Hi, advice please. 🙏

My fiancee and I are looking at getting married in Thailand sometime this year. (she is Thai, I am British).

What visa should I have before I can change it to the marriage visa? (is it non-immigrant OA ?)

Also, can I open a bank account with a non-immigrant OA visa?

I'm pretty confused about what I should have, can't have, do this, do that!

We just want to get married, and for me to move to Thailand 😊

Hey everyone! I'm currently looking to relocate to Chiang mai come mid to end of April and would like to get the 12 month education visa process started as soon as possible.

For those who have done an education Visa, is it possible to start the process while still in America or would I have to fly there first on a tourist visa and then get the process started? Any tips/tricks would help tremendously. Thank you in advance!

I arrived here the 29th of November on a 60 day tourist visa. I would like to get a 1 year retirement visa. Do I have to get the 90 day Non O first? When do I need to go to immigration?

Yesterday I finally applied for my one year retirement visa here in the Korat immigration office and it went ok. I am Australian and deposited the required 800,000 in my K-bank a week earlier. The only hiccup was the bank statement and updated passbook that both had to be issued from the bank the day of application. Meaning i had to go back to the bank and get new ones and rush back to immigration. I did offer to show a credit advice as proof that the funds were from abroad, but they said they did not need it.

Everyone was polite and helpful, but some confusion initially about what happens next.

I arrived in Bangkok on October first and got the 45 day exemption. Eventually after I had paid and submitted my application, I was told that they would not stamp me today, but that I come back on Nov 11, 3 days before the 45 day exemption expires, and I would be stamped for 90 days, presumably allow the 800,000 to “cook” for the required two months. After the 90 days I will get my one year visa.

I can leave Thailand during those 90 days if of course I get a reentry visa.

I am pretty satisfied with this outcome as it stands and I just want to thank this group and those who gave me some advice earlier 🙂

Hello everyone,

I am going to attend a 2-month meditation retreat in Thailand.

This will be my first trip abroad. I am confused with the information found on google.

1. Please help me in understanding the steps involved in getting a visa .

1. What documents shall I have?

1. Do I need to book flight ticket first or not?

1. Do I have to get an insurance?

1. Anything else you have to suggest?

p.s. 1. I have an Indian passport.

2. I have tentative dates for my trip.

My experience of applying to change from visa exempt to non-O (retirement). Thanks to Todd and others I completed the first step of my application for a non-O visa. For anybody that is new to the process at Chiang Mai immigration I'll share my experience yesterday (22nd July).

Go through the COVID screening station and get a "screened" sticker. If you don't know which forms you need go to the information window inside the main immigration building.

Once you have the correct forms and any other documentation, go to the seating area outside the building covered with a canopy. An immigration officer will check your paperwork, if it's in order you'll get a card with number. Go back to the information window inside the main building and give card. Your papers will be checked again and then you get a queue ticket. Wait for your number to be called.

I had a glitch of my own making, I was called to the window to change my visa exception stamp to a non-O visa (retirement). The immigration officer told me that I needed to extend the visa exception for 30 days, since it expired less that than the 21-days required. She told me that if I got the extension, they could process my non-O application on the spot.

I now have my receipt to go back and pick-up the 90-day non-O visa on 17th August.

The Chiang Mai Immigration staff were very helpful. Thanks again to Todd and others for their great advice. I've attached the requirements I received from Chiang Mai Immigration in case it's useful to others.

Hello group,

Can anyone point me out to the process of getting back to Thailand with a Special Tourist Visa? I landed back in the USA after 5 years yesterday, and already want to leave after getting a taste of the "freedom" here.

Perhaps, can anyone share a step-by-step guide if available? I'm in Miami, FL right now. The Thai consulate here doesn't seem to be active, and there's no information about the new visa schemes in their webpage.

Thank you. 🙏

will be applying for retirement visa (first time) within a month. Can someone please provide informations on what steps are to follow for this. As this may be a recurring event, i therefore do not wish to procure a Visa Agent ( 20+K fee)

1. Assume i have 800K in bank for 3 months.

2. Forms for 3 months ?

3. Evidence of money in bank ? Letter from Bank ? self photocopy of bank book ?

thanks.