@Graham *****

Right. I did not check his country before. I don't know if UK allows asking a NON imm. OA multiple times (every 2 year I meen) 🤷‍♂️

The only thing I remember reading is that not every country gives you a NON imm OA visa every time. You have to check this with the Thai Embassy in y'r home country.

@Brian ********

Don't think so concerning the last bit. After that second year (need a re-entry permit if you want to leave and come back) you can ask for a year extension (with health insurance of the whole period of that year extension). So the only difference between a year extension based on NON imm. OA and NON imm O is that health insurance requirement.

@Lester ********

To be sure: TM30 is not the same as a Residence Certificate. Good luck !

@Eric **************

On y'r picture, there is NO re-entry permit.

@Kevin *********

Aha, there are 2 different visa's they call long stay. The non imm O-A indeed, but here we talk about a non imm. O, so without the 'A' ! That's maybe the misunderstanding. With the non O-A you immediately can stay for a year. Also 1 extra year with a border hop just before that first year expires, when you have y'r healthcare insurance covered for that year.

@Kevin *********

Many people use the word 'visa' or 'renewal' when they actually have or talking about a year extension.

@Kevin *********

I think there is a bit misunderstanding between the words 'Visa' and 'year extension'. When you have a visa (non imm. O), you can enter Thailand for 90 days. When you entered, y'r visa is void. It gets a stamp in red 'USED'. So you don't have a visa anymore. To get this visa in y'r home country, you can use y'r home country bank for income verification. After e.g. 60 days in Thailand, you ask for a year extension at Thai imm. The first time you do this only then you need 800k฿ in a Thai bank account. But it also has to be there already 2 months before ! So when you enter Thailand, you have to open a Thai bank account as quick as possible and put 800k฿ in it. Then, if you want to change it to 65k฿ a month for the second year extension instead of the 'locked' 800k฿, also start transfering (international) 65k฿ a month. Then this second year extension you can use (bankstatement) these 12 transfers of 65k฿, to get it and only then you can take out y'r 800k฿.

@Stuart ********

I read somwhere, e.g. BKK only gives it to you after first 90 days reporf.

@Asokā *********

Watch out. 12th is a Thai holiday. Also watch out, you need a re-entry permit (form TM8) to keep y'r year extension alive when you come back. Also can do this on the airport but need some more time.