I have just extended my 60 days visa free with 30 day extension. I fly to Malaysia in January for a few days with my Thai girlfriend and I'll hopefully get another 60 days on return.

I want to convert to retirement visa but I read that you have to have money in a Thai bank for 3 months first but I also read you cannot do this if here as a tourist.

Is anyone able to advise the best way to get this done? Pay for visa agency or is it possible to do myself? Do I have to be out of the country to arrange? I am able to transfer 800,000 thb into a Thai bank account if I can open one.

I'm sure this question has been asked many times before but it's all very confusing when trying to arrange for the first time.

Any help would be appreciated 😀

Can anyone suggest me a reliable yet affordable School or agency for getting a thai ED visa.

I am looking for a thai Ed 6 months visa. Can I do it while in Thailand with a tourist visa or I must apply for the ed visa from my country?

Quick question...to get a Non-O volunteer visa, one can either get that prior to their initial entry into Thailand, OR, they can come in on a tourist visa and then convert to the Non-O volunteer in-country, that right, or no?

Hi

I am Canadian,63 years old,will go to Thailand on 60 days tourist visa.When in Thailand will convert tourist visa into non O retirement visa.I will use affidavit of income from Canadian consulate in Bangkok to prove my finances.

When do I need to show this affidavit?

1) when applying for my first non O visa

2) my first extension of non O visa (90 days after receiving non O visa))

3) when applying AND than when extending my first non O visa.

If it is #3, timing of getting affidavit will be very important since affidavit from Canadian consulate is valid for only 90 days.

( I contacted them) Thank you

Hi all, i am in Thailand with a normal 30 days tourist visa and a big company in Bangkok want to employe me as a tunnelling specialist for several projects: how i can do to apply for a working visa if this company give me all requered documents like an invitation letter ecc? Do i have to exit the country or i can switch the tourist visa to working visa directly here in Thailand?

Does anyone have a cheat sheet for converting a tourist visa to Non O > Retirement extension? US passports.

And then the process for my wife who is under 50 to come in as a dependent?

I'm almost more confused after coming back from the immigration office in Bangkok. I have the money deposited, They need an official letter from Bangkok Bank stating that the money came from overseas and said I should go to the Silom branch? I went to a different branch previously and they were confused by what I was asking for.

I'm assuming that once I have the retirement extension that's when I need to leave the country with my wife and visit the embassy and apply for her dependent visa, correct?

Hi

If someone changes Tourist to Non O....when does 90 day report start? As there were no 90 day reports on tourist visa.

Does anyone have the experience of converting the Tourist Visa to Guardian Visa- Non Immigrant O ?

How much does it cost?

And which is the best agency to do it?

Please help me and recommend.

Thanks 😊

We tried to convert our tourist visa to a non-O visa at Maesai for retirement visa but we're told they can't do it for South Africans. Are there any retired South Africans out there that can help?

I have a friend who wants a 1 year Thai visa with a work permit. How can he apply for a visa? Here too tell me the information