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    Changes to British passport services in Thailand

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    "Your application will take at least 4 weeks from when it’s received by Her Majesty’s Passport Office in the UK."

    Slower than before.

    "Your passport and supporting documents will be returned to you by courier."

    It appears you have to submit your original passport, rather than a photocopy as currently - even though we're required to have our passport with us at all times in Thailand.

    If you follow the links it will be noted that the "old " passport is retained but copies of all pages are now required.

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    How do I extend a Non Immigrant O-A Visa

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted · Edited by Sceptict11

    mmm............excellent, Mr Bond!

    Mwah...haa...haa!

    This all sounds very possible, and can you, please, give me any corroboration with links from the M.o.F. Affairs, because I haven't seen anything about this.

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    As they say in Thailand " up to you" smile.png

    The information given is genuine.

    All "detail" is not necessarily found on an English language (translated from Thai) MoFA site.

    Someone may be able to provide the Thai language detail for you !

    non-immigrant O multiple entry visa cost

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    On a multiple entry retirement visa, is there a restriction/deadline as to how long you can be away from Thailand? Is it 90 days because I assume you still have to ‘sign-in’ every 90 days? Hope my question is clear.

    A multiple entry visa only allows for stays up to 90 days per entry unless you have an O/A visa. . No "sign in" is ever required unless one stays beyond the 90 days.

    Stay away for as long as you wish but remember the visa has a time limit beyond which it is useless.

    How do I extend a Non Immigrant O-A Visa

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    @Mario2008

    Thanks, that's very helpful. And it's what I'll do if I can't go for.............option two!

    If I could avoid going for the O-A visa at all, that would be first prize!

    @ubonjoe

    Are you saying that my wife and I could waltz into Thailand with 30-day tourist visas (no application, just turn up in Thailand with my UK and her SA passports)...

    and then go to immigration in Thailand (within the 30 days, obviously) and convert these into some sort of non-immigrant visas (presumably retirement for me and dependent for her) ??

    I opened a K-Bank account on a tourist visa when we visited Phuket in November this year and I have the 800k THB ready, so with that in the Thai account for two months before changing to non-immigrant visas, I'm good to go?

    Please don't be offended..........but given my 49% risk-averse nature, is there anywhere in the Thai Ministry of Immigration Mystery that I can verify this? I haven't seen this option in my trawlings through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website but it would be so much easier to do what you suggest, rather than police clearance, etc, etc.

    Cool, man! Thanks!

    Joe was suggesting you obtain tourist visas which allow an initial 60 day entry and are extendable for another 30.

    Ii your case applying within the last 30 days of the tourist visa for a Non "O" visa would provide another 90 days during which application for an extension of stay should be applied for. Your wife should apply for a 30 day extension to the tourist visa and seek to obtain a single entry non "O" visa in a nearby country when she nears her "permitted to stay" date. With the non "O" she can then apply for an extension based on dependency which will match yours .

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