration Office allows extension applications from 45 days out).

6 months ago

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Graham ******

A Non-OA Visa is multi entry so if you have insurance you will always be stamped in for 12 months up to the expiry date unless your insurance is less than 12 months. You can get 2 years in Thailand from a Non-OA with good planning but when the Non-OA expires you will need to buy a re-entry permit or lose your second year.

6 months ago

Brandon ************

Don't think you understand how a non-OA visa works. The reason you were initially stamped in until July is clearly written on your visa. It's because that's when your insurance ended. A requirement of the non-OA visa is to have the required insurance.

Every time you enter Thailand until 26 July 2024 (the expiration date of your visa) you'll be given a new 1 year stamp (or until the end of your insurance, if less than 1 year).

This means if you buy a new insurance policy and leave Thailand and re-enter on July 26th, you'll get a new 1 year stamp until July 2025.

This is not an extension of your visa. This is how a multiple entry visa works. You get a new stamp every time you enter while the visa is valid. That's why it's called multiple entry.

You shouldn't try to extend this stamp. Because you got the non-OA visa instead of the non-O visa, you are required to have the $100,000 insurance forever. That means when you go to extend you'll be required to show both 800,000 in a Thai bank account AND the $100,000 insurance.

You should go back to the US and get a new non-OA visa so you don't have to keep 800,000 in a Thai bank account.

If you have no issues keeping 800,000 in a Thai bank account then you should leave Thailand after your visa expires (after 26 July) without a re-entry permit, though I'd wait until May 2025 if I was you, and then return without a visa and enter on a 30 day visa exempt stamp. Then you can apply for a 90 non-O visa at your immigration office and only be required to show the 800,000 and not have any insurance requirement.

IMPORTANT: If you leave Thailand after your visa expires (26 July) you MUST purchase a re-entry permit if you want to keep your entry stamp alive. Otherwise it will be void as soon as you leave and you'll only get a 30 day visa exempt stamp when your return without a visa.

6 months ago

Phil ******

@Brandon ***********

so I'm asking for Alister.

With a non oa visa multi entry every time you re-enter your sta.ped in for another 12 months?

6 months ago

Marty *********

@Phil *****

Only during the first year that the OA visa is valid. You can’t do this indefinitely. The most you will get is almost two years on the original visa. After that you have to extend the OA inside Thailand or go back to your home country and start again with the OA or some other visa.

6 months ago

Phil ******

@Marty ********

thanks Marty. Sounds perfect

6 months ago

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Phil ******

Brandon ************

@Phil *****

yes. Or until the end of your insurance.

6 months ago

Phil ******