non-immigrant O visa (retirement) in vientiane

[BritTim]

3 hours ago, Russell17au said:

I applied at Udon Thani for a 90 day Non-Imm "O" visa and I was sent to Vientiane because it was my first 90 day visa and I had to show proof of 800,000 baht in a Thai bank, all other 90 day visa's I have been able to apply in Thailand but the original visa I had to apply outside Thailand

It appears that Udon Thani did not want to process a "conversion", giving you the initial 90-day non immigrant entry. Quite a few offices seem reluctant, unless provided financial incentives to do so. However, they were lying when they told you getting the visa outside Thailand was the only option.

[JackThompson]

On 1/18/2018 at 9:30 PM, Russell17au said:

I applied at Udon Thani for a 90 day Non-Imm "O" visa and I was sent to Vientiane because it was my first 90 day visa and I had to show proof of 800,000 baht in a Thai bank,

Did you attempt to use an income-letter or combination of income+bank-money, in place of 800K, and this was rejected by Udon Thani?  If so, we can add it to the list of Immigration-Offices with made-up rules for Conversions.

[ubonjoe]

10 minutes ago, JackThompson said:

Did you attempt to use an income-letter or combination of income+bank-money, in place of 800K, and this was rejected by Udon Thani?  If so, we can add it to the list of Immigration-Offices with made-up rules for Conversions.

He did not mention when that happened. It could of been before Udon Thani immigration could do them.

[USPatriot]

Move to cambodia, if i dodnt have kids here, i wouldnt be here

[JackThompson]

12 hours ago, USPatriot said:

Move to cambodia, if i dodnt have kids here, i wouldnt be here

I share your sentiments with regard to Thailand shooting itself in the foot via its immigration rules, by making it difficult for self-funded foreigners to remain in the country.  Because of these rules, I never planned to stay here longer-term - until I met my wife.  But there are other aspects of Thailand (food, culture, infrastructure) which make it more appealing than Cambodia.

[LuiseM]

The website of the consulate in Vientiane indicates they will still accept the letter from the US consulate as proof of income, when applying for a non-O for retirement purposes.  Does anybody know if this is correct? 

[ubonjoe]

1 minute ago, LuiseM said:

The website of the consulate in Vientiane indicates they will still accept the letter from the US consulate as proof of income, when applying for a non-O for retirement purposes.  Does anybody know if this is correct? 

Yes that is correct.

But they also require a medical and police clearance.

Savannakhet will do one with only the income affidavit from the embassy. 

[LuiseM]

Thank you so much!!