O Visa Still Confused

[Robby nz]

When I came here 3 1/2 years ago I got a one year multi entry O/A retirement visa in NZ before I arrived, I only had to show 800kb in my NZ bank not in a Thai bank.

This meant I could leave and re-enter TL as many times as I liked in the first year and when I re-entered I got another full year so by doing a visa run a week before the year was up I didnt have to bring a large sum of money till I applied for an extention, effectivly giving me 2 years before I had to transfer money(no 3 month rule then).

Now I will leave TL for about a year so wont renew my present visa. Before I return I will apply for a multi entry O visa, but as I understand it (assuming no changes) that now I will only get 90 days instead of a year before I either have to apply for an extention with the appropriate money in my Thai bank account or do a visa run????

If this is correct can I do visa runs each 90 days in the first year thereby giving me 1 year, for a retirement visa, before I have to bring money here, or one year and a month for marriage visa?

Or do I have to bring money with me and apply for an extention after the first 90 days?

[Mario2008]

If you get a non-O multiple you can come in and out of Thailand as often as you like, provided you don't stay longer as 90 days each time. So just before the expiry date leaving and entering would mean almost 15 months. During that last month you would need to show the money in the bank, or 65,000 incoem or a combination of both totaling 800,000.

With a single non-O you can only come 1 time to Thailand and get 90 days and have to aply for an extension during the last 30 days.

Would not be different when you get a non-O based on marriage, only different requirements for the extension in Thailand itself if you also want to do that based on marriage.

[Lite Beer]

Why don't you apply for another O-A Visa the same as you did before.

OR Apply for a Multi Entry Non O Visa. This would need you to do a border run every 90 days and would last up to 15 months. You could then apply for the extension in Thailand with the money in a Thai Bank account.

OR apply for a single entry Non O Visa. This gives you 90 days. Within the last 30 days apply for the 12 month extension if you have had the 800,000 Baht in a Thai bank for at least 2 months.

As Mario said you also have the income option or a combination of income and savings.

This is the Police Order covering extensions of stay. You need 2.22