* Ive been onto the Thai Canberra website and saw only a single entry O visa available. Ive searched the forums also.

Can anyone advise me please of their most recent experiences.

I could possibly apply in Thailand if need be or Laos or wherever is best.

I know rules change and im hoping for the most up to date info.

As an Australian citizen residing at present in Melbourne, Australia with a Thai gf in Thailand. I visit her 3 times per year for one month each time. I plan on spending more time there in the future. I will eventually want a Thai bank account and avoid agents. I dont want my passport filled with 60 day visa exempts.

Is it possible to obtain a yearly "O" visa with multiple entries? If so would i apply in Thailand or Australia?(i have 400000baht). Most likely will marry in the future albeit i do not want an OA marriage visa(if im getting my terminology correct) as ive been advised its way too problematic. The OA retirement visa health insurance requirements are also problematically expensive for me as well as not wanting 800kbaht earning only 1.5%.

Thanks in advance 🙏

Are there any Aussies on here that have dealt with the Thai embassy in Sydney. If you arrive in the morning with all the required documentation will they process it that day. After a non o visa. Thanks all.

Hi folks , I always flown to Thailand from Sydney visa exempt but as I’ll retire there this time I thought I’d apply for 60 day tourist visa which can be extended a further 30 days in Thailand .So 90 days to revisit a few places and decide where is best for me .

My question is for Aussies who have applied for 60 day tourist visa in Australia.

How do I fill in arrival dates and departure dates on visa form if I’m going to apply for retirement visa in Thailand ?

Do I book flight toThai land and buy a cheap ticket to Cambodia showing departure date 30 or 60 days after arrival to satisfy visa application?

Thanks for any suggestions

We are an Aussie married couple who entered Thailand this year on an OA Visa for retirement purposes. We entered with 800k for each of us in our Thai bank accounts. Thinking on freeing this money up rather than just letting it sit there. Options I see are, one of us piggy back off the other and free up one lot of money. Another option to Trf the required 65k from our self funded pension fund in Australia via Transferwise into each of our bank accounts each month, therefore we would both keep our visas. Just wondering if this is workable and in our best interests and if so, our visa renewal is in December, what would the steps be to change over at that time. Thank you.

I'm an Aussie who plans to apply for retirement visa. Just got my 800 k Baht into local bank 2 weeks ago so I understand I cannot apply until 3 months has passed. My current tourist visa expires 25 January so must exit. Any suggestions on best strategy from here? I am renting condo in Bangkok and looking for easy border cross in any direction. And I suppose I would like to know if I can get back in with 2 month visa so will not have to exit again. I understand some visas can be extended from inside Thailand and am also curious about exit air tickets and if they are required in all circumstances. I very much appreciate your advice here.