@Greg **********

Officially, you can't apply for a 60 days tourist visa without showing evidence of a return or forwarding ticket. But,as always, some requirements differ between embassies/consulates.

Brandon Thurkettle Since when is London Embassy very fast? I know people from other countries in the EU who got their visas 4-5 days after the application was submitted.

@Gary *********

It's because they want evidence of a bought return or onward ticket. And there are no problems getting a 60 days tourist visa.

Tree PlantNo return or onward ticket is needed when applying for a 90-days Non-immigrant O visa based on for example retirement or marriage.

Marty Pollard This post is about applying for a 90 days Non-immigrant O from abroad.There are no home visits when applying for annual extensions based on retirement,only for extensions based on marriage, and not even in every province.

@Henrik ****

You can actually download an eVisa application guide. It explains everything.

Why not apply for a 90 days Non-immigrant O Visa from back home? This is by far the easiest way to do it. Then you just have to make one visit (after ~60 days) to immigration for a 1 year extension.

Your post is a bit confusing. The 90 days Non-immigrant O Visa have several options,like for example retirement or marriage.

@Leigh **********

Well, your friends are wrong.Starting with a 90 days Non-immigrant O Visa based on retirement is by far the easiest way. Then you just need to extend the stay 1 year after 60 days at the local immigration office. You need a thai bank account with ฿800k 2 months prior to the day you apply for the one year extension.

If not 50 years old, you can't apply for a retirement visa. A 60 days tourist visa from back home is extendable another 30 days at the local immigration office. That gives you at least 90 days. You can also do a so called border run to a neighbouring country and get another 30 days on return. Then extend it another 30 days. That's a total of 150 days.