The last years I have stayed every winter 6 month in Thailand based on Retirement-visa and following years 1 year extension.

After the new rules  I cannot meet the new requirements. I wonder if any can advise me how to stay for just 3-4- month, without a visa-run and without economic requirements, if possible ?

Edited May 6, 20197 yr by Nielsk

Cambodia is nice, lots of expats in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.

$150 for a 6 month multi entry extension of an ordinary $35 1 month VISA.

 

No reason to choose Thailand.

Edited May 6, 20197 yr by BritManToo

7 minutes ago, Nielsk said:

I wonder if any can advise me how to stay for just 3-4- month, without a visa-run and without economic requirements, if possible ?

METV with 200,000 in the bank (your home bank, not a Thai bank) for a 4 month stay but you'd have to do a visa run. 3 months you could do with an SETV (20,000 in your bank) + 30 day extension.

Why not get an O-A from home? 

A single entry tourist visa would allow you to stay 90 days by extending the 60 day entry from it for 30 days. Then you could  do a border hop for a 30 day visa exempt entry that could be extended for 30 days.

A multiple entry tourist visa would allow a total stay of 6 months by doing one border hop for a new 60 day entry after extending the first 60 day entry for 30 days.

Another option might be to get a OA long stay visa at the Thai embassy in your home country. See here for the requirements.

http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/4908/15385-Non-Immigrant-Visa-"O-A"-(Long-Stay).html

The OA visa allows unlimited one year entries for one year from the date of issue.

23 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Cambodia is nice, lots of expats in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.

$150 for a 6 month multi entry extension of an ordinary $35 1 month VISA.

 

No reason to choose Thailand.

So why are you still here?

14 minutes ago, arithai12 said:

So why are you still here?

Thai children, a house, and I can meet the full time VISA requirements.

Edited May 6, 20197 yr by BritManToo

 

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

A single entry tourist visa would allow you to stay 90 days by extending the 60 day entry from it for 30 days. Then you could  do a border hop for a 30 day visa exempt entry that could be extended for 30 days.

A multiple entry tourist visa would allow a total stay of 6 months by doing one border hop for a new 60 day entry after extending the first 60 day entry for 30 days.

Another option might be to get a OA long stay visa at the Thai embassy in your home country. See here for the requirements.

http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/4908/15385-Non-Immigrant-Visa-"O-A"-(Long-Stay).html

The OA visa allows unlimited one year entries for one year from the date of issue.

As always a clear and understandable answer. Thank You Ubonjoe !!

Like BritManToo says, if you insist on no visa run and no financials, at all, for either of these, then it can't be done.  You can also consider Vietnam with a 3 month visa for around $80USD, which can be extended inside Vietnam.

 

If you don't mind showing 20k baht, you can get a 60 tourist visa, and pay 1900 baht and extend it for 30 days, so there is your 3 months. 

 

It's the fourth month that you want that will cause you to either have to do a visa run, or show more financials that 20k.  

 

UJ's advice is correct, but involves a visa run, or in the case of an O-A, some financials.  Your OP stated you didn't want either of these. 

Edited May 6, 20197 yr by Leaver