@Philip ****

You cannot convert from OA to O inside Thailand. You would need to leave (without a re-entry permit so that the "second year" stamp would lapse) and either apply for an O visa in another country OR re-enter on a tourism visa and apply in country for the O visa. Alternatively, in the last 30 days of the OA "second year" you can apply for a 12 month extension at an immigration office.

@Henrik ***

"There have been talks"? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Matthew ********

You can get a 60-day tourist visa from the embassy there, OR come in after October 1st with no visa and you'll get stamped in for 45 days which you can extend a further 30 days

Easy if you're eligible. You'll have to apply through Sydney Consulate, not Canberra Embassy, which you can do online and visa will be pre-approved but you will still need to send your passport to Sydney

@Sam *****

With a Masters degree in History, I believe a straightforward TEFL course will bring you up to speed

Do you have a degree in teaching?

@Rc ******

All tourism extensions are 30 days for 1900 baht

If you have a multi-entry tourist visa you can stamp out/in as many times as you like during the six validity period. However a single-entry, as has been pointed out, expires as soon as it is used.

@Brandon ****

There are a number of different "retirement" visas. The OA is a multi-entry visa with a 12-month validity. During that 12 months you can leave and enter as many times as you like (hence the multi-entry label). You do NOT need a re-entry permit for any entries within the 12 month validity. You carry out a border bounce when you are a few days off the expiry date of the visa, and upon re-entry you are stamped in for a further 12 months. Your visa has now expired, but you can remain in Thailand up until the expiry date of the entry stamp. During this period you are also free to leave and re-enter as many times as you like. HOWEVER, during this "second year" you WILL need a re-entry permit each time you enter. You can get a multi entry permit which will be dated up until the expiry of your entry stamp. A single re-entry permit will cost 1000 baht, a multi-entry is 3800 baht, so you calculate how many times you will be leaving/re-entering during that 12 month period to calculate your best value for money

The scheme finishes on that date. No new applications