It is easier to apply for a non-immigrant visa before entering Thailand from an embassy or a Thai consulate in your home country.
For more information Visit www.thaiembassy.org/ to find a local Thailand embassies or consulates in your home country.
There are two options of a non-immigrant visa which are category O or B the non-immigrant O is a tourist visa & offered in a single entry or a multiple entry form. The non-immigrant B visa is classed as a business visa & is also offered in single or multiple entry form.
My advice is if you are coming to Thailand for long stay & wish to apply for the retirement visa when you arrive it is more cost effective to obtain the single entry non-immigrant visa which will give you a stay of 90 days when you enter Thailand & will give you time to prepare your documents ready for the retirement visa application. Please note - you must apply for the retirement visa approx 3 weeks before the finish date of your 90 day stamp if you let the visa expire you cannot apply for the retirement visa until you obtain another non-immigrant visa.
Fill our online Thai visa application form and we will contact you with 24 hours to inform you if your visa application will be successful. Please note this service is free..
This Visa service includes Visas to England, Ireland, America and Australia
Fill in a free online consultation form. We can then reply to inform you of your options.