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I will concede that coming here 6 times a year is a stretch to classify myself as a tourist but my current passport is 8 years old and is totally peppered with visa exemption stamps so it's odd that none of the previous immigration officers have ever mentioned it.

 

On the last point by Regyai I did wonder if just ignoring it was an option or do they "mark" your passport in the system with a "visa required on the next visit" comment?

 

Can I obtain a tourist visa while inside Thailand or do I have to get one while I'm out of country? 

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1 hour ago, Yewbzee said:

Has anybody experienced this previously?

Not personally but this has come up even prior to covid.

Oil gas etc workers for many years just obtained 30 day exempt.

That is becoming not an option.

In your case the io many have noticed the previous non O retirement.

Knew you had visa option.

 

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12 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Not personally but this has come up even prior to covid.

Oil gas etc workers for many years just obtained 30 day exempt.

That is becoming not an option.

In your case the io many have noticed the previous non O retirement.

Knew you had visa option.

 

exactly this
i know a few people that have been told the same before 2020
some oil workers
others just frequent travellers/on the move

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4 minutes ago, patman30 said:

exactly this
i know a few people that have been told the same before 2020
some oil workers
others just frequent travellers/on the move

Back in the time when there was triple entry tourist visas I was using them as I flew to Vietnam every month.

At Saigon Thai consulate I was applying for this triple tourist visa the IO made this comment....

"You are over 50 next time need apply retirement visa" 

Obviously noting ongoing time spent in Thailand. 

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She actually tried to make it sound like she was doing me a favour by saying the visa exemption "is not good for you". 

 

I tried to point out in a  friendly manner that it was actually ideal for me.

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I think I'll just apply for another multi entry retirement visa to save any future grief. I'm assuming I can still do that at Jomtien and change my visa exemption to the Non 'O' ?

 

Am I correct in saying that medical insurance is required now for the retirement visa? It wasn't the last time I had one a couple of years ago.

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3 hours ago, Yewbzee said:

On the last point by Regyai I did wonder if just ignoring it was an option or do they "mark" your passport in the system with a "visa required on the next visit" comment?

Very likely. I had to go through 3 interviews on 3 trips to Thailand in a row back in late 2019/early 2020. I presume that such a "mark", as you call it, from the first airport immigration triggered a second interview (almost denied entry) at the second airport, and after that even at a land border. My solution was to spend more than half a year elsewhere. No problems when arriving after that.

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11 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

I've been in Thailand 3+ years as a "tourist" and they tried to intimidate and give me sh*t countless times. I know all their tricks.

The problem is that they can always deny you at will, if they want to, claiming that you "don't have enough funds for your stay", even if you waved bundles of 100-dollar notes in front of their face.

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On 6/10/2023 at 9:24 AM, BritTim said:

Go to Savannakhet Laos for a multiple entry Non O based on being over age 50. You apply in the morning of one way and have your passport back with the multiple entry visa on the afternoon of the following day. It is best to apply on a Tuesday or Wednesday (the queues are worse on Mondays and Thursdays).

Do you know what Savannakhet requires for this?  I am asking as the non-O based on age over 50 is not mentioned on their website (https://savannakhet.thaiembassy.org/th/page/cate-9736-types-of-visa?menu=5d84a44c15e39c26b400453f&p=1).  Do you need 800k THB in a bank deposit?  Anything else?  And how much does it cost?  Thanks!

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1 hour ago, K2938 said:

Do you know what Savannakhet requires for this?  I am asking as the non-O based on age over 50 is not mentioned on their website (https://savannakhet.thaiembassy.org/th/page/cate-9736-types-of-visa?menu=5d84a44c15e39c26b400453f&p=1).  Do you need 800k THB in a bank deposit?  Anything else?  And how much does it cost?  Thanks!

Financial proof in the form of 800k THB equivalent, preferably in a Thai bank account, but probably acceptable in an overseas account, is required. Fairly recent bank statements showing the funds have been in the bank for at least a month or two are probably the best evidence. The cost of the multiple entry Non O visa is 5,000 THB.

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