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    Retirement extention refuse in Bangkok CW

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    A New Wrinkle at Pattaya Immigration


    I had heard there were some new (or newly enforced older rules) that were now being used, so I decided to go to Jomtien Immigration to find out. Here is what I found out;


    in addition to the normal requirements to renew a Retirement Visa (TM form, proof of residence, pictures, letter of income or cash in the bank, etc.)There are 3 more requirements;


    1- Copy ID card of the condo or house owner

    2- Copy House Book

    3-Contract of rent


    I notified my Thai landlord of the new requirements and she went to immigration with the documentation. She then gave me copies of the information and told me to go to the 2nd floor of Immigration the next day to be "interviewed".


    No problem, they took my info and gave me a receipt for the docs'and told me to come on the day my retirement visa was to expire. This would be my 8th retirement extension.


    NOW HERE IS THE WRINKLE!


    I told my friend, who is on his 4th retirement extension, about what happened and so he went to Immigration on the next day.


    Because my friend rents from a Falang, he was told to produce, in ADDITION TO THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS,


    1- The business licence of the Falang, AND

    2- A WORK PERMIT


    The Falang condo owner had neither and so my friend was told he could not get his retirement visa.


    SOOOO, my friend had to vacate his condo and find one owned by a Thai, which he did. He now has all the proper documentation and he will be able to get his retirement extension.


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    No Relief In Sight For Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang Airport Immigration Staff

    in Thailand News

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    One way of getting around this is planning your time of arrival.

    Many flights come in to BKK at 10.:30PM. Just remember, if you have only 5 planes arriving at the same time it can mean up 1,500 people to clear customs. If some of the planes are the A380, then you can easily make that number go up to 2,000.

    When I used to come to Thailand, before becoming an ex pat, I would pick an airline that arrived in the morning. I usually cleared customs in 10 minutes as there were more customs officials than passengers!

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