Stay A Year In Thailand

[stanoly]

Greetings to the forum.

I have followed this forum for several months and am still somewhat unclear about visas. I have been to Thailand three times and stayed about 2 months each time. I recently visited Thailand in September of 06. I am in my 70's and in good health. I am contemplating retiring in Thailand but would like to live there for about a year before commiting myself. My pension and income fall a little short of the 800,000 baht required, depending upon the rate of exchange. I am wondering whether it is possible to apply for a multiple-entry non-immigrant visa which I understand can be extended for 90 day increments.

I have learned a lot from reading the responses in this forum and am thankful for any advice.

Stan

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Greetings to the forum.

I have followed this forum for several months and am still somewhat unclear about visas. I have been to Thailand three times and stayed about 2 months each time. I recently visited Thailand in September of 06. I am in my 70's and in good health. I am contemplating retiring in Thailand but would like to live there for about a year before commiting myself. My pension and income fall a little short of the 800,000 baht required, depending upon the rate of exchange. I am wondering whether it is possible to apply for a multiple-entry non-immigrant visa which I understand can be extended for 90 day increments.

I have learned a lot from reading the responses in this forum and am thankful for any advice.

Stan

Apply by mail to the Royal Thai Consulate-General Houston for a multiple entry Non-Immigrant O visa with purpose of visit being retirement. Won't be a problem.

[lopburi3]

Be aware that you will have to leave every 90 days. You can immediately return for another 90 days but the trips must be made.

[Jchr10]

Be aware that you will have to leave every 90 days. You can immediately return for another 90 days but the trips must be made.

Hi

I am a little confused here, I am applying (Through Chicago) for 1 year multi entry. I entered purpose :Retirement, but do they want my police report, health statement, and proof of income now? or in Thailand?

TIA

Jay

[lopburi3]

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O-A visa for retirement (almost surly what you did if Chicago) you will have to present proof of bank savings/pension, police report and medical in the USA prior to issue. This will provide a one year stay on entry.

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O visa to investigate retirement opportunities in Thailand you may (unlikely from Chicago) obtain a visa that allows 90 day stays for up to one year and no extra paperwork required. You could then extend for one year in Thailand with monitory proof here in Thailand.

[Jchr10]

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O-A visa for retirement (almost surly what you did if Chicago) you will have to present proof of bank savings/pension, police report and medical in the USA prior to issue. This will provide a one year stay on entry.

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O visa to investigate retirement opportunities in Thailand you may (unlikely from Chicago) obtain a visa that allows 90 day stays for up to one year and no extra paperwork required. You could then extend for one year in Thailand with monitory proof here in Thailand.

Thanks, I have not submitted anything yet, is there some thing different about Chicago? I was referred there becaUSE I live in Minnesota. Would I be better off through another office?

Jay

[retiredusn]

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O-A visa for retirement (almost surly what you did if Chicago) you will have to present proof of bank savings/pension, police report and medical in the USA prior to issue. This will provide a one year stay on entry.

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O visa to investigate retirement opportunities in Thailand you may (unlikely from Chicago) obtain a visa that allows 90 day stays for up to one year and no extra paperwork required. You could then extend for one year in Thailand with monitory proof here in Thailand.

lopburi,,,YOUR GOOD..........

[lopburi3]

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O-A visa for retirement (almost surly what you did if Chicago) you will have to present proof of bank savings/pension, police report and medical in the USA prior to issue. This will provide a one year stay on entry.

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O visa to investigate retirement opportunities in Thailand you may (unlikely from Chicago) obtain a visa that allows 90 day stays for up to one year and no extra paperwork required. You could then extend for one year in Thailand with monitory proof here in Thailand.

Thanks, I have not submitted anything yet, is there some thing different about Chicago? I was referred there becaUSE I live in Minnesota. Would I be better off through another office?

Jay

The windy city 'should' be fine for a non immigrant O-A if that is what you want. This type, when multi entry, can provide almost two years stay before you have to visit Immigration inside Thailand to make an extension of stay (as you get one year stay each entry and visa is valid for one year so if you enter again just before it expires you get another years stay). Just make sure that you understand the paperwork involved and how they want it verified.

If you prefer a normal multi or single entry non immigrant O visa an Honorary Consulate would be the place to visit (or do by mail). With that you extend your stay after being in Thailand with proof of 800k baht in bank here for 3 months or 65k income letter from your Embassy. That is pretty much it for paperwork (bank letter of bank balance and copies of bank passbook round it out).

You can even do from a tourist visa and currently even from a 30 day visa exempt entry with an extra 2,000 baht step involved at Immigration. Application needs to be make with about 3 weeks or more remaining on permitted to stay stamp however.

[Jchr10]

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O-A visa for retirement (almost surly what you did if Chicago) you will have to present proof of bank savings/pension, police report and medical in the USA prior to issue. This will provide a one year stay on entry.

