Entry with O type visa vs exemption

    It night sound like a silly question, but I'll ask anyway...Once you get the O type visa in your passport, do you HAVE to use it or can you choose when to use it, i.e enter with an exemption up to 30 days, leave the country and THEN use the SINGLE ENTRY O visa?Please only responses from people who ACTUALLY know for fact and not 'assuming'.Thanks         -@Guy Dolev

It's valid 90 days,meaning you have 90 days to enter the kingdom using the visa. I have a hard time believing that people applying for a 90 days Non-immigrant O based on retirement wouldn't use it, but sure, you can do it the way you described.

Are you thinking about gaining extra time for banking purposes etc etc? Btw, you won't get a visa in your passport anymore,it's an e-visa sent by email.

@Leeds forever!

My thought was to enter on exemption for up to 30 days, organise accommodation and bank account (upon showing my visa), leave to a neighbouring country and THEN coming back on my O visa.

Btw upon calling the Thai consulate in Sydney they said I need to send the passport and get the visa in my passport. I think only certain countries get e-visa these days, Australia excluded.

    @Leeds forever!My thought was to enter on exemption for up to 30 days, organise accommodation and bank account (upon showing my visa), leave to a neighbouring country and THEN coming back on my O visa.Btw upon calling the Thai consulate in Sydney they said I need to send the passport and get the visa in my passport. I think only certain countries get e-visa these days, Australia excluded.        -@Guy Dolev

Sorry,my bad.I forgot you're an Aussie. That might be a problem. Not using a visa while having it in your passport on arrival is something I've never heard of. It's probably not possible. When having an e-visa,it would have been dead easy.

@Leeds forever!

Oh well another 'perk' of being an Aussie I guess...(Being sarcastic)

@Leeds forever!

So how do you 'shiw' your e-visa to the bank and/or any other authority that night need a proof of your visa type?

    @Leeds forever!So how do you 'shiw' your e-visa to the bank and/or any other authority that night need a proof of your visa type?         -@Guy Dolev

You can show the e-visa email (which you have printed out) if they ask for it, together with the passport. It's actually much better with the old fashioned sticker in the passport showing what kind of visa you entered on.

@Leeds forever!

Ok. Well at least I have one advantage for having a sticker on my passport...But upon checking, only very few countries are eligible for e-visa, not including England. Or am I looking at the wrong list?

    @Leeds forever!Ok. Well at least I have one advantage for having a sticker on my passport...But upon checking, only very few countries are eligible for e-visa, not including England. Or am I looking at the wrong list?        -@Guy Dolev

Loads of countries in the western world are eligible for the e-visa incl the UK and US. You must look at the wrong list.

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@Leeds forever!

This is what I found ...

Which Countries Can Apply for Thailand e-Visa?

Citizens of the following countries are eligible to apply for a Thailand e-Visa:

Bhutan

Bulgaria

China

Ethiopia

Fiji

Georgia

India

Kazakhstan

Malta

Mexico

Nauru

Papua New Guinea

Republic of Cyprus

Romania

Saudi Arabia

Taiwan

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

    @Leeds forever!This is what I found ...Which Countries Can Apply for Thailand e-Visa?Citizens of the following countries are eligible to apply for a Thailand e-Visa:BhutanBulgariaChinaEthiopiaFijiGeorgiaIndiaKazakhstanMaltaMexicoNauruPapua New GuineaRepublic of CyprusRomaniaSaudi ArabiaTaiwanUzbekistanVanuatu        -@Guy Dolev

Totally wrong list. It looks like the old 15 days VOA-list.

@Leeds forever!

Well I guess I could always ask  the consoulate that question and hopefully they'll give me the right information

    @Leeds forever!
Well I guess I could always ask  the consoulate that question and hopefully they'll give me the right information
   

    -@Guy Dolev

Why do you need to know? You are not eligible to apply for the e-visa.

@Leeds forever!

Not about the e-visa. About entering with exemption while holding the O visa

OMGGG! A world of pain if you dont have  an Elite Visa!

    OMGGG! A world of pain if you dont have  an Elite Visa!
   

    -@carolinelouisemaddix

Only clueless people or people younger than 50 years of age needs an Elite Visa. Go back to sleep.

    @Leeds forever!Not about the e-visa. About entering with exemption while holding the O visa         -@Guy Dolev

My guess is they will say it can't be done. But it's not up to the MFA. It's up to Thai immigration at the airport. And the immigration officer will say no. I'm quite sure about that. I think you're making everything complicated. You have 30 days to find a place to stay, open a bank account and transfer 800k. That's what most people do when arriving on a 90 days Non-immigrant O visa based on retirement,unless they already have a Thai bank account.

@carolinelouisemaddix

What a woke response! Ok so we all know now that Caroline Louise Maddix got an Elite visa!! Where do we send the medals to?

@carolinelouisemaddix

What a woke response! Ok so we all know now that Caroline Louise Maddix got an Elite visa!! Where do we send the medals to?

    @carolinelouisemaddixWhat a woke response! Ok so we all know now that Caroline Louise Maddix got an Elite visa!! Where do we send the medals to?         -@Guy Dolev

And we'll all know that I've paid a total of ฿10.000 for my last 5 years stay in Thailand which includes 5 bank letters from my bank. How much do you think she paid?

@Leeds forever!

My guess is ...MORE?

    @Leeds forever!
My guess is ...MORE?
   

    -@Guy Dolev

Try ฿900.000 for a 5 years Gold Elite Visa. That's the new price from earlier this year, and the benefits are less.

@Leeds forever!

Hey but is an ELITE visa!!! ELITE!!!!

    @Leeds forever!
Hey but is an ELITE visa!!! ELITE!!!!
   

    -@Guy Dolev

Yippie!!! But still Just a waste of money.

@Leeds forever!

I was being sarcastic. People pay so much money just to have the word ELITE in their visa...

    @Leeds forever!
I was being sarcastic. People pay so much money just to have the word ELITE in their visa...
   

    -@Guy Dolev

There are only three categories of people going for the Elite Visa. People with loads of money where 900k is peanuts, clueless people and people who don't meet requirements, which is not being close to 50 years of age.

    It night sound like a silly question, but I'll ask anyway...
Once you get the O type visa in your passport, do you HAVE to use it or can you choose when to use it, i.e enter with an exemption up to 30 days, leave the country and THEN use the SINGLE ENTRY O visa?
Please only responses from people who ACTUALLY know for fact and not 'assuming'.
Thanks
   

    -@Guy Dolev

Even if you want a response knowing for fact, I dare anyway to express my idea.

If the visa once issued combined to your name and passport number, is in the Thai system, when you arrive at the airport in Thailand and the officer types your name or number, sure he will find out that you have already the O visa, and could become suspicious about why you don't want to use it.

That's all...

@Maxi Mari

Fair enough. That makes a lot of sense

        It night sound like a silly question, but I'll ask anyway...Once you get the O type visa in your passport, do you HAVE to use it or can you choose when to use it, i.e enter with an exemption up to 30 days, leave the country and THEN use the SINGLE ENTRY O visa?Please only responses from people who ACTUALLY know for fact and not 'assuming'.Thanks         -@Guy DolevEven if you want a response knowing for fact, I dare anyway to express my idea.If the visa once issued combined to your name and passport number, is in the Thai system, when you arrive at the airport in Thailand and the officer types your name or number, sure he will find out that you have already the O visa, and could become suspicious about why you don't want to use it.That's all...        -@Maxi Mari

This guy is from Australia and the O-visa sticker is in his passport. Do you really think the immigration officer will miss that? He doesn't need to find out via any system.