Last February I entered Thailand on an "O" visa and recieved a 2 month stamp despite my request for a three month stay. So after two months I made a "visa run" to Cambodia for a 30 day extension. However, I was only granted 23 days and it was explained to me by the tour guide that because of a new rule/law was passed in Sept (2006) that I would only be allow to stay in the country for 90 days of the last 180.

My Question: Is this law/rule still in effect? Does it apply to retirement visas? PLEASE: knowledgeabe answers only! PLease do not respond with speculation, bar room drivel, or other fantasy.

Thanks, Richard of Pattaya

Last February I entered Thailand on an "O" visa and recieved a 2 month stamp despite my request for a three month stay. So after two months I made a "visa run" to Cambodia for a 30 day extension. However, I was only granted 23 days and it was explained to me by the tour guide that because of a new rule/law was passed in Sept (2006) that I would only be allow to stay in the country for 90 days of the last 180.

My Question: Is this law/rule still in effect? Does it apply to retirement visas? PLEASE: knowledgeabe answers only! PLease do not respond with speculation, bar room drivel, or other fantasy.

Thanks, Richard of Pattaya

First your topic is in the wrong forum , should be at the visa one .

You probably had a tourist visa ? Non O is a 90 day one ( single which can be extended up to 1 year ).

Or the multiple O , which is 90 days (5 times) but will have to leave the country after every 90 days .

So I do not understand your status . If it is was wrongly stamped before you should have corrected it at the immigration office .

Your question about retirement visa does not apply for the 180 in 1 year rule . But do you have a retiremnt visa ?

If you have you would not have gone out for a visa run .....If you want retirement you should go to the imm office and

change your status , but you will have to show 800k or 65 k monthly income .

Last February I entered Thailand on an "O" visa and recieved a 2 month stamp despite my request for a three month stay. So after two months I made a "visa run" to Cambodia for a 30 day extension. However, I was only granted 23 days and it was explained to me by the tour guide that because of a new rule/law was passed in Sept (2006) that I would only be allow to stay in the country for 90 days of the last 180.

My Question: Is this law/rule still in effect? Does it apply to retirement visas? PLEASE: knowledgeabe answers only! PLease do not respond with speculation, bar room drivel, or other fantasy.

Thanks, Richard of Pattaya

Hi Richard, there is a rule concerning "visa exempt entries" that limit people to staying 90 days in a 6 month period. That does not have anything to do with limitations for entries with a visa. I don't know why you were limited to 60 days entry with an "O" visa.

have you applied for a 1 year extension based on retirement?

Also, you may want to have this post moved to the "visa, work permit" section for other opinions.

1. A non immigrant O visa receives a 90 day permitted to stay stamp - if a mistake is made it can be corrected later at an Immigration office. Are you sure you had a non immigrant O visa and not a tourist visa?

2. If you were only allowed a 23 day visa exempt stay you must have had non visa entries prior to February that you have not told us about. The rule since October is not more than 90 days in a six month period using visa exempt entry. (not that it is six months - not 180 days).

3. Yes this law is still in effect - it does not apply to any kind of visa entry - only applies to the visa exempt 30 day stamps you get.

if you arrive on an"o" visa and is not stamped for 90 days it CANNOT be changed at immigration.please make sure it is correctly stamped on entry.

Tapper, When did this happen to you? At what Immigration office?

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