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O visa to investigate retirement opportunities in Thailand you may (unlikely from Chicago) obtain a visa that allows 90 day stays for up to one year and no extra paperwork required. You could then extend for one year in Thailand with monitory proof here in Thailand.

Thanks, I have not submitted anything yet, is there some thing different about Chicago? I was referred there becaUSE I live in Minnesota. Would I be better off through another office?

Jay

The windy city 'should' be fine for a non immigrant O-A if that is what you want. This type, when multi entry, can provide almost two years stay before you have to visit Immigration inside Thailand to make an extension of stay (as you get one year stay each entry and visa is valid for one year so if you enter again just before it expires you get another years stay). Just make sure that you understand the paperwork involved and how they want it verified.

If you prefer a normal multi or single entry non immigrant O visa an Honorary Consulate would be the place to visit (or do by mail). With that you extend your stay after being in Thailand with proof of 800k baht in bank here for 3 months or 65k income letter from your Embassy. That is pretty much it for paperwork (bank letter of bank balance and copies of bank passbook round it out).

You can even do from a tourist visa and currently even from a 30 day visa exempt entry with an extra 2,000 baht step involved at Immigration. Application needs to be make with about 3 weeks or more remaining on permitted to stay stamp however.

Thanks for the info

Jay

[paulsmithson]

I am coming to Thailand on a multiply entry o a visa to investigate the possibilities of retirement. i intand to open a bamk account asap and deposit a few milion baht initially, then when this has been on deposit 90 days apply for an change to a retirement visa.

Do I need a police clearance cert from the Uk to do this?

[pitrevie]

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O-A visa for retirement (almost surly what you did if Chicago) you will have to present proof of bank savings/pension, police report and medical in the USA prior to issue. This will provide a one year stay on entry.

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O visa to investigate retirement opportunities in Thailand you may (unlikely from Chicago) obtain a visa that allows 90 day stays for up to one year and no extra paperwork required. You could then extend for one year in Thailand with monitory proof here in Thailand.

This mirrors my own circumstances. I was given a non immigrant visa in London dated 1st December 2005 along with a multiple entry visa. I used my multiple entry visa for the last time to return to Thailand on the 23rd November 2006 and I am now able to stay until November 2007. My first question is, if at some stage I would like to make a short visit to the UK or just visit another country is there any way of doing this without cancelling my present visa? Secondly I am retired and now have a home here. I have no problem with the financial requirements but what visa should I apply for this November and is there anything else apart from the financial documents that I need to supply to qualify for a retirement visa.

[lopburi3]

I am coming to Thailand on a multiply entry o a visa to investigate the possibilities of retirement. i intand to open a bamk account asap and deposit a few milion baht initially, then when this has been on deposit 90 days apply for an change to a retirement visa.

Do I need a police clearance cert from the Uk to do this?

No police report or medical required.

[lopburi3]

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O-A visa for retirement (almost surly what you did if Chicago) you will have to present proof of bank savings/pension, police report and medical in the USA prior to issue. This will provide a one year stay on entry.

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O visa to investigate retirement opportunities in Thailand you may (unlikely from Chicago) obtain a visa that allows 90 day stays for up to one year and no extra paperwork required. You could then extend for one year in Thailand with monitory proof here in Thailand.

This mirrors my own circumstances. I was given a non immigrant visa in London dated 1st December 2005 along with a multiple entry visa. I used my multiple entry visa for the last time to return to Thailand on the 23rd November 2006 and I am now able to stay until November 2007. My first question is, if at some stage I would like to make a short visit to the UK or just visit another country is there any way of doing this without cancelling my present visa? Secondly I am retired and now have a home here. I have no problem with the financial requirements but what visa should I apply for this November and is there anything else apart from the financial documents that I need to supply to qualify for a retirement visa.

You obviously must have must obtained a one year extension of stay from Immigration or you had a non immigrant O-A visa from London which provided one year permitted to stay on each entry - as you don't seem to talk about extension will assume you really had the pre-approved retirement O-A visa where you presented income/police report/medical in UK. You now have to obtain a re-entry permit prior to any overseas travel to keep that stay alive. Takes a few minutes and photo(s) and costs 1,000 baht for single entry or 3,800 baht for multi entry (up to expiration date of your current permitted to stay stamp). You should also be doing 90 day address reports.

If above guess is right, you had O-A visa, you should visit Immigration at start of November or week before and supply proof of 800k baht in a Thai bank account for a period of 3 months, pension/income of 65k per month and letter from your Embassy/proof paperwork or a combination of the two. Take that and 4x6cm photos current within 6 months, bank letter of account balance, bank passbook/copies, passport/copies, arrival card/copy, TM.7 filled out asking for 365 day extension for retirement and 1,900 baht to pay for form filing.

