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QUESTIONS

What are the yearly costs associated with maintaining retirement or long-term visas and what should expats expect to pay for healthcare coverage in Thailand?

15 comments

4 years ago

What are the steps to obtaining a non-o retirement visa and extensions in Thailand?

14 comments

3 years ago

Can my 45-year-old wife come as my dependent on a Thai retirement visa?

6 comments

4 years ago

COMMENTS

Can I enter Thailand on a one-way flight ticket and book a return flight later?

Chris *******

Here is the correct answer for tourists.

All tourist require the 3 proofs:

1 proof of exit - usually flight out

2 20k baht or equivalent in CASH

3 proof of accommodation

You may never be asked but can be if they are deciding to let you in or not.

The airline is usually the one that could require it.

7 days ago

What visa should I use for scuba diving courses in Thailand, and how can I extend my stay legally?

Chris *******

There is no visa applicable for scuba diving.

You will have to do tourist and then bounce.

7 days ago

Can I apply for a second Non-Immigrant ED Visa for Thai language courses after previously holding one?

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@Katharina ******

sorry they're wrong.

8 days ago

Can I apply for a second Non-Immigrant ED Visa for Thai language courses after previously holding one?

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@Katharina ******

the immigration office has all the same information in the system.

A visa needs to be transferred between passports, it does not automatically get moved into a new passport.

9 days ago

Can I apply for a second Non-Immigrant ED Visa for Thai language courses after previously holding one?

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@Katharina ******

new passport does nothing.

Everything is connected through Biometrics.

They know you're history.

10 days ago

Can I switch agents when renewing my retirement visa in Thailand?

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@Nick ***********

that would be a specific office that did that for whatever reason.

That is an anomaly.

Find it very hard to believe, but T.I.T.

10 days ago

Can I switch agents when renewing my retirement visa in Thailand?

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@Kenneth ***

the original post did not use his own money, the agent did.

10 days ago

Can I switch agents when renewing my retirement visa in Thailand?

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@Benjamin ******

no you cannot, as you did not have the funds for the original visa/extension.

You cannot provide the necessary financial evidence.

They would need an agent to continue that cycle.

That is the agent hamster wheel.

The only way to "fix it" is to break it and start over again with the real financial proof.

10 days ago

Is it possible to obtain a 15-month visa in Thailand and what are the conditions?

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@Brandon ***********

OMG his reply may be a candidate for the most wrong ever!

10 days ago

Can I include my children in my Non-O visa in Thailand or do they need to do visa runs?

Chris *******

If they are

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thai, you will leave them on "overstay" until you fix their Thai citizenship.

It has no bearing on your status.

11 days ago