@Andrew ******

I assume you found this information on the website of the Thai Embassy in London. You must have at least six months validity remaining on your passport to apply for a visa, and this is also a general recommendation because airlines will often deny boarding on flights to Thailand if the passport validity is shorter, based on their own policies. However, there is no specific immigration regulation in Thailand that formally requires six months validity for entry. I have personally flown with KLM from Amsterdam with a passport that had only three months validity remaining, after the airline checked with Thai immigration. Entry at land borders is possible as long as the passport is valid for at least the length of stay you are stamped in for. The only explicit immigration rule regarding passport validity is that you must have at least 30 days validity remaining to be granted a 15 day Visa on Arrival.

@Joanna *******

Ok, show it to me.

There are increasing reports of this. Many people still manage to open a bank account with a 90 day Non O visa and a residence certificate after trying several banks or branches. This puts people who are about to apply for an extension in a difficult position, and a practical way out can sometimes simply be to use an agent to help with opening the account. Agents are still able to arrange this for applicants holding a Non O visa.

If you have a full motorcycle licence from your home country and an International Driving Permit, you can convert it. Otherwise, there is no legal alternative to taking the theory exam with 50 questions, where at least 45 must be answered correctly, and completing a practical riding test on the ramp at the DLT.

@Andrew ******

Yes, as mentioned, this is primarily an airline issue, and you will also need a minimum of six months passport validity to apply for a visa. For immigration purposes, the formal requirement is that your passport must be valid for at least the full period you are stamped in for. (15 day Visa on Arrival requires a minimum of 30 days passport validity). With the expiry date of your passport, you are clearly well within the required limits.

It should be fine as long as your passport is valid for more than six months. There is no formal passport validity requirement for entry into Thailand itself, but you may be denied boarding by the airline if the remaining validity is less than six months.

You can submit the report up to one week after the due date. This is usually not a major issue until the next time you deal with immigration. I believe the standard fee for a missed 90 day report is 2,000 baht.

@Dwight *****

This isn't the right visa for you. It's for work outside Thailand. You'll need to apply for the soft power option and register at an approved institution instead.

SilverPenguin2463 Ok, as you understand, the first one-year extension after your initial 90-day visa must be based on the same grounds as the visa itself. After that, you can switch your annual extension from marriage to retirement.

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

Agreed, but since he is asking whether he has to start over with the visa process itself, I assumed that he is already on an extension, even though he also refers to it as a visa, as many people do.