Non-Immigrant Visa "O-A" for Temporary Residents (1 Year)

1. Requirement for Non-Immigrant Visa "O-A" for Temporary Residents (1 Year)

• Applicant has to be 50 years of age and above (on date of submitting an application).
• Is not a person prohibited from entering the Kingdom.
• Has no criminal record against security of Thailand and the country of his/her nationality, or the country of his/her residence.
• Has nationality of or residency in the country where his/her application is submitted.
• Not having prohibitive diseases as indicated in the Ministerial Regulation No. 14 (B.E. 2535).

Note: Applicant is not permitted to engage in any occupation or employment.

2. Documents Required

• The validity of your passport must not less than 18 months. (Damaged, invalid or altered passports will not be accepted)..
• A letter from the bank stating the applicant has a deposit of the amount equal to no less than $ 25,000 or a monthly income of no less than $ 2,100 and must be accompanied with a recent bank statement stating the monthly income from a source such as a pension or other sources.
  The letter from the bank must be certified by a Notary Public.
• Verification stating that the applicant has no criminal record issued from the country of his/her nationality or residence (the verification shall be valid for no more than 3 months). 
  The criminal record must be certified by a Notary Public.
• A medical certificate issued from the country where the application is submitted showing no prohibitive diseases as indicated in the Ministerial Regulation No. 14 (B.E. 2535) (the certificate shall be valid for no more than 3 months). Medical Certificate Form. 
  The medical certificate must be certified by a Notary Public. Visa Medical Certificate Form for Non-Immigrant visa "O-A (Download)
• You must also include a photocopy of the booked confirmation flights such as a travel itinerary or airline ticket when applying for the Visa "O-A".
• In the case that the applicant wishes to have his/her spouse stay together in the Kingdom but the spouse is not qualified for the Non-Immigrant visa "O-A", their marriage certificate shall be provided. (The spouse will be considered for Non-Immigrant "O")
  The marriage certificate must be certified by a Notary Public.
• The applicants of Non-Immigrant "O-A" (Long Stay) visa application must submit the Health insurance policy document issued by a Thai or foreign insurance company, stating that the applicant is medically insured for the period and with coverage of COVID-19 related treatment with the minimum coverage of 100,000 USD accounting for 3 million baht. The applicants must download Foreign Insurance Certificate Form (Download) as stipulated by the Office of Insurance Commission and Health Insurance of Thailand, which must be completed, signed and stamped by the insurance company.

Note: Letter from the bank, medical certificate and police clearance certificate must be notarized individually.

3. Visa Fee

The visa fee for the Non-Immigrant Visa "O-A" is CAD 280.00 (multiple entries). Apply for e-Visa online at https://www.thaievisa.go.th 

4. Recommendations for the applicant while staying in the Kingdom

• When completing the stay of 90 days in the Kingdom, the alien shall report to the competent authority and repeat it every 90 days with the Immigration Officer in the alien's residence area, or report to the police station in the alien's residence are if there is no Immigration control there.
• (In order to report to the competent authority, the alien shall do as follows:
  The Report Form (To Mo 47) together with a copy of the passport pages showing the alien's photo, personal details, and the latest arrival visa stamp as well as self-addressed envelope with postage affixed, shall be forwarded, by 7 days before the due date, by acknowledgement of receipt mail to the Immigration Bureau, Sathon Tai Road, Sathon District, Bangkok 10120.
  In the case of conducting any following reports, the Reply Form for the previous report shall be enclosed as well.)
• At the end of the one-year stay, the alien who wishes to extend his/her stay shall submit a request for the extended period at the Immigration Bureau with documented evidence of money transfer, or a deposit account in the Kingdom, or an income certificate, of the amount of no less than $800,000 Baht, or an income certificate plus deposit account in the total amount of no less than $800,000 Baht a year(equivalent CAD $25,000)
• If the alien's spouse wishes to extend his/her stay as well, the marriage certificate shall be provided.

5. Recommendations for foreigners with Non-Immigrant Visa "O-A" (Long Stay) while staying in the Kingdom

Upon arrival, holder of this type of visa will be permitted to stay in Thailand for 1 year from the date of first entry. During the one year period, if he or she wishes to leave and re-enter the country, he or she is required to apply at the Immigration Office for re-entry permit (single or multiple) before departure. In the case of leaving the country without a re-entry permit, the permit to stay for 1 year shall be considered void".