What are the visa & residency requirements in Thailand?
We asked people about the visa & residency requirements in Thailand, they wrote...
"The process of applying for a visa to Thailand involves filling out an application form as well as providing a valid passport, two passport-sized photographs, and proof of financial funds sufficient to cover your stay. After securing a tourist visa, the applicant must travel to Thailand within a three months period. Upon arrival, the applicant needs to present their visa at the immigration checkpoint and may be asked to show proof of onward travel or financial funds. The process for applying for residency in Thailand can be done through applying for a Non-immigrant B visa and then applying for a long-stay permit or ‘extension of stay’. Applying for a Non-Immigrant B visa requires similar documentation as the tourist visa, but with the addition of a request letter from the Embassy or Immigration Bureau and proof of sufficient financial funds from your stated residence in Thailand. Once you are approved for the Non-Immigrant B visa, the applicant must pick up the permit at the local Immigration Bureau. After the applicant obtains the long-stay permit, they will be eligible to stay in Thailand for up to one year with the possibility of subsequent extensions," explained one expat living in Thailand.
"I am on a retirement visa for 1 year with extensions. Thailand rules change each year but with my visa I only need to check in with immigration every 90 days and do not have to make a border run," said another in Bangkok, Thailand.
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