Hi, my wife and I are planning to move to Chiang Mai in January 2026. I am 52 and am going to apply for Non OA visa here in the UK. My wife however is 45 (she is also a UK citizen) and doesn’t qualify for a retirement visa. Am I right in thinking she would apply for a non O visa as a dependant here in the UK, the travel with me to Thailand and apply for an extension of the O at immigration in Thailand during her 90 day stay. Am I missing something obvious? We have all the financial means so that’s not an issue. Any advice would be welcome.

If you start the first year with a Non OA visa, how easy is it to transfer the second year to a Non O visa.

Any Non OA retirement visa holders here that can recommend which of the listed approved Health Insurance companies i should look at?

I know it's a cash grab no matter what.

I have a Non OA retirement Visa.

Will be retuning for first time after visiting USA.

What is the process?

I mean - we land and I go through immigration.

They stamp me as returned to Thailand.

This starts my clock over again and I now have 90 days to check in again.

Am I correct?

What about the TM30?

For Non OA visa one year , when you are in bkk do you still need to report your self to immigration every 90 days ? If yes in person or online ?

Hello

Can someone explain the difference in a Non O and a Non AO visa please?

It seems a lot less hassle applying for a Non O as don't need police check or insurance.

I'm 57 so hoping the Non O is the way to go.

I don't have a bank account and can see from other posts that it not possible to get on in visa exempt now.

With a Non O visa is it an easy process to open a Bank account to convert it to 12m?

Thanks

I have a non OA visa and in about 2 weeks I have my first 90 days - so I need to visit immigration, can someone tell me what I need to take with me ?

Best regards Erik

I arrived in Bangkok with a Non OA based on retirement (US) with a visa issue date of March 20th 2024 and visa expiration date is March 19th 2025. I have a single re-entry permit with a valid date until March 14th 2025

If I leave Thailand on March 3rd and return on March 10th from Vietnam by air, what date would my new stamp be good for? I have read somewhere that if I have a health insurance plan good for another year I will receive another year of validity on the same Non OA visa in Thailand.

Furthermore I read that I would NOT need to have 800,000 Baht in my Thai bank account.

Could you please confirm my thoughts that I can leave, return and get another year stay as long as I have health insurance.

Many thanks.

Hello! I have a NON OA retirement visa and my wife has the trailing spouse visa. Both our visas expire on January 8, 2025. We are both out of Thailand and unable to come back to Thailand before January 8, 2025. Can we renew our NON OA visa outside of Thailand in our country of citizenship (UK , Canada)? Or what are possible options?

TIA

Currently resident of Philippines. Planning to go to Manila Thailand Embassy for retirement visa - 73 yo, retired. Any recommendations for long term resident visa? We have health insurance from Cigna