TerraplaneGuy
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TM30 self-registration by tennant
TerraplaneGuy replied to mark_mark's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
You should be able to use a guest house TM30 for a retirement visa. Depending on the office they may also want a copy of a rental agreement and the blue book and ID of the owner or manager of the guest house. -
No need for a copy of a rental agreement (lease)? In some offices they require that. I'm also interested they now require a drawn map. It's been a few years since I did my extension at CW and they never asked for a map of any kind but in Koh Samui they have for quite a while.
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Went today, 27 days before expiry date. No problem. My hotel checked with immigration yesterday who said the rule is it’s ok up to 30 days in advance. But they wouldn’t let me pick my passport up later the same day even though I applied in early morning. Last two years they did. This time she said come back “around 24” which is 8 days from application.
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So I guess the appointment system is pointless.
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I wasn’t really thinking that, I assume they would do that anyway. But then is there no point in making the online appointment? I’d think the idea is that if there’s a lot of people just showing up they’d give you a queue number ahead of those without an appointment …?
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Has anyone recently used the online appointment system? As I recall it wasn't really working last January but maybe it's good now ...?
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Just checked my records, I actually went last year January 16 ahead of a February 12 expiry date so that's 27 calendar days (or 28 if they're counting the first and last dates as they sometimes do for other purposes). They accepted it without any issue. Maybe I was lucky.... ?
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Wow that's pretty crazy. I think last year in Samui I did it at least 3 weeks ahead, no problem. Do you know anyone who’s been turned away in the past year for going more than 2 weeks ahead?
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Thanks. Small point, maybe splitting hairs but any idea if they count both the start and end days? Like if your expiry date was the 30th and you went on the 1st we’d usually say that was 29 days ahead but I guess it’s possible they’d say it’s 30? (And I assume we’re talking calendar, not business days here).
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When I used to do it in Bangkok (Chaeng Wattana) some years ago, it seemed you could do it as early as 45 days ahead of expiry. Not sure if that's still the case. I know each office has its own variations. This year in Samui 30 days would work for me but it would cause difficulty if much less than that.
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Thanks, I did ask in that other thread but hadn't got any answers and needed them kind of urgently so thought I'd open it up :)
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I’m going soon for my annual retirement extension of stay (based on non-OA visa). I‘ll be doing it in Koh Samui. My recollection is you can apply as much as 30 days before expiry. Any recent experience on that? Can I go even a little earlier?
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Does the current Samui Form TM.7 (extension application) still have a field for entering your Form TM.6 number? That form is now abolished so on arrival I didn't get a number.
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Is it correct that you can apply for extension up to 30 days before your current one expires? Anyone applied even earlier?
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Interesting suggestion. Did you scan them with a proper printer/scanner or use your phone camera?
