I've been in Thailand since yesterday with a non-O visa valid for 90 days. I rented an apartment for one year; I have a lease. The apartment building owner filled out the TM30 form online and forwarded it to the immigration office in Pathum Thani. I've already been to the immigration office twice today, but each time I was told to have the TM30 form filled out and brought with me, even though it had already been forwarded online. I was able to easily open a bank account with Kasikornbank, since I have my visa, my lease, and a Thai phone number. Everything was arranged within an hour. The bank opened an account for me, an ATM card, and a banking app. I've already deposited 900,000 baht via Wise. It took less than two seconds for it to appear in my Thai account. I think the woman at the immigration office got nervous because I've already been there twice today, so I wanted to ask for advice here. My question now is: What exactly do I need to apply for a one-year extension? When should I do that? The day before my 90-day period expires? Should I skip the TM 30 form now since I already have a bank account, and just wait until the day I return to immigration? Thank you in advance for the positive responses.

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i enter thailand on non-o 90 days last month and i had already leave thailand and coming back next week for the second time. when doing the TDAC arrival card & they ask for " visa number " should i leave it blank or i do i need to key in my non-o 90 days visa number ?

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Hi. Thanks for your help in advance.

I am currently applying e-visa online in NZ for the

“Pensioner aged 50 plus with pension for 3 months only “ which I am guessing is the Non -O ?

The thing is I only see a few visa questions at a time so I don’t really know all the things I have to do for the whole application

1. Does anyone have all the questions or somewhere I could go to see them all.

2. I dont have a pension so I hoping this is not a questions cos I’m not 65 yet.

3. When you get to the date of departure and return it says intended but then the next question says what are the days you are flying etc

Do you have to like book a ticket and pay for it even before you know if your application is successful ?

4. Do you need to show a utility bill for where you live ?

5. Do I need a flight out of Thailand on the 59 th day as I think NZ airlines ask if you when you depart NZ

5. Any other advise welcome as the visa here is $800 NZ so I definitely need to pass it .

I am applying in Australia online Canberra Embassy for Non O retirement visa, paid it, been almost 2 weeks and no response yet. Taking a lot longer this time. Maybe high season coming ?

Hi all, I’m struggling with the Thai govt visa application on the payment part and sound advice would be greatly appreciated.

I’ve saved the document in its entirety & have tried to submit it. It’s not clear to me but is the application pending before payment or do you submit payment with the application? 🙃 the page appears “stuck”. Also I can’t find a reference number anywhere as per the page photo.

Hi all,

I have 500,000 baht accumulatively in my bank accounts. They are distributed into different savings accounts. Will the embassy accept this? Or do I have to consolidate all of my savings into a single bank account?

These are all savings acounts, meaning the money can be withdrawn at any time.

Anyone applied recently from Indonesia? Just curious how long it took.

Hello, my situation seems complex. I want to go to Thailand in January for eventual retirement. I receive a yearly payout of nearly 800k on January 1, not monthly payments. But I will need some of that to live on, so can’t tie it up in a Thai bank for months.

I don’t currently have 500k for the DTV, and I understand that I need to show a bank statement with that amount for 3 months before applying for a DTV. So, I can apply April 1.

What visa makes the most sense when I go in January?

Is it reasonable to have “some kind” of visa until April 1, then apply for a DTV, then get an over 50/retirement visa when I can leave 800k in a Thai bank?

Hello.

I have been a regular visitor to Thailand for many years and now is the time to stay permanently.

I will be applying for a 90 day non immigrant visa online here in the UK and then after depositing the necessary funds in a Thai bank account will wait the 60 days before heading to my local immigration office in Bueng Gan to apply for a retirement visa. On the official Thai embassy website it says that if I apply to retire in the UK I must provide a medical certificate and police clearance. But if applying in Thailand it says that these "may be requested ". My question is, will I definitely need these certificates? Or is it a case of some immigration offices or officers being more or less stringent. I do want to be prepared especially as I am selling up and leaving sunny Devon forever.

I look forward to any advice 👍

Hi all!

I just received an update on my application asking me for further documents:

"Since application would get 5 years-visa, please provide the letter of explanation of your plan/ project for the next 5 years in Thailand"

I'm applying from Belgium under soft power (thai cuisine).

I already wrote a cover letter explaining my plans during the 12-month course (which was merged with my bank statements- maybe they haven't seen it?). I'm a professional chef wanting to master Thai cuisine, its cultural background etc.

Seems a bit too much to say I'm going to apply for four other 12-month cooking classes...

I was planning on saying I'd like to explore all regions and thus, need more than one year to learn all regional dishes... Which is true btw.

They don't seem to be asking how I'll sustain myself..

Any thoughts?

Thank you, this group has already been very helpful!!!