Hello guys.

Upon receiving a Multi Entry Non Immigrant O or an OA visa from a Consulate outside of Thailand, how long do I have to enter Thailand? For example, do I have to arrive within the first ninety days?

I am an American Citizen but I am retired and I have lived in Panama for the last five plus years. I will obtain either the O or the OA here in Panama, spend a few weeks in the States and then head for Thailand.

Thanks

Harry

1 year from the date of issue, you can enter & stay a max of 90 days as many times as you want

Thank you PeteThailand, that is really good to know.

1 year from the date of issue, you can enter & stay a max of 90 days as many times as you want

You must make your final entry before the expiry date of the Visa. So if you leave it too long you will lose a lot of time in Thailand.

As said valid for one year if multi entry and O will provide 90 day stay(s) and O-A one year stay(s).

As said valid for one year if multi entry and O will provide 90 day stay(s) and O-A one year stay(s).

Related followup to OP's question concerning Non-Imm O-A multi-entry visa: when is it that you always have to obtain a Re-entry Permit when coming and going? Is it during the period when the permission to stay stamp is active (but after the visa has expired)? Which is what I was thinking. Or always, even during the one-year visa period? Thanks so much.

A multi entry non immigrant O-A visa does not require a re-entry permit during the validity of the visa (one year from date of issue as printed on visa). For any return later than that date a re-entry permit would be required.

If you want to return to Thailand after the date your multiple visa has expires you will need the re-entry permit.

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A multi entry non immigrant O-A visa does not require a re-entry permit during the validity of the visa (one year from date of issue as printed on visa). For any return later than that date a re-entry permit would be required.

Hello....on this note, my multi type b expires 12-10. are you saying i could go to immigration on 12 - 1 and get a single entry re-entry permit, fly back to usa on 12-15 and return to thailand on 1-29-11 and be granted a 90 day stay......without having to appy for a new multi type b back at my thai consulant in miami. Kcore

No I am not saying that - I am saying the O-A visa gets a one year permitted to stay on any entry - so if you make an entry just before expiration you will have another year permitted to stay but an invalid visa. So at that time you obtain a re-entry permit to keep that stay alive.

A re-entry permit never adds time to a stay - it just keeps your current permitted to stay until time alive.