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Brandon ************
Did you not check the requirements of the visa before you started applying? The website of the embassy you're using should have them.
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They should be able to convert in Thailand if you enter as a tourist, but you need to ask Duke this question. There are other factors involved, so the answer will not be the same for everyone and every case.
Brandon ************
You should be handing your visa over along with your passport every time, not waiting for them to ask you.
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I'm hearing that we should turn anonymous posting back on 😉
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@Richie ***************
exactly. This being his return trip after he spent 6 months in Thailand without a visa and then flew out for a day and back or something similar. There's a reason they don't include that stuff in their posts.
Brandon ************
It's not that unusual. Embassies and immigration occasionally ask for proof of a fully paid reservation, flight or hotel, for various things. Just book a refundable ticket and be done.

Pretty obvious this person was already on thin ice to be asked for onward travel to begin with.
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@Stephen ********
I've used the site dozens of times to take screenshots to help people. It has never crashed on me once. Are you trying it on a computer?

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Brandon ************
No. You need to show money in a Thai bank account in order to convert to a non-O visa, and you cannot open a bank account as a tourist. If you are going to Thailand in December, then apply for the non-O visa from the Thai embassy online before you travel. That may allow you to open the bank account on your trip.
Brandon ************
Depends on if they use your actual address. If they use a different address is could prevent you from filing at your actual address online.
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@Floyd *****
because that's your responsibility to know. Same as immigration in every other country