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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Sorry if I annoy anyone …

Due to fly Sun 15 with Emirates - Phuket-Dubai-London Stanstead.

It’s likely it will be cancelled and we would prefer to continue spending our money in Thailand.

We have Non O Visas (Retirement). What are the chances of:

1. An extension to one year ( late I know). We have proof of income statements (UK Bank) and other forms all ready. Is there a tactic we can use apart from being old and a bit teary ha ha!

2. 30 day extension - are they likely to renew?

3. 7 day extension worst case?

We don’t want to spend 5-6 thousand pounds getting back to UK when we don’t need to. Any positive advice please.

Just checking

We married in The Netherlands and want to register our marriage in Thailand too. Than I can base the yearly extention of a Non-immigrant O visa on our marriage. I had our marriage certificate legalized here in The Netherlands by the MFA and the Thai embassy. So far so good.

I found a translator in Bangkok who will do the registration at the MFA in Bangkok. For that I will provide here with the legalized marriage certificate, a legalized copy of my passport by the Dutch embassy, a copy of the Thai identity card of my spouse and his Tabien Baan. The translator will send the registered document to our address in Phitsanulok. Than I will register our marriage at the municipality (Amphur). I was told that I should insist to keep the original marriage certificate for Immigration, the Amphur should keep a copy. I hope this goes well. Anyone who has experience with this?

Having done all this, after two months of stay I can ask Immigration for extension of my visa, based on our marriage. My Thai spouse has a bank account with more than 400,000 baht, so I don't need a bank account of my own. At least that's what Immigration told me in April when we were there. But if necessary I can open a bank account of my own with a Certificate of Residence, to be provided by Immigration. To be sure, I will check again with Immigration after our arrival.

For the extension next year we will not have 400,000 baht any more on my spouses bankaccount, we will use the money for a house (to assure my rights, we will register an Usufruct agreement for as long as I live). But the Dutch embassy can provide an affidavit about my pension, that's enough. Just to be sure, I will also check this with Immigration.

Anyone any comment? Did I miss something? Thank you.

Hello, is this the right group to get info about non O retirement visa? I am at the beginning of the process and need more info. Thanks for any help

A friend of mine wants to come to Thailand

We want to look into digital nomad visa

She would like 6 months in Thailand and 6 months home country

And direction will help ie. Links advice me im here on a non o marriage

But i think ive seen DTV visa?

I'm currently living in thailland I studied 1 year Thai language ... And I want to change my visa to DTV VISA

1) is the 500k THB should be in a Thai bank account or a foreign bank account is also acceptable ?

2) my online business is registered with my company in my original country , can I use my company bank account for the 500k proof?

3) we are 2 people in this company can we both apply for DTV VISA ?

Is it possible to enter Thailand on a VOA and then start the retirement visa process? (not possible to get E-Visa or Non-O before entering Thailand). US retirement age couple.

My goal is a September 24' arrival to Thailand to apply for retirement visa. I will meet the age and income requirements. What visa should I apply for coming into country to ease this process. I was told coming in on visa exempt tourist or 60 day tourist isn't recommended. Do I need any other documentation from home. My thought was hire an agent for first time and learn process to do on my own in future years. I'll be coming from USA. I've read about needing law enforcement back ground checks etc being required. Should I bring that also? Thanks for any tips.

Good afternoon,

I am visiting Chiang Mai with tourist visa and I have only one month vacation. I want to change my visa to Non-immigrant O visa. I have some questions about the required documents:

1- Do I need a tenancy contract for one year or just TM30 registration receipt from a hotel room with one month period of stay?

2- is one month enough for the process to get the 90 days Non-immigrant O visa?

Thank you so much for your help

Pete Atkinson posted in another thread

I'm splitting it out because while it's about a retirement extension it's not related enough to stay in there.

My retirement extension was refused yesterday because I moved the 800K from one bank account to another (same bank in Thailand) for about a month, and then back to the original Fixed Deposit account. The original account dropped below 400K when I did that. But total deposits never dropped below 800K. I was told to leave and re-enter. Are there other options?