DrJack54

You are making simple difficult. You need start over. No agent required. Exit Thailand without reentry permit. From visa exempt entry apply for Non O retirement visa at your immigration office. Subsequently apply for ongoing extensions based on retirement. No insurance requirement Process here... https://aseannow.com/topic/1311886-visa-exempt-to-retirement-extension-process-and-cost/

And you were not aware of the TDAC commenced on May 1. You require a wife to fill in simple form (online) BTW: you are not a permanent resident. Rather on annual extensions and you have a temporary permission of stay that you renew annually. In any event not what the OP is asking about.

That would be me. Not a fan of negative replies to the helpful advice you provided.

Any chance of posting entry stamp to Thailand from the e-Visa you obtained in Vientiane

As you can see. Few folk surprised the quick process. Here is part of your post earlier. Correspondence indicating approval. ...... "Please print out the attached eVisa Approval Letter and present it along with your passport to the Immigration Officer upon the arrival to The Lao PDR" I'm confused. This is a Non O to Thailand. Why present letter to "officer upon arrival to the Lao PDR". Could you post the stamp you received entering Thailand. Obviously remove any sensitive info.

For stamp transfer at CW be aware that there is new requirement. You must present your bank book to show financial compliance. Photocopy pages back to last extension and do bank book update.

Yes. If all else fails re immigration accepting marriage is bona fide then could consider obtaining Non O in eg Vientiane. Here is current thread of Non O issued day after application. https://aseannow.com/topic/1360006-non-o-visa-vientiane-laos/ However thinking you should be able to obtain the Non O at local immigration Which office?

No. For Non O application the 400k needs to be in bank on day of application. It's the subsequent 12 month extension that requires 2 month seasoning. Once married you can apply for a 60 day extension "to visit wife". Keep in mind to apply for Non O from visa exempt entry you use TM87 and require min of 15 days remaining on permission of stay. Which immigration office? Be aware current thread running where guy recently married applying for Non O told to go away and apply min 2 months after marriage. This is at CW (requirement news to me) Discussed in this thread https://aseannow.com/topic/1360022-rejected-non-o-marriage-visa-application-at-cw-because-havent-been-married-long-enough/

I'm still in shock also However in another current thread @Tod Daniels stated.... "Your best bet is to slog on over to Vientiane or Savannakhet and apply for the 90 day Non-O visa online thru a consulate there, go pay for it in person at the consulate and IF you uploaded the required documentation) the visa will be approved in less than a day after you pay (don't pay any attention to their posted 15 days processing) regular old Non-O, Non-B, Non-ED visas are approved FAST there" Hopefully more reports will be posted in future.

From the OP ... "Yes. Received the visa the next day(26 hours later). Surprisingly on a Saturday. "

Read edit to my first post.

You previously most likely had a Non O. Subsequently you have been obtaining extensions based on support Thai child. You were NOT extending your Non O you were extending your permission of stay. You have now changed what the extension is based on to retirement. Surely you would recall if you previously had obtained a Non O-A. It would be obtained in your passport country and have a host of extra requirements such as a medical, police clearance etc Edit: from your other recent thread here you obtained an extension based on retirement. Note insurance was not required. In other words you do not have a Non O-A. https://aseannow.com/topic/1356892-retirement-visa-requirements-criteria/#elControls_19710853_menu

When you exit Thailand your 90 day report is gone The clock restarts when return to Thailand. Arrival is day 1. Use calendar to work out your next due date for report which is 90 days from reentry

Not as simple as that. You mention turning 50 shortly. Plan Z is to obtain a Non O based on retirement + 12 month extensions. However that has financial requirements. An agent is an option for Non O retirement. Here is thread that discusses issues. Has links. Read post from @Liquorice https://aseannow.com/topic/1327020-extension-of-stay-based-on-having-a-thai-child/#findComment-18906524

That most likely going to be an issue. Thailand has its own view of parent in legal terms. Children born out of wedlock is the issue. Current thread running on this. https://aseannow.com/topic/1360010-changing-extension-of-stay-based-on-work-to-non-o-and-extension-based-on-having-thai-child/ In that thread a guy has Thai gf and child with her. They live together as family. Asking about obtaining extension based on parent of Thai. The norm for this occurs when a couple get divorced.

Use various borders. Use an agent minivan border run company. There is no stated limit on visa exempt via land per calendar year. Previously there was a limit of 2.

Hopefully the Non O (Thai spouse) will be approved soon. A Plan B would be to enter Thailand visa exempt and obtain the Non O at local immigration office. You would use TM87 and have a Thai bank account in your name only with 400k Edit: are you married to a Thai national?

Thread moved. This thread is not concerning visa options.

Doesn't help you however current thread here extremely quick turn around at Vientiane. https://aseannow.com/topic/1360006-non-o-visa-vientiane-laos/ When you state Non O family dependant. Provide more detail

That's horrible. To rub it in current reports of folk going to Vientiane embassy to make payment for application (no online payment available) and the e-Visa approval sent almost straight away. Hopefully someone who has recently done the process at PP can advise. What type of visa?

This is a very valid point. Sometimes overlooked. The option for expats married to non Thai is to eg "piggyback" Spouse on the husbands extension as a dependent This is messy (granted possible). LTR great option.

Years and years back I was applying for tourist visa to Thailand at Saigon consulate. They wanted hard copy of my flight. Walk straight across Rd to a business. Asked if I could forward simple email (flight) could they print it. No problem. Tried to tip em but wouldn't take anything. It ain't difficult.

Thinking best to wait for any announcements when things actually happy . Bit like the 300b entry tax. Here is link to site you may have seen. https://eta.in.th/th

Being Oz ...I require eVisa to enter Vietnam. My last two trips to Saigon ..one from Melb and one from DMK I had to provide hard copy print out for airline and immigration. Don't understand your point. Enough.

You would not be converting a Non O-A to Non O as your title suggests. You would be using an agent to circumvent the insurance requirement for a fee. Suggest the best option is to start over (as many have done) Exit Thailand without a reentry permit and from visa exempt entry obtain a Non O. Alternatively if you want to use agent then kill off the Non O-A as suggested then use agent to obtain Non O + ongoing annual extensions