Longstay Visa

Visa Application for temporary Residents under the "O-A" Code

Qualifications for the Applicant :

1. An alien being 50 years of age and above (on the date of submitting an application)
2. Not being a person prohibited from entering the kingdom.
3. Having no criminal record against the security of Thailand and the country of his/her nationality, or the country of his/her residence.
4. Having the nationality of or being a resident of the country where his/her application is submitted.
5. Not having prohibitive diseases as indicated in the Ministerial Regulation No.14 (B.E. 2535).
6. Not being allowed to work in Thailand.

Documents for the Application :

1. A passport valid no less than one year and a half.
2. Three copies of visa application form (with visa-size photos).
3. A personal data form.
4. A copy of a bank statement showing a deposit of no less than 800,000 Baht, or an income certificate (an original copy) with a monthly salary of no less than 65,000 Baht, or a deposit account plus a monthly income that totals no less than 800,000 Baht a year
5. In case of the bank statement, a letter of gurantee from the bank (an original copy) is to be shown as well.
6. 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).
7. 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).
8. In case that the applicant wishes to have his/her spouse stay together in the kingdom but the spouse does not qualify for the O-A code visa, their marriage certificate shall also be produced as evidence. (The spouse will be considered for the Visa for Temporary Residents under the "O" Code).

Recommendations for the Alien While Staying in the Kingdom :

When completing the stay of 90 days in Kingdom, the alien shall report to the relevant authority and repeat it every 90 days with the immigration officer in the alien's residential area, or report to the police station in the alien's residential area if there is no immigration control there.

In order to report to the proper authority by mail, the alien shall do as follows: The Report Form (To Mo 47 Form) together with a copy of the passport pages showing the alien's photo, personal details, and the latest visa arrival stamp as well as a self-addressed envelop with postage affixed, shall be forwarded 7 days before the due date, by acknowledgement of receipt mail to the office of the Immigration Bureau, Sathon Tai Road, Sathon, Bangkok 10120. In 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 office of the Immigration Bureau with documented evidence of a money transfer, or a deposit account in the Kingdom, or an income certificate of no less than 800,000 Baht, or an income certificate plus a deposit account that totals no less than 800,000 Baht a year.

If the alien's spouse wishes to extend his/her stay as well, the marriage certificate must be produced.

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