Hi everyone,

I’m Thai and my husband will need to apply for a Non-Immigrant O visa soon. We understand that we will have to leave Thailand to apply for it from a nearby country.

I’d really appreciate any recommendations on which neighboring country would be the easiest or most convenient for this process (I see on the group that Laos could be easy?)

Could anyone share their recent experiences regarding:

- Which country/embassy you used

- The application procedure (in person at the embassy or by evisa?)

- Processing time / waiting period

I have another question: an agent in Thailand told me that I can apply for an e-visa while he is in Thailand, and that once the visa is issued, he would need to leave the country and re-enter to activate it. Is that correct?

Any advice or tips would be very helpful. Thank you in advance!

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Hellooo lovely people,

I got approved in Jakarta today shortly after my interview, it took me exactly one month for entire process, applied on 23.01.2026 for workstation and waited patiently.

Thank you everyone who shared insights, really helped me a lot, I scrolled through this group a lot. Now it's time to let go Facebook haha.

Hi all, has a gone got a DTV visa without having a long term rental but a 2/3 months hotel booking confirmation?

In the application procedure seems that hotel accommodation is also accepted.

Thanks in advance!

Hi. I need some feedback. How long is the normal processing time for a DTV? I live in US.

Hello,

Apologies if the following has been asked already recently. I need to apply for Non-O visa based on marriage. I've copied a post from here a few years back and was wondering if it's still the same procedure:

- enter on a tourist visa get stamped in for 60 days

during that time GO to your immigration office with your thai husband and get the hand out listing the requirements for getting the 90 day Non-O visa based on marriage to a thai

- when you have about a month or so left on your 60 day tourist stamp GO and apply for the 90 day Non-O, pay 2000baht

you'll get a receipt that says to come back in between 14 and 20 days

- go back get the Non-O visa and a new 90 day stamp inked in

THEN you wait until you have 30 days left on that stamp

- go apply for the year extension based on marriage for 1900baht (GET the sheet from your office listing those requirements when you go back to get the Non-O inked in because they're not the same as what you just used )

You will get a 30 day under consideration stamp

- go back on that date and they will ink in the year extension

if you want to you would buy a re-entry permit (single or multiple) after you get the extension so you could come in and out during that year and not lose your extension

That's how it works going from a 60 day tourist visa to a Non-O 90 day visa and then a year extension based on marriage to a thai at your immigration office in country.

Hopefully someone can confirm that this is still the correct procedure? Also does someone have handout listing the requirements? (I'll be applying in Bangkok).

Thank you for your help!

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Simple question - I’ve come to Thailand on a 2 month tourist visa which expires Aug 1 - am wanting tk extend 30 days. If I go tomorrow (July 9) is the 30 day extension from July 9 or extended from aug1.

CAN A FIRST APPLICANT APPLY FOR ONE (1) YEAR NON B MULTIPLE.

CAN IT BE APPROVE IF ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED

I have a question for the group what kind of visa do I need to apply for if I’m on social security disability to live in Thailand and does anyone know the cost . Also how do I get started and where do I go to do it .

Hi, have got separate questions, that seem related but aren't - it is for different cases - basically one post for 2 queries for different people; Please note: all other requirements ( Bank, TM 30 etc) are in order. just need to know the actual practical way to do it with all documents in standing order:

#1: could someone kindly outline again the procedure for "change of status" from Visa Waiver 60 days - to Non-O (retirement) to be submitted at Chaeng Wattana (BKK) within at least 20 days from expiration from current stamp. What we've got as info is this: [members only] - Where is the actual application form on the Immigration Website? and does one need to submit a Queue Online appointment request too... [members only]/ - do we follow this?

#2: before expiration of the 90 days , what is the timeframe necessary to request the 12 months extension of stay ( Retirement) is to be done - one week / 7 working days sufficient?

Thanks much .