Hi, I’m asking on behalf of a friend.

He’s a 70-year-old UK citizen with about £80k in savings in his UK bank account. He’s been with his Thai partner for 12 years, but they’re not legally married. They both live in tge UK and are willing to relocate.

From what I understand, a Non-O visa based on staying with Thai family requires a marriage certificate, which he doesn’t have.

The Non-O- A retirement visa (1 year) seems to require a lot more paperwork.

So my question is: how can someone in his situation apply for an initial 90-day Non-O visa from the UK if they’re not married? Can he apply based on retirement only (over 50), or would he need a different visa first?

Thanks in advance for any advice 🙏

Hi there.

I’m sure this question has been asked before. My apologies, techy stuff not my skill set, unable to find answer.

I have been to Thailand 3-4 times since August 24. Arrived visa free, always departed within the allowed time frame.

I arrived this current time on 9th December (UK citizen) 60 day visa free. I would like to stay an extra 30 days. First time not wanted any additional time on previous entries.

Where? How do I go. I’ll be in Bangkok (meanwhile travelling around) on 26th-27th February.

The location right building (please) would be great. Go to right place first time.

Hours and days of business.

What documents do I take? Passport, money, photos, proof of accomodation I believe. Is a copy of my booking.com booking sufficient proof for evidence of where I’m staying.

Cost?

If and I hope I do, get all the above correct, is my additional 30 days pretty much automatic? Once again I’ve never applied for any kind of extension in the past. I have never wish to manipulate, fiddle the visa system. Jist this one time, not a regular thing that I believe Thai authorities are looking more deeply at.

Apologies for boring questions. Any and all help mightily appreciated.

Regards to all.

Hi All

Thanks for the add.

We intend to retire to Hua Hin around April 2027 and we are visiting on holiday in March 2026 for three weeks.

Is there anything I can do during our holiday in March to help with the retirement in 2027.

We will both be 62 on retirement and both UK citizens.

Any advise would be appreciated.

I want to visit Thailand for 3-4 months. I don't have 800,000 baht in the bank! What is the best visa/visa renewal combination for me as a UK citizen? I am happy to leave for a neighbouring country and return.

Thanks

Hi folks, could I get a DTV if I book some dental work to be done in Thailand? Is relatively easy, simple?

I'm in and from the U.K.

Thankyou in advance for any helpful replys

Hey everyone 👋

I’m a UK citizen and own a US LLC, looking to apply for the Digital Nomad (DTV) visa.

Does anyone know a good agency that can assist with the process? Preferably one that’s responsive and trustworthy 🙏

Also, quick question — my LLC income goes into a business account with Mercury, and I don’t pay myself personally into my UK account.

Would that be an issue for the DTV application?

Hi all, need a bit of advice, I am planning a visit to Hanoi, I am from the UK. Can I apply for a Retirement non O visit at the Thai Embassy in Hanoi? I don’t want to travel back to the UK

DTV Approved! Big thanks to everyone here for the advice 🙏 Thought I’d share my experience:

* UK passport holder, sole trader running an online business.

* Applied in HCMC on 9th Sept. Sent: business + personal bank statements, a 4-page PDF of old socials, Shopify reports (turnover + sales last 2 years), a few supplier invoices, and scans of passport/exit stamps. All the other basic stuff they ask for on initial aplication.

On 15th Sept they asked for 6 months of salary slips (which I don’t have). I instead:

* Highlighted all transfers from my business to personal account over 6 months.

* Added a short cover letter explaining I take drawings instead of a salary + screenshot of £12k savings (~518,800 THB). Made sure the screenshot included the date and time on my computer.

* Combined everything into one PDF (important tip: keep each requested section as a single PDF).

They also wanted photos of every passport page (even blank ones) with proof of date/time. Couldn’t find a newspaper and spent far too long walking round Ho Chi Mihn looking for one 🤣 so I used a coffee shop receipt showing date/time next to the pages, again combined into one PDF.

📌 Timeline:

* Applied: 9 Sept

* Extra docs requested: 15 Sept

* Approved: 18 Sept 🎉

Thanks again for all the posts in this group, really helped.

If anyone has any questions about my application that might help please ask.

Hi everyone,

I’m wondering if anyone can help us, my husband and I are both UK citizens and have been here in Thailand for nearly 3 months.

We got married earlier this month and will be applying for DTV. Our visas expire on July 30th so will need to leave Thailand to apply for our DTV.

We have our legal Thai marriage certificate, does anyone know if this is ok to use as proof for me to join him on his DTV or does the certificate need to be translated back into English?

We will also add our 3 young children to the DTV as well.

Many thanks in advance for any advice :)

Hi, have tried google but got conflicting answers, am curious about the digital nomad visa. Will soon be working remotely for a UK company, am a British citizen, want to move to Thailand. Does the 180 days mean you can only stay 180 days in a single year? Or does it mean you have to do a border run every 180 days?