I have been requested by a non member friend to seek the group's guidance on an issue concerning the conversion of their existing 12 month approval of extension to stay in Thailand. The original visa granted to the holder was Non Immigrant OA on the basis of retirement.

The holder of this E o.S would now like to convert the category of his visa to that of Non Immigrant "O", thereby removing the requirement for the pre requisite Insurance.

Can any members enlighten us as to the feasibility of this change, preferably a member who has had direct experience of this type of conversion.

The IO that this request would be made through would be the Surin, Isaan office.

The holder of this extension of stay has been renewed several times without any issue.

The person would now like to not need to carry the burden of the required insurance coupled with the O A category

Hi guys I am hoping to get some help/advice.

My boyfriend wants to do a Muay Thai Visa in Pattaya or Phuket.

He is in Australia now and wants to come here as soon as possible.

The immigration in Australia offers student visas so he would like to choose Muay Thai as his course.

We can’t find anything about a list of Muay Thai gyms that offer the training through an education visa.

We don’t want to pay for the agency as it is costly and it is only a few hundred dollars for him to do it from Australia.

Does anyone know this process or have any experience doing the Muay Thai Visa?

Thanks for your help in advance. Please comment or inbox me 😊

Can I enter Thailand visa exempt and change to retirement based on marriage?

what is the minimum amount of months you need for travel insurance coverage before you submit your application for the COE? I also wanted to ask while on the tourist visa, is it easy to switch that visa into a working visa?