A permanent residence is not a visa. If you get that, you will not need a visa anymore. That said, you should talk to your local immigration about applying for it.

Your re-entry permit kept your existing "permitted to stay" date alive. It does not extend it in any way. So if your previous stamp permitted you to stay until 20th November, that is still the date you are permitted to stay for. The IO clearly made a mistake, and you should have it corrected.

@Bryce *******

that's fair if you were informed about it when applying. I wasn't. I would have complied with it with no problem. And I will do. The thing is I took out 20k, but put them back 5 days later when they told me by chance. I have yet to see if they indeed will ask for the updated bank book. But if they do it's hardly fair when there was no information about having to keep the 400k even in the under consideration period given before it was actually too late.

@Daniel ******

those are the only ones this affect. You can only get a non o-a in your home country.

@Robert ******

sorry about that.. It's Bueng Kan office

@Vladimir *******

yes i get the point ;) And you are right it is a very small office, and none of the bosses where present that day. Mine was approved though, with the only difference that i used the 400k. He will go back tomorrow and hopefully things go smoothly then, and his current stamp is valid until 4th November, so there is still time. This topic was just to find out if he would need to get a new non-o or he could use the 60 day extension to get time to season money, in case that would turn out to be needed because they refuse to follow the rules.

I got that answer.

@Tod ********

the denial was not hypothetical. Even presented with the police order in Thai and English the IO couldn't be bothered. He demanded 400k or an affidavit (which the embassy doesn't do anymore), and could not care less about monthly income shown with international transfer. That might change when the boss is back. But thank you for the answer on the 60 day question.

Okay.. I am not one of the experts. Just thought I would help to clarify your question so the admins can give you a better answer :)

You have to make online booking in advance in Vientiane, Savanakhet is walk in.. Maybe you should clarify what type of non o you are after as that could be a lot of different visas. As I understand from your post in another group you are after the non o based on being over 50 right?

Sounds sketchy at best