My non-Immigrant "O" visa expires next month & at the same time my wife will have to go to Immigration in Thailand or exit the country. she has a multiple entry 6 month non-Imm. stamp, issued at Thai Immigration, Chiang Mai. This expires in December.

Our simplest & cheapest option would be to exit and re-enter via Mae Sai, where we would get an additional 3 month entry visa.

If we decided to combine the visa run with a week or two holiday, can anyone tell me which neighboring countries issue non-immigrant 3-month (or longer) visas? Neither of us works in Thailand and we are both farangs. We intend to apply for a joint-retirement visa within the next six months.

Please include your nationality.

Below are a couple of links that you can study.

If you are in Chiang Mai the nearest Embassy is in Laos/Vientane , but not sure how easy or difficult it is to obtain a Non Immigrant there.

Malaysia , Penang is still the place to go or you might consider a visit to Singapore as well .

http://www.pattayaexpatsclub.com/visainformation.htm

http://www.mfa.go.th/web/12.php

Please include your nationality.

Below are a couple of links that you can study.

If you are in Chiang Mai the nearest Embassy is in Laos/Vientane , but not sure how easy or difficult it is to obtain a Non Immigrant there.

Malaysia , Penang is still the place to go or you might consider a visit to Singapore as well .

http://www.pattayaexpatsclub.com/visainformation.htm

http://www.mfa.go.th/web/12.php

thanks for the links...plenty of reading there so I'll go to it.