Hi, I'm new in Pattaya. I'm from America. My first 90 day reporting period is due in 30 days. I have a question.
Do I need to deposit the equivalent of 800,000THB into a Thai bank account before the 90 day report or can I do that next year? I have an O-A one year multi-entry Visa.
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A user in Pattaya with an O-A one-year multi-entry visa inquired about the requirement to deposit 800,000 THB into a Thai bank account before their first 90-day reporting period. A comment clarified that the deposit is not required until two months before the entry stamp expires, provided the user exits and re-enters Thailand prior to expiry to obtain a new entry stamp.
IF you entered on a year long, multi-entry O-A visa that you got from a thai consulate in your country before winging your way here you were stamped in for a year when you arrived (or as long as your insurance was valid for).
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your first 90 day report is due 89 days from the date you stamped into the country.
There is no need to put any money into a thai bank account in your name only until 2 months before your current entry stamp expires and that's ONLY if you're not gonna bounce out and back in just before that stamp expires to get a whole NEW year entry stamp. <- most people on O-A visas get TWO years of stay out of a visa that is valid for one year by exiting and re-entering just before their first stamp expires.
If your Non-OA sticker is still valid AND you would return to Bangkok before that valid until the date on the sticker you shouldn't get the re-entry permit and you will be stamped for one year (or until you have your insurance) as a Non-OA visa entry (new entry using multiple-entry).
If you would return AFTER the valid until date on your Non-OA sticker AND you will still be in your current admitted until stamp date, you can get a re-entry permit and you will be stamped until the same date. Be aware re-entry permit wouldn't add any day to your current stamp.
Thank you so if my O-A visa is still valid. I can fly out and fly back before expires and I get 1 year from return date? Thanks soooo much for your help and patience ๐
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Aidan *******
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Dave **********
What paper work will immigration ask to see when I go do my first 90 day report?
you tried to make a post about Chonburi so we'll go with the idea that you're using the Jomtien immigration office.
For your first 90 day report they'll wanna see that you're actually registered as living there (as in you have a TM30 receipt from where you stay) and your passport. that's it
You can apply for a 90 day report 14 days before down until 7 days after the due date, which I said would be 89 days from the date you stamped in to the country.
Check your message requests I messaged you too
Dave **********
I will be using the Jomtien immigration office to report for my first 90 days.
I didn't notice you already said Pattaya in your post ๐
guess I need to put my reading glasses on ๐
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Got it. Thanks
Dave **********
Thank you Tod. I totally misunderstood how the money requirements worked. The Thai website does not tell you much information on details.
Dave **********
The balance I showed in my bank account to get the O-A visa exceeded the 800,000BHT amount required to obtain visa. Is that why I have no additional fund requirements stamped in my Passport?
Dave **********
Tod, I checked my passport. It has a red stamp with the date. Also they hand wrote the visa class as O-A. There is no mention of a need to show funds. Am I good to go?
๐๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ <- that means as long as you're stamped in for (on that little red entry stamp) you will NOT need to show proof of funds at all at the immigration office.
Cheers, they appear to be suspended by the U.K. ๐น๐ญ Embassy at the moment, looks like a 60 day Tourist visa, then open bank account and convert to a O, or OA visa, was just wanting to avoid dead money languishing in an account earning minimal interest (If any!)
the O-A (Long Stay) visa was always sold as a year-long, multi-entry type for 200USD. and some consulates will sell year long multi-entry Non-O's too BUT the inability to bounce out and back in is what hampers people effectively using those visa types right now
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