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Wow, didn't know that. So, I would apply for the 60 day extension at my local Immigration office? Then, when that expires, do a border crossing, come back with another 90 days then apply for the 12 month extension.

My non-o is based on Marriage, Joe. So, I can apply for a one year extension of stay before my current permission runs out at the end of July or, do a border crossing, get another 90 days and continue to do this until near the end of my Visa validity on 8 March?

Seeking some input and knowledge about my options.I entered Thailand using a Non O multi entry Visa, my permission to stay expires at the end of July.I assume I will have to do a border crossing at my nearest one at Chong Chom or a similar border crossing then, to get another 90 days. If not I will have to fly out and return by air.My Visa has an expiry date of early March 2023, can I extend this Visa now? Or, do I have to wait until close to it's expiry date and continue to do border crossings every 90 days? Reason I would like to extend it now is I have the money in the bank for the required time and may not have it later.

I thought the Hotel refund offer was too good to be true and wondered when the skull duggery would start. Below is the content of the latest email they sent me regarding my request for a full refund. I don't know how a Hotel can cancel a Thai Pass but that is what they say they can do.Please be informed that if you wish to use the same QR code, then we are unable to process the full refund. In this case, we can refund for RT-PCR and airport pickup only. Otherwise, we might have to cancel your Thailand Pass in order to avoid any issue. Should you require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.I have sent back an email seeking a compromise telling them I would like to keep the booking for the first night with airport pickup for us all and perhaps they could allow us to stay a second night in lieu of a partial refund. We still need accommodation and airport pickup and I really can't be stuffed looking around for alternative deals.

I just received a refund offer from my Hotel, it was for a family of 5 and 21,000 baht in total.

Well, it looks like I've answered part of my own question regarding people who have already been issued with Thai passes and are due to arrive after April 30. From the Thai Pass website, "if you have a Thai Pass already issued for after April 30 you can use it without modifying it". Now all I have to do is find out what my Hotel is going to do about my SHA AQ test and go booking for a family of 5 that cost 21,000 baht that is no longer needed.

Me too, mine's on May 4!

They all speak Thai better than English, that's one of the reasons we are moving back. Their heads are still in Thailand. The 12 year old is a girl so no monk worries there, the boy is 16 and has allready done some minor monk duites at his grandfather's funeral and also did a 5 day/night stint in boot camp with the army courtesy of being dobbed in to do it at his high school. He came home with no hair, filthy and black, had a smile on his face though. He wants to join the army now. We have no worries about Thai cultural items and they were discussed during our decision to move back.

Thanks for the replies, however, I'm no closer to deciding which is the best potential solution. I think some of the repliers may not have realised that the kids in question are moving back to live in Thailand after living here in Oz for the last 2 and a half years. Do I use the Aussie passports and use them for the Thai Pass application or use the Thai expired ones for TP and entry? If I use the Aussie passports and simply just let the kids "overstay" could there be repercusions for them? Perhaps I could sort it out once they are settled in there. They can't "overstay" if they are Thai citizens though. I suppose I will apply for the TP using Thai passports and see what happens. If that fails, use the Aussie ones.

Stevie, I meant it to mean the passports would be useless to use again in Thailand if I bought the kids in on those passports and just stayed there without notifying Immigration.

While trying to book flights for myself, wife and 3 kids I discovered that my 2 eldest kids (16 and 12) who are dual Australian/Thai citizens, Thai passports have expired about a year ago. They both have current Oz passports and they both have Thai ID cards. I am relocating myself and the family back to Thailand and want to travel around 23 April.My question is, can they travel to Thailand and enter Thailand on the Visa exempt scheme using their Oz passports and then just stay in Thailand? I am aware that the airlines may not allow them to board without an onward bound ticket but an explanation about their Thai citizenship should alleviate that problem. I also don't know for sure if the onward ticket policy is actually used. I am also aware that there Aussie passports will be next to useless for them again if they leave Thailand but they are only valid for a couple more years before they expire.

I'm surprised at your comment as it's pretty simple to answer. Visas were a simple process for me up to 2 years ago when I moved from Thailand back here, however, once I moved back here, I did not follow all the latest news and updates about Visas for Thailand and was only briefly reading forums and comments about the process. From what I picked up there were a lot of new processes and conditions being placed on getting one due to Covid. Rather than trawl through pages of updates I simply asked. I just needed someone to tell me that it was still a "simple process". By the way Visa Extensions at the Immigration Office I used to use were never a simple process, they were a nightmare. Every year there were different hurdles placed in your way like having to supply copies of your wife's ID card for a retirement extension, what colour ink to use on your forms, how many copies of forms you need, home visits with you expected to pay for gasoline, basically anything to try to trip you up. I have now decided to scuttle my plans for a return and am staying put here after considering all options and reading some of the comments here. If I was single I would move back but I need to think of my kids futures and they are more promising here.

Thanks Joe, I was hoping you'd reply.

I am an Australian, retired, mid 60's, legally married to my Thai wife, we were married in the Government Office in Thailand and I have the certificates. We were married around 2010 and our first child was born in 2006 after we met in 2004. We have 3 children together who are dual Thai/Aussie citizens and they were all born in Thailand. I lived in Thailand, in my wife's village, for 5 years, after I retired, from around 2014 to 2019 and I had a retirement visa extension. We all moved to Australia in late 2019 and have lived there up to now. I have decided that I would like to sell up and move back to Thailand with the family. I have done the sums and sorted all the pros and cons in my head and the only thing holding me back is the visa problem. Can anyone advise me on what Visa to apply for that would enable a smooth return to Thailand and, once there, I would deal with the local immigration office to extend whatever Visa I have, be it marriage or retirement. I have experience dealing with local Thai Immigration and thought I was up to date with all the rules etc but have lost touch in the time I have been in Oz. My wife and children are still with me in Oz Bearing all of this in mind, any help or advice regarding a Visa would be greatly appreciated.