[pitrevie]

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O-A visa for retirement (almost surly what you did if Chicago) you will have to present proof of bank savings/pension, police report and medical in the USA prior to issue. This will provide a one year stay on entry.

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O visa to investigate retirement opportunities in Thailand you may (unlikely from Chicago) obtain a visa that allows 90 day stays for up to one year and no extra paperwork required. You could then extend for one year in Thailand with monitory proof here in Thailand.

This mirrors my own circumstances. I was given a non immigrant visa in London dated 1st December 2005 along with a multiple entry visa. I used my multiple entry visa for the last time to return to Thailand on the 23rd November 2006 and I am now able to stay until November 2007. My first question is, if at some stage I would like to make a short visit to the UK or just visit another country is there any way of doing this without cancelling my present visa? Secondly I am retired and now have a home here. I have no problem with the financial requirements but what visa should I apply for this November and is there anything else apart from the financial documents that I need to supply to qualify for a retirement visa.

You obviously must have must obtained a one year extension of stay from Immigration or you had a non immigrant O-A visa from London which provided one year permitted to stay on each entry - as you don't seem to talk about extension will assume you really had the pre-approved retirement O-A visa where you presented income/police report/medical in UK. You now have to obtain a re-entry permit prior to any overseas travel to keep that stay alive. Takes a few minutes and photo(s) and costs 1,000 baht for single entry or 3,800 baht for multi entry (up to expiration date of your current permitted to stay stamp). You should also be doing 90 day address reports.

If above guess is right, you had O-A visa, you should visit Immigration at start of November or week before and supply proof of 800k baht in a Thai bank account for a period of 3 months, pension/income of 65k per month and letter from your Embassy/proof paperwork or a combination of the two. Take that and 4x6cm photos current within 6 months, bank letter of account balance, bank passbook/copies, passport/copies, arrival card/copy, TM.7 filled out asking for 365 day extension for retirement and 1,900 baht to pay for form filing.

Yes you are quite right it was the Non O-A Visa after I had presented them with the police report, medical and financial evidence. Many thanks for your reply it was most helpful. I have been doing the 90 reports the last being only last week. I have no requirement to leave Thailand just now but it is nice to know it is possible without having to go through the whole thing again to get a new visa. Once again many thanks for your reply.

[pitrevie]

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O-A visa for retirement (almost surly what you did if Chicago) you will have to present proof of bank savings/pension, police report and medical in the USA prior to issue. This will provide a one year stay on entry.

If you applied for a multi entry non immigrant O visa to investigate retirement opportunities in Thailand you may (unlikely from Chicago) obtain a visa that allows 90 day stays for up to one year and no extra paperwork required. You could then extend for one year in Thailand with monitory proof here in Thailand.

This mirrors my own circumstances. I was given a non immigrant visa in London dated 1st December 2005 along with a multiple entry visa. I used my multiple entry visa for the last time to return to Thailand on the 23rd November 2006 and I am now able to stay until November 2007. My first question is, if at some stage I would like to make a short visit to the UK or just visit another country is there any way of doing this without cancelling my present visa? Secondly I am retired and now have a home here. I have no problem with the financial requirements but what visa should I apply for this November and is there anything else apart from the financial documents that I need to supply to qualify for a retirement visa.

You obviously must have must obtained a one year extension of stay from Immigration or you had a non immigrant O-A visa from London which provided one year permitted to stay on each entry - as you don't seem to talk about extension will assume you really had the pre-approved retirement O-A visa where you presented income/police report/medical in UK. You now have to obtain a re-entry permit prior to any overseas travel to keep that stay alive. Takes a few minutes and photo(s) and costs 1,000 baht for single entry or 3,800 baht for multi entry (up to expiration date of your current permitted to stay stamp). You should also be doing 90 day address reports.

If above guess is right, you had O-A visa, you should visit Immigration at start of November or week before and supply proof of 800k baht in a Thai bank account for a period of 3 months, pension/income of 65k per month and letter from your Embassy/proof paperwork or a combination of the two. Take that and 4x6cm photos current within 6 months, bank letter of account balance, bank passbook/copies, passport/copies, arrival card/copy, TM.7 filled out asking for 365 day extension for retirement and 1,900 baht to pay for form filing.

Yes you are quite right it was the Non O-A Visa after I had presented them with the police report, medical and financial evidence. Many thanks for your reply it was most helpful. I have been doing the 90 reports the last being only last week. I have no requirement to leave Thailand just now but it is nice to know it is possible without having to go through the whole thing again to get a new visa. Once again many thanks for your reply.

Just an update on this, in August I transferred my annual pension to my Thai bank account and in early November I will apply to have my retirement visa extended. As the sum in my bank account will exceed the 800K do I still need to get a letter from my embassy confirming my monthly income?

[backflip]

Nope.

[Lite Beer]

Nope.

Just to confirm

NO.