Unify Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Looking at the Portland honorary Thai consulate's web site, I see they can do Non immigrant O visas for Marriage, volunteer, or condo/home ownership. Can anyone confirm definitively they don't do Non-immigrant Os for other purposes (exploring retirement)? I may not have enough time to get an O-A from Los Angeles. I know I can get a tourist visa in Portland, and convert it to an O in Thailand, and then do an extension based on retirement, and I'd like to avoid the extra step of tourist to O, if possible. Thanks :-) PS: I called Portland, got a recording, no way to leave a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 They will do a single entry non-o visa if you are 50 or over for retirement. Not sure why they do not have it on their website. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoktorC Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I don't know specifically about Portland, the Miami consulate would not do a non-imm o for retirement. They said to apply for type o-a. So now trying to convert tourist visa to non-imm o for retirement here in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 1 hour ago, DoktorC said: I don't know specifically about Portland, the Miami consulate would not do a non-imm o for retirement. Were you asking about a single entry or multiple entry non-o visa. The honorary consulates cannot issue a multiple entry visa but can issue a single entry non-o visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoktorC Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 The question about single vs. multiple entry never came up. The Miami consulate website shows requirements for several non-imm. O visas, but not for reason of retirement. I asked about it while applying for tourist visa. The consol said they did not issue non--imm O for retirement. I would need to apply for type O-A at embassy in Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unify Posted December 24, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2017 I can confirm what UbonJoe said about Portland (of course he's correct). They had me enter "retirement" as the reason for the visit, and issued a single entry non-immigrant O. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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