Braulio Escobar an opinion from a millionaire, I'm guessing?

David Perrelet I think that you directed your response to the wrong person

BarGirlsForOldFarangs please, none of us want to hear your life story

@John *********

so if you 'play dumb' with Immigration Officers, you can get them to do the hard work for you 🤔 🤣

Surya Llwynog forget about whether the Visa Exempt will be reduced from 60 to 30 days. Nobody can say when it will happen or even if it will. The new government hasn't said anything about it since they were elected. It will take time for them to go through all the processes before it will become Law, if it ever does. It will likely be a few months away yet. Just plan your trip at the moment based on Visa Exempt being 60 days, because nobody has a Crystal Ball, that is going to accurately predict the future for you. When the time comes, if you need an Extension on your Visa Exempt stay, just go to the nearest Immigration Office.

Neil Fowell since all Thai Embassies went to the eVisa system, Multi-entry Non-O visas no longer exist. It's either a Non-O and yearly Extension of Stay, or buying single Non-O's as needed.

Paul Bengtsson maybe because not everyone needs a Visa 🙄

FamilyPacker this questionis now being asked 2-3 times per week in the past few weeks, from the posts that I've seen. It's getting somewhat annoying that people keep asking a question that cannot be answered by this group or any other Fb group, rather than checking Thai Immigration or MFA websites.

This IS the best answer I've seen.

Peter H Bates do you know what the word "Exempt" means? One word that could replace it is "excused", so Visa Exempt means being excused from the need for purchase a Visa 🙄

Q1: How long do you plan to be back in Australia for?

Q2:Do you already have a Thai bank account in your name only?

If you answer yes to question 2, you can apply for the Non-O inside Thailand, but as

@John *********

said, you'll have to stay in Thailand until the visa is approved. If you answered no, then you should apply for the visa in Australia, through the Thai Consulate if you will be in NSW, or the Thai Embassy if you will be anywhere else in Australia. Then when you return to Thailand and open a Thai bank account in your name only (if you don't already have that), and deposit your 800k+Baht asap. The initial Non-O Visa allows you 90 days stay upon entry. As soon as your 800k Baht has been sitting in your Thai bank account for 60 days, you can go to the nearest Immigration Office and apply for a one year Extension of Stay.

Applying for the Visa in Australia, you're probably going to need to allow something like two weeks for the approval.

Opening a bank account in Thailand now, is pretty much impossible unless you have a long term Visa, such as a Non-O