Edin

Minor correction: I meant either Vientiane or Penang

Many thanks for the informative reply email . In fact many of my friends refer to the O type visa erroneously as retirement visa, which is quite incorrect - apologies

You have mentioned relevant information about things can be done in Vietnam or Penang . Allow my to save this piece of Information for my own record- I am aware of the requirements for the O type visa

Best regards

Hi and thanks for the reply . I guess what I refer to is the Retirement Visa for applicants over the age of 50 year

Hello, All!

Allow me a follow up on a previous comment I posted here a while back reg. getting a Thai visa from Dubai, for US citizens. The consulate here, apart for not being able to issue a long stay visa, all other types of visas- including one month stay, which I was aiming at, are non- extendable once you entered Thailand. Meaning, you need to leave after one month regardless and apply for a new visa I dont recommend getting the visa from here unless you are going for strictly tourism or business. If I am not mistaken, these rules seem to apply only for applicants in the Middle East.

I may go back to the US to apply for a long stay visa or try from adjacent countries to Thailand

Best regards

What do you mean when you say "long stay visa"

I would help if you could say what you are seeking to achieve.

Hello, All!

Allow me a follow up on a previous comment I posted here a while back reg. getting a Thai visa from Dubai, for US citizens. The consulate here, apart for not being able to issue a long stay visa, all other types of visas- including one month stay, which I was aiming at, are non- extendable once you entered Thailand. Meaning, you need to leave after one month regardless and apply for a new visa … I don’t recommend getting the visa from here unless you are going for strictly tourism or business. If I am not mistaken, these rules seem to apply only for applicants in the Middle East.

I may go back to the US to apply for a long stay visa or try from adjacent countries to Thailand

Best regards

Many thanks for your prompt reply . I was informed that the initial granting of stay of 30 days ( perhaps I have mistakenly referred to it as visa on arrival) at the airport can be extended up to 90 days prior to any border run . Also they confirmed that 'land' re-entry for Americans will win them 30 days and not 15 days

A 30 day visa exempt entry can only be extended once for 30 days at immigration. At the end of that 60 days you would have to leave the country to get a new entry.

When you mentioned a long stay visa was that a OA long stay visa for retirement?

Did you ask about getting a single entry tourist visa?

Hi There,

Thanks for the relevant question. In fact, I have precisely went for the O A long stay, retirement visa but to my surprise the consulate did not know about it! When I showed the young lady there the Form, she said she had never seen it, and went inside to enquire. She came back saying that these types of visas are given in other countries and suggested – as the below commentator kindly mentioned, to get in the US or other countries.

It seems that the consulate in Dubai is custom-tailored to serve Middle Easterners and people from the sub-continent (India).

I decided to apply for the 6 months (multiple), and then I will do the paper work once I’m settled there.

Many thanks for your prompt reply . I was informed that the initial granting of stay of 30 days ( perhaps I have mistakenly referred to it as visa on arrival) at the airport can be extended up to 90 days prior to any border run . Also they confirmed that 'land' re-entry for Americans will win them 30 days and not 15 days

Have been to the Thai consulate in Dubai for the long stay visit visa . They do not issue visas for longer than 6 months - for US citizens. You need to be resident of Dubai with work contract to get it . The hinted, however, it would be better to enter with a visa on arrival and do the border runner every 90 days .