Visa Advice

Hi all and thanks for reading my post. I’m planning to come to Thailand around May and will initially be coming in on 60-90 day tourist Visa. I’m hoping then to apply for the Non Immigrant O-A which lets you stay for one year. I’m going off the Australian Thai embassy website for my information. My question is about the 800000 baht required for this visa. The funds I need won’t hit my account until end of April. According to website they are asking for 3 months of bank statements. Do they need to see that those funds have been in my account for three months before they will approve this visa ? Also is my logic correct to go in in a tourist visa and then apply for the retirement visa Non immigrant O-A. Thoughts or experiences greatly appreciated.

Thankyou.

could someone inform me of everything i need to do to move as a retieree to kho samui

My partner is looking into the Non-Immigrant O-A visa and has a question about the 800,000 THB financial requirement. As we're living in New Zealand, must the funds be deposited in a Thai bank, or are foreign bank statements acceptable? Also, since he doesn't have a visa yet, what is the best way to open a Thai bank account?

I tried looking through previous posts and when I think I have it straight I get confused. I’m on the Immigration website. I can choose Non-Immigrant O visa and file for extension during my “90 days”. Would Non-Immigrant O-A be better since it’s multiple entries for a year?

I am 56, retired and plan out setting roots in the land of smiles.

Specific questions for 90-day reporting on a non-immigrant O-A visa.

I’m sure this info has been answered elsewhere, but these boards have been very helpful.

Generally speaking, is my understanding correct that the first time you do a 90-day reporting it should be done in person at the immigration office where you reside, but then subsequent reporting can be done online, regardless of where you are staying at the time?

Is my understanding correct that if you leave Thailand, that your 90-day reporting clock resets from the time you re-enter Thailand on this visa? If that’s true, is there any place online to check when you’re 90-day reporting is due or do you have to essentially keep track of everything on your own based on your last 90-day reporting and/or your last arrival stamp?

And then I have questions on these two scenarios:

1. If I have a long-term lease in Bangkok, but at the time of my 90-day reporting, I happen to be traveling in Phuket, am I supposed to report my leased residence in Bangkok or where I am currently traveling in Phuket? If it’s a hotel in Phuket, does that matter? 

2. If I don’t have a long-term lease at the time of my 90-day reporting, and my location has changed since my last 90-day reporting. Let’s say, my first reporting was at an Airbnb in Bangkok, and now I am traveling and I’m in a hotel in Phuket, which I presume would not have TM 30. What would I do in that scenario?

Thanks again for helping the newbie!

Hello all, I will be applying for a non immigrant O-A visa soon. But there is an issue apart from the visa procedures that I am not so sure about. I would be very greatful if you could enlighten me please.

After I get the visa, do I need to have an onward ticket out of Thailand in order to board the plane to Kingdom and is an onward ticket out of Thailand is also required for entry into Kingdom by immigration. Thank you all for your attention.

I’m currently working toward the annual renewable Non-Immigrant O (Retirement Extension). I’m already in Thailand, have opened a bank account in my name, deposited the 800,000 THB to begin the seasoning period, and am now dealing with the usual red tape regarding proof of residence.

My question is: What exactly is required for medical insurance?

Is insurance required for this visa type, or is it only mandatory for the Non-Immigrant O-A (Long Stay) visa?

I’m getting conflicting information from online sources, so I’d really appreciate clarification from anyone who has gone through the process.

Hi all. Just got my Non immigrant O-A visa from the Thai embassy in SA. Valid until 25 Aug 26. What do I need to do when I arrive in Thailand. Want to live there full time I have a house there that I built with my Thai partner

Criminal Record Check requirements for non immigrant O-A visa.

My question is what is required by the Thai Consulate in US to verify no criminal history. I have a letter from my state's DOJ saying 'my fingerprints did not identify any criminal history record maintained by this Bureau.' It then goes on to say that 'the response does not constitute a certified letter and cannot be used for an apostille.' Do I need a certified letter from the California DOJ to be sent to the Secretary of State's office to affix an apostille? Or will the letter that I have suffice?

I appreciate this group and the through answers you all have given me on previous questions.

A question about the Non-Immigrant O-A visa. It seems to be too good to be true. At least according to the Thai Consulate in Munich you need to be over 50, show a PENSION income of at least 65,000 baht monthly (currently €1700) OR 800,000 baht in a bank account HERE in Germany. Plus you need medical insurance and a certificate from the police. They say this allows multiple entries and stays of up to one year PER ENTRY.

This seems to be too good to be true. Meaning you’d just have to get this visa once and you could come and go and each time and stay up to a year. Or stay permanently and do a visa bounce once a year. There seems to be no time limit. No lining up at Immigration to get extensions and multiple re-entry permits. Do I understand this correctly?

I’m considering this visa because banks are reported to be cracking down on accounts held by foreigners who don’t have long-stay visas.