Eligibility
Foreigner age of 50 and over *foreigner must have a permanent residence in a country in which the application is submitted.
Validity of VISA is one year
Period of Stay is one year
Can be extended for 1 year, EVERY year
Conditions – Employment Prohibited
*For foreigner staying in Thailand with this type of visa , notification of stay every 90 days with the immigration bureau is required.
Required Document
(Please check relevant embassy/ consulate’s website for specifically required documents)
- 1. Passport with validity not less than 6 months.
- 2. Photograph of the applicant, taken within the past six months.
- 3. Financial evidence : a guarantee letter from the bank and a copy of bank statement showing a deposit of the amount equal to and not less than 800,000 THB or an income certificate with a monthly income of not less than 65,000 THB or a deposit account plus a monthly income in total not less than 80,000 THB.
- 4. Certificate of criminal record clearance from the country of nationality. The certificate should be valid not more than three months and should be notarized by notary organs or the applicant’s diplomatic or consular mission.
- 5. Medical certificate from the country where the applicants apply visa stating that applicants don’t have any prohibited diseases as follows; Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Elephantiasis, drug addiction, third stage of Syphilis. The medical certificate must be issued no longer than 3 months prior to the date of submission.
Validity of a Visa
The validity of a visa is one year.
Period of Stay
Travelers coming to Thailand with Non Immigrant O-A visa will be initially granted a stay permit of one year in the Kingdom according to the validity of visa. After one year they can apply for the extension of one year.
Extension of Stay
The visa holder must file an application for an extension at the Office of Immigration Bureau in the province of residence (For those staying in Bangkok, the Immigration Bureau located on Government Center B, Chaengwattana Soi 7, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Tel 0-2141-9889). The extension of stay is solely at the discretion of the Immigration officer.
US Embassy and Consulate in Thailand
Thai Embassy.com (Not official however, plenty of useful information)