Glad to hear you had a good experience. Some others posting here haven’t but it’s good to hear positive feedback too.

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@Andrew *******

You are obviously just in this group to show how much of an asshole you are. If someone asks for apples you tell them to buy oranges and then try to explain your misguided reasoning behind doing so.

As some idiot on here has pointed out there are options for a 1 year visa, as are options for 5,10, or 20 years. But these have very specific requirements and are not something that a typical tourist would want nor apply for.

@David ******

Completely office dependent. Some don’t care if you are returning to your main address even from overseas. Some require if returning from overseas. Some will require a new filing if you’ve stayed in a hotel or hospital for a night.

@Andrew *******

You seriously need to learn about terminology if you are going to be advising people on visa options.

Yes a one year visa exists. A 5 year visa exists. A 20 year visa exists but they are not “tourist” visas. They are long term visas for people who want to spend long term time here.

The fact that you need to be over 50, apply in your home country, have medical insurance, a police check, and a shed load of money in a bank account to get a Non OA is not something a typical tourist would do.

@Andrew *******

You are 100% correct that I am not in Thailand. I arrived in Australia today on holiday. I have however lived for the best part of the last 37 years in Thailand. I also work for immigration in Phuket. But you can think that I don’t know what I am talking about if you like.

@Andrew *******

The OP asked about a tourist visa for one year. They didn’t specify their age, where they were applying for one or whether they had a police check or a medical. Why would I suggest a visa that I have no clue whether they could or possibly couldn’t obtain?

I told them that a one year tourist visa doesn’t exist.

@Michael *******

Sorry. No clue.

@Andrew *******

A non immigrant visa is not a tourist visa. There’s various different types for varing lengths but they are not considered tourist visas.

A typical tourist visits for a week or more and returns home. They have visas for those type of people (many don’t even need a visa).

Yes a Non OA allows a stay for a year but that’s considered a “retirement” visa (one of various ones that are called that). Completely different from a tourist visa as it requires that the applicant is over 50, has health insurance, has a police background check and a medical. Not something a typical tourist would either have or could be bothered to do.