I have a few questions that I hope can be easily answered. Thank in advance for any help.

I am currently on a Multiple (3) Entry Tourist Visa issued from the USA. It will expire at the end of March (without a 30 day extension). I want to stay in Thailand for at least one year, so I am planning to get a Non-immigrant O visa and retirement extension. I think I know the steps, but I want to confirm that I am correct and know if I am missing anything.

1. Get notarized income statement paper from US embassy in BKK or outreach. ( I a over 50 years old and have income more than 65,000 baht per month) I must make an appointment with the embassy for this, if not outreach.

2. Get several recent photos.

3. Take these to Thai immigration and ask for Non-O visa and retirement extension.

I have several questions.

Do I need the income statement translated into Thai?

Do I need copies of my USA passport pages and do they need to be translated to Thai?

Will Thai immigration give me a Non-O visa? I am living in Thailand but not yet married to a Thai citizen (March marriage)

Can the process be done at any Thai immigration office such as Udon Thani or better to be done in BKK or Pattaya?

Do I need to fill out a TM 7 ?

Thanks for the help

430xc

English is fine for immigration so no translation of Embassy statement needed when in that language.

You will need copy of passport date page/visa/entry stamp/extensions and last arrival slip.

Immigration will provide a 90 day entry stamp of non immigrant O type for normal fee of 2,000 baht.

Most larger offices will do for retirement - if not Bangkok will.

First you fill out TM86/Tm87 depending of entry and then TM.7 for actual extension at additional fee of 1,900 baht - extension may require you wait 60 days and provide income/passport/photos again. Be sure to have some proof of where you are living.

English is fine for immigration so no translation of Embassy statement needed when in that language.

You will need copy of passport date page/visa/entry stamp/extensions and last arrival slip.

Immigration will provide a 90 day entry stamp of non immigrant O type for normal fee of 2,000 baht.

Most larger offices will do for retirement - if not Bangkok will.

First you fill out TM86/Tm87 depending of entry and then TM.7 for actual extension at additional fee of 1,900 baht - extension may require you wait 60 days and provide income/passport/photos again. Be sure to have some proof of where you are living.

Thank you for your answers.

I assume I can make my own copies of my passport pages. The arrival part of the arrival/departure card was taken by immigration at BKK when I got there. So are you talking about a copy of the departure part of the card?

If immigration requires me to wait 60 days and provide documents again, do I need to have two notarized copies of the income statement from the US embassy?

Will a receipt from my landlord for house rental and a copy of her Thai ID card and blue book suffice for proof of where I am living?

430xc

You will need to make copies yourself. It is the TM6 departure card.

You will need to do it in two steps. First the change of visa status ( TM86 ) then the extension. You would need two income affidavits.

Not sure Udon will do it.

If not it would be best to make a trip to the embassy in Vientiane to get a single entry non-o. This be better than possibly having to make 2 trips to Bangkok for the visa. They often give you a 15 day under consideration stamp before doing the visa stamp.

You will need to make copies yourself. It is the TM6 departure card.

You will need to do it in two steps. First the change of visa status ( TM86 ) then the extension. You would need two income affidavits.

Not sure Udon will do it.

If not it would be best to make a trip to the embassy in Vientiane to get a single entry non-o. This be better than possibly having to make 2 trips to Bangkok for the visa. They often give you a 15 day under consideration stamp before doing the visa stamp.

Thanks Joe:

I will go to Thai immigration in Udon Thani soon and ask them what they are willing / capable of doing, what procedures they want and what documentation is needed. I will report back to the forum and maybe the info will help somebody else.

430xc