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Will applying for a retirement visa be problematic with a history of a Volunteer NON-O visa?

Retirement Visa NON-O Visa Visa Application Process Thailand Immigration Visa History

Andre ******

asked Dec 24, 2022

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Will it be a problem to apply a retirement visa with a passport with a 12 month Volunteer NON-O Visa history on it for 2021? Just got a tourist visa on Dec 1 from Laos border run , plan to apply a retirement visa now .Thanks

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The user is considering applying for a retirement visa in Thailand after having a 12-month Volunteer NON-O visa and recently obtaining a tourist visa. A comment suggests that as long as the previous Volunteer NON-O visa was officially canceled (not just by exiting the country), applying for a retirement visa should not pose any issues. It also highlights the importance of having enough time left on the tourist visa before applying.

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Tod *********

if you correctly cancelled that volunteer visa (from what ever immigration office that issued it) you should have no issue. remember just stamping out on an extension does NOT officially cancel it

Remember most offices require a minimum of 15 days left on your stamp to apply for the in country 90 day Non-O visa (Chiang Mai requires 21 days left) so time is of the essence in your plan to apply .

4 years ago

Andre ******

@Tod ********

Thank you very much for the information! I really appreciate it. Yes, I did buy a tourist visa from Thai consulate in Laos before I back to Thailand , 60 days stay + 30 days extension.

4 years ago

Andre ******

Yes， Thank you again ！ Good luck to all

4 years ago

Tod *********

@Andre *****

good, at least that buys you time to get things sorted, so you can apply for the 90 day Non-O. Just go to your immigration office BEFORE you're going to apply for the Non-O 90 day visa and see what they say, believe me if there's an issue with that volunteer visa, they'll tell you about it right off. If don't say anything about it, you're good to go forward with the application

4 years ago

Tod *********

what you should have done as soon as you got back into thailand and back at your primary address (the address you're going to use when you apply for your 90 day Non-O and then the retirement extension) IS go to your immigration office and file a TM30 <- notification of foreigner in residence form. This is especially important IF that volunteer visa/extension was issued from a province you don't live in.

4 years ago