Chris Chan . . . ."to get the extension of 1 year visa?" . . . . you do not get any extension of the visa. The visa itself becomes invalid & expired when you enter Thailand on it. when you enter, you get stamped in for a 90-days stay permit. And this stay permit you can get extended for 1 year. It will be a "1-year stay permit" and not a "1-year visa"

The statement that Thailand's immigration regulations allow individuals aged 18 to 49 to apply for a student visa (ED Visa) is accurate. However, comments indicate that individuals over 50 are generally encouraged to apply for a retirement visa instead of an ED visa, as immigration offices may prefer this option for those qualifying based on age.

@Cris *****

Immigration is not very famous for correct English. You got stamped in for a 90-days stay permit when you entered Thailand on a 90-days Non-Imm-O THAI FAMILY visa, the visa itself expired when you entered. What you got issued on Immigration is a "1-year Extension of temporary stay permit based on being married to a Thai wife". You are not on a visa any more, you are inside Thailand on an "extended" stay permit. And this 1-year stay permit needs to be applied for, again, every year. Best is to just don't touch the 400,000 THB deposit, just let it sit in the account, you need it again sitting there for a minimum of 2 months before you apply for the next 1-year extension. And be careful, some Immigrations out there make their own rules and ask for a 3-months seasoning of the 400K

I reckon you wanted to say: I entered on a 90-days Non-imm-O retirement visa and missed the deadline for the application to the "1-year Extension of the Stay Permit based on Retirement" ? Because you can't ever miss to apply for a Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa, because you can literally apply for it every day 🙂

well, it is an unusual way to achieve a 90 days stay permit - because many people can get the same out of a free-of-costs visa-exempt entry and a 1900 THB extension for 30 more days. I reckon it is the continuous 90-days stay that is attracting you (no need to visit Immigration) . . well, it is as Brandon quoted - you can get it as long as the embassy where you apply is willing to issue the visa consecutively within a short span of time. As there are more than 6 months in between, I reckon you will be fine

if you got a 90-days Non-Imm-O visa type, you cannot extend it for one month. You need to exit Thailand and re-enter visa-exempt, which will get you stamped in for 60 days. Entry allowance or denial however is connected to your overall entry history in the recent 365 days - if you have too many visa-exempt entry stamps in your passport, an Immigration official might think you are misusing touristic entries for a longstay. So it's advised to be prepared to show the three proofs: accomodation for a few nights, 20,000 THB or equivalent in cash, and an onward travel proof out of Thailand within the 60 days you will get stamped in

Just take a minute and rethink if you REALLY want a METV issued as fast as possible after you have applied for it

I would email the embassy after submitting the application and kindly ask them to issue the visa as close as possible to my flight date to Thailand . . .

. . . because I want to lose as little as possible of the 6 month visa validity days, which start on the day the METV gets issued

Think first!

@Anna ********

I just thought it is worth while to know what's out there in the bush

@Anna ********

okie dokie

@Anna ********

I do not recommend to hibernate in Thailand for 5-6 months without having secluded a health insurance contract.

Thus, the mandatory insurance for a Non-Imm-O/A visa can be a foreign insurance in the first 2 years you can theoretically get out of a Non-O/A visa.

It doesn't make any difference as long as you do not change it to an "extension of Stay" because at this point Thai Immigration does not accept a foreign insurance any more. For the extension, they will only acknowledge tgia-listed Thai private insurances. . . . .

worth to mention:

there is a health insurance company in Germany that will re-imburse the one-year fee, if you get insured for one year but leave Thailand before 6 months are over. You send in your flight ticket and they will re-imburse 6 months worth of fee.

You use the one-year insurance to apply for and enter Thailand on the Non-Imm-O/A visa, but you will leave before 180 days are expired

. . . a real smart move. You keep the 800,000 THB in your home bank. I personally know people who do this every year, they only hibernate for 6 months - but on a 365-days Non-O/A visa 😎