Thonson

HI

2 - 4 hours at (any) immigration is not bad at all.

The more you prepare the faster it will go

Always take with me extra copies , photos , bills..anything the can ask you for.

Its a lost day anyway....so be happy dont worry

does anybody have info on the rate you get from an atm when using a foreign card in thai, the atm offers a rate a little bit lower than market exchange rate and then asks if you want to continue with that rate or decline that rate and proceed with a rate that isn't shown.???

The exchange rate from Thai Baht to your local currency is made by the International credit companies depends on your card's brand.

Either to US$ or Euro .

For example see here Visa Europe rate : http://www.visaeurope.com/en/cardholders/exchange_rates.aspx

Any experience with AMEX on BKK Bank ATM?

They say there is no fee for foreign card .

True or not?

Krugsri pays 2.5% anum for 10 month , min deposit 50,000

They pay you every month.

Schools do not issue a visa nor extensions , you have to do it by yourself and pay for it.(immigration fees )

They just provide you the documents needed such as proof of study and that they are legal registered schools.

On top of annual fees (180-200 Hrs) you might be asked to pay for books,

Serious legal schools have no hidden fees , no surprises.

HI

I can tell you from my experience , in Bangkok. it is possible and easy.

I had ED visa + 90 days extensions for more than two years , after age 50 I applied for extension based on retirement reason.

Here is what i did :

a/ letter from the bank saying i have 800K more than 60 days ( first time is 60,next year will be 90 )

b/ letter from school saying i no longer study

c/proof of residence might be asked .

First i went to "un-attach" the ED visa from the school , that is the purpose of the letter.

Then to the retirement officer showing letter of bank ,

30 minute later i got a 1 year visa for 1900 B.

Your ED visa is a NON-IMM type , equivalent to NON-O

The reason they ask for a letter from school is to void the connection of your visa/extensions from school

and change your 'status'

You can study Thai language at any school regardless your visa.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/714054-ed-visa-to-retirment/

Good luck

So today I went to immigration office in Lad Prao.

Everything went smooth as detailed above .

Officers were kind and helpful , not much trouble for the documents, except money report which was inspected carefully.

ED visa was 'canceled' and new extension based on retirement starts today , so i 'lost' 10 days of the previous extension .

Lines were long, spent there few hours .

Now i am officially retired !

Thank you , much appreciated .

Thank you again ,

Just to be clear , there is no 'minimum' date to apply before the end of current extension ?

e/g/ I can go any day ?

Letter from school , must hold the date of application or can be few days old?

Thank you for the quick and accurate answers

Is 1 week before Apr 22 is ok?

( cant go before the 11th for personal reasons , then it will be songkran)

Utilities / internet / phone bills and a valid Thai driver licence are good enough for proof of residence?

Thank you.

Hi everyone

Currently I have an ED visa ,extended every 90 days , (since mid 2012 ) now valid till Apr 22 /2014

As I am over 50 yo I wish to extend my stay based on retirement reason.

I read in this forum i can do it at the immigration with no need to leave the country.

Got the the required 800K in the bank since 2 month already and will present a letter from school regarding termination of studies.

My questions : A , How long before the expiring of the current extension should i go ? (few days are enough?)

B. Will i get a 90 days or 12 month extension?

C. Any other thing to do?

Thank you .

I was asked to pay 200B for each letter ( car+bike) it came by mail in 5 days (Mai 2012)

A year later they tried to charge me 400 which went down to 200 after i told them how much i paid the year before.

This time it took more then 2 weeks to arrive by mail.(Mai 2013)