Want to change my multiple entry Tourist visa to NON O at Chiang Mai Whats required

[tigerbalm]

21 hours ago, Peter Denis said:

Hi Tigerbalm,

No, this additional requirement by CM IO is not 'standard', but unfortunately for you CM is one of those rogue IOs that interpret the IO requirements to apply for a Non Imm O - retirement Visa incorrectly.

If you do not have the 800K to apply for the Non Imm O - retirement Visa using the money-in-bank method, your best alternative would be to apply for the Non Imm O - retirement Visa in a thai embassy/consulate of a neighboring country.  E.g. at the Savannakhet consulate you can apply for that Visa without the need for an embassy income-statement.  What you need there is either a pension-statement of +65K monthly pension payments, or money in the bank (not necessarily a thai bank, you can use a foreign bank-account) of at least 800K, or a combination of both (e.g. if your pension payments are less than 65K).

I specifically mention the Savannakhet consulate since it is one of the few places where you can apply both for a 90-day SingelEntry Non Imm O - retirement Visa, as well as for the 1-year MultipleEntry Non Imm O - retirement Visa.  The application requirements are identical, the only difference being the cost of the Visa (2.000 THB for the 90-day SE and 5.000 THB for the 1-year ME).

That - little known - one-year Me Non Imm O - retirement Visa has many advantages: NO need for locking money in a thai bank-account, NO need for the nerve-wrecking yearly extensions at your local IO, NO need for a Re-Entry Permit and NO need for 90-day reporting.  Only disadvantage being that that 1-year ME Visa only provides you on entry with 90-days permissions to stay, at the end of which you need to do a border-run (can be done same day) which will provide you once again with a 90-day permission to stay.  Alternatively you can for each entry also apply for a 30-day extension at your local IO. 

So that Visa can provide you with 15 months IO hassle-free stay in Thailand.

And of course you can also opt to apply for an in-country 1-year extension of stay at your local IO when you get tired of doing those 3-monthly border-runs.

>> I also PM-ed you a comprehensive Roadmap containing all details/options to apply for a Non Imm O - retirement Visa and subsequent extensions.

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Hi Peter Denis

Thanks for that solid advice and explanation, yes i agree that CM IO seems to be a rogue IO and have caused me problems for over a year now, every time i get to the stage of applying for a retirement (Extension of stay) they seem to interpret the rules to there own liking and seem horrified when one questions any thing that seems to indicate they have made a mistake about, even the Visa Agents are brainwashed in to accepting what the IO dictate is correct , with out the foresight or bravery to question some thing that may or may not be correct.

Any way thanks also for sending me the Message i will over the week end read it thru thoroughly there is a lot to take in and digest.

Thank you and also not forgetting a big thank you to ubonjoe

 

TB