Simplest way is probably to get a Non O visa ‘for Retirement’ from the Thai embassy in London and then get annual Extensions of Stay from the Immigration office in Thailand.

You’ll need 800k baht in a Thai bank account for the Extension.

You’d have to get legally married first.

You can get a Non O ‘for Retirement’ from London fairly easily - all online now. You’ll need to be getting a pension or have £10k in your home bank account for 3 months. You will need insurance but travel insurance will do as long as it meets the minimum requirements. It only has to cover you for 3 months as the visa gives you that long on entry.

You will need 800k baht in a Thai bank account to get your annual extension of stay in Thailand at the end of the 3 months. You won’t need insurance for this. Some offices insist on that being there for 2 months beforehand but others don’t.

@Gábor *********

Nope. You misunderstood or spoke to wrong agents.

I paid 8000 for the Extension as I had money in bank. It would have been without. That’s pretty standard.

It depends on a few things.

Will you arrive with a Non O from your home country or just with a Tourist Visa or on Visa Exempt.

Will you have has 800k in a Thai bank account for at least 2 months?

If no money, do you already have a Bangkok Bank account?

If no Non O, no 800k and no Bangkok Bank account then it could be around baht.

If you get a Non O and have the money in bank then around 8000 baht without a reentry permit.

😂 Which they CANNOT do. If a country has switched to the Evisa system then you can’t go to the Embassy for a visa. You have to use the online system and you are only allowed to use it if you are resident in the country.

Anyway, none of this is of any help to the lady who asked the question, who I was specifically trying to help with my original, and correct, answer.

Her parents have passports from one country (eg Georgia) but currently live in another country (eg Germany). In that case they use the evisa system and need to show proof of residence in Germany to do so.

They clearly don’t want to go to somewhere like Laos just to get a visa!!!

It would be nice if people actually tried to stick to answering the actual questions in the group instead of going off on tangents just to try to show off what they THINK they know.

@Richard ********

Under the E-visa system this is NOT true. Eg in the U.K. non U.K. passport holders must show evidence of residence to apply. It states this clearly on the Embassy website. There is also a fairly lengthy list of nationalities that then have to physically go to the Embassy with that proof before they can apply.

@Richard ********

Yes, but in this case her parents aren’t going to be here and do a side trip to get a visa and an agent here won’t be if any help, as she implied when asking for one. They can’t get the visa in Thailand and a local agent won’t help. They need to apply for the visa where they live before travelling.

Context is everything - which is clearly beyond you.

@Gia ******************

They will need to apply to the Thai Embassy in their country of residence. If it is not the same as their passport country they will need proof of legal residence in that country. Many countries now use the online system to apply for visas but some do not. It depends where your parents live.

@Brandon ***********

I know plenty of people that have the money in the bank and use an agent as it’s far more convenient. Absolutely no problem if they decide to then do it themselves as the bank book shows sufficient funds. It’s a pretty usual thing to do. Everyone who uses an agent isn’t trying a dodge. Plenty do it for convenience.

It’s very unusual to do an out of province thing. 99% + of people that use agents do so where they reside.