We (retired Canadian couple living in Berlin) have been spending three-month sojourns in Thailand by means of 60-day tourist visas, a week in Cambodia or Laos, and then returning to Thailand on a 30-day exemption. This works for us, but I found a new kind of visa on the website of the Berlin Thai Embassy — Non-Immigrant O2. (At least new to me.)

It gives you a 90-day stay and the only difference from the Single Entry Tourist Visa if you’re over 50, seems to be a financial hoop you have to jump through and a fee of €70 rather than €35 for the tourist visa.

Am I missing something? Why isn’t this visa mentioned more often by seniors who want to stay longer than 2 months? Could this visa also be extended by an additional month at an Immigration office?