Nasrullah Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Hi guys I'm 47 and want to spend 6 months in thailand....I live here in AUS and am thinking of 6 months thailand and 6 months cambodia Is the Non-immigrant visa best for me?......is it 90 days with how many extensions?(30 days??)- in what time frame-6 months or 1 year? i receive a pension back home so don't intend on working or trying to meet retirement requirements thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 It does not appear that you can qualify for a non immigrant visa. They are only issued for specific reasons such as retirement (50 or over), marriage to a Thai, being the parent of a Thai, working or for business reasons and etc. You could get a multiple entry tourist visa (METV) that would allow unlimited 60 day entries for 6 months from the date of issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasrullah Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 32 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: It does not appear that you can qualify for a non immigrant visa. They are only issued for specific reasons such as retirement (50 or over), marriage to a Thai, being the parent of a Thai, working or for business reasons and etc. You could get a multiple entry tourist visa (METV) that would allow unlimited 60 day entries for 6 months from the date of issue. So every 60 days a border run required?....No questions asked once in possession of the METV Land crossing to cambodia ok or have to be by air?........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, Nasrullah said: So every 60 days a border run required?....No questions asked once in possession of the METV You can get a 30 day extension of each 60 day entry if you want to for a fee of 1900 baht at a immigration office. There should be no questions asked but it would be a good idea to have the equivalent of 20k baht in cash in case you are asked to show it. 5 minutes ago, Nasrullah said: Land crossing to cambodia ok or have to be by air?........ The entries can be done at any border crossing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Nasrullah said: No questions asked once in possession of the METV You may get questioned about what you’re doing in the country whenever you do a border run, but it’s highly unlikely you’d be denied entry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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