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Hope I explain this right. I am just about to renew my one year multiple entry visa for the first time. I retired here planing to go back to Canada for a few months each year. We also did some regional travel last year (korea and Burma) so multiple entry visa was bought . What I noticed is that when I came back a few weeks before my year was up I was stamped for another year. So my 3,800 Baht multiple entry one year visa became a 23 month visa with the caveat that the last 12 months of that 23 month period I had to stay in country. I plan to do the same thing when I renew it and do all of our international travel in the first 11 and half months and then enter back and stay put for the following 12. Hope this helps.

Not sure why you thought you had to stay in the country for those 12 months.

You got a multiple re-entry permit after you got your last one entry prior your visa expiring to keep it valid I presume. That permit would allow you to leave and re-enter the country as many times as you want up to the date it expires.

My fist multiple entry visa was obtained in Canada and was issued on the 09 of September 2014 and valid until the 08 of September 2015.

I arrived in Thailand in October of 2014 and traveled to Burma and Korea during the next six months. I went back to Canada in May of 2015 and came back to Thailand in August 2015. I was expecting to renew my visa a few weeks after coming back(before the visa expiry of Sept 08 2015). Thing is when I got home to Kanchanaburi I looked at the stamp they gave me and it says arrival 19 Aug 2015 valid until 18 Aug 2016. I deduced from this that if I left again I would have an expired visa but if I stayed my one year status would have restarted from my last arrival (Aug 19 2015). Thus the over 12 month validation. A friend here says I can get one time exit visa from the immigration office if I had a burning desire to see a concert in Singapore for example. Not sure as it's all new to me. Sure is comfortable here though.

Single re-entry permit 1000 Bht, multiple 3800 Bht from your local immigration office or the two airports in Bangkok on departure.

Only in Bangkok or can you get Re- Entry permits at Chiang Mai Airport?

We are guessing a bit as to what you are currently applying for. You may mean:

• A visa applied for outside Thailand. The best (legitimately called a "retirement visa" though a more precise term is preferable) is a Non Imm O-A visa. This allows unlimited entries into Thailand for 12 months from the date of issue. There are also single and multiple entry Non Imm O visas.that allow single 90-day entry or multiple 90-day entries.
• (My guess) a 12-month extension of an existing stay within Thailand. When you do not have a visa, to keep your current permission to stay (including any extension) valid, you must purchase a e-entry permit. A single re-entry permit (allowing a single exit and re-entry into Thailand) costs 1,000 baht. A multiple re-entry permit costs 3,800 baht.

At the time of writing I was in the middle of applying for a 'retirement' or Non Imm-O visa - (and thanks for clearing up the term), which I can apply for while in Thailand, as I am planning to stay for one year at least.

After this informative forum at which I thank all of you, I am collecting more information to weigh up my options.

My concerns and considerations for what I choose are based on rules and regulations, some freedom, ( which is why I asked about Single and Multiple Entry) and financial considerations. The Multiple Entry One year however, as I understand must be obtained in my own country, which is a bit of a pain.

And yes for the first time I have entered Thailand visa excempt! To clarify your last point does it mean people can just go to the airport and buy a Multiple Re -Entry Permit - surely not, I think I must have misunderstood?

I hope this clarifies.

Thanks BritTim

You presumably have an O/A visa from which, used as you describe, can provide a 2 year stay.

If you wish to undertake any further travel you must obtain a re entry permit to protect your current permission to stay date.

The visa can only be obtained in Canada.

Hi, Thank you, I am applying for a retirement visa within Thailand, I am unsure whether it is the same as O/A or not?

Hope I explain this right. I am just about to renew my one year multiple entry visa for the first time. I retired here planing to go back to Canada for a few months each year. We also did some regional travel last year (korea and Burma) so multiple entry visa was bought . What I noticed is that when I came back a few weeks before my year was up I was stamped for another year. So my 3,800 Baht multiple entry one year visa became a 23 month visa with the caveat that the last 12 months of that 23 month period I had to stay in country. I plan to do the same thing when I renew it and do all of our international travel in the first 11 and half months and then enter back and stay put for the following 12. Hope this helps.

That's very interesting Wiseman, wow another year. It's a good plan although I've been travelling so much that staying put for 12 months seems a little overwhelming. I wonder if there is a way to avoid the caveat of sitting still for 12 months? I am kind of joking but detecting a slight fear at the thought of it)! It does clarify though. Thanks.

Hope I explain this right. I am just about to renew my one year multiple entry visa for the first time. I retired here planing to go back to Canada for a few months each year. We also did some regional travel last year (korea and Burma) so multiple entry visa was bought . What I noticed is that when I came back a few weeks before my year was up I was stamped for another year. So my 3,800 Baht multiple entry one year visa became a 23 month visa with the caveat that the last 12 months of that 23 month period I had to stay in country. I plan to do the same thing when I renew it and do all of our international travel in the first 11 and half months and then enter back and stay put for the following 12. Hope this helps.

A single re-entry permit only allows one entry for the length of its validity. A multiple re-entry permit allows unlimited entries for the length of its validity that is the same as the length of your extension. You do not need to get a new re-entry permit every time you leave the country if you have a multiple re-entry permit.

You do not have to do reports of staying longer than 90 days in the country unless you stay that long. As long as you leave the country on or before the 90th day you do not need to do a report.

The 90 days start again on the date you enter the country including that day in the count.

Thanks so much your answer helped clarify my confusion, much appreciated Global Moderators.

Not quite sure what you are asking but:-

If you are asking about a 12 Month Extension for Retirement obtained from Immigration.

You can apply for a Multi Entry Re Entry Permit at the same time. 3,800 Bht fee.

This enables you to come and go as many times as you want during the 12 months.

As for 90 day reports, If you are not in the country for 90 continuous days you do not report.

Thank you , not quite what I was asking but great added informationfor if I decide to extend. Just applying for one at the moment.

Thanks Global Moderators, your answer perfectly clarified and answered my questions. Much appreciated.

Hi,

-I am in the process of applying for a Retirement Visa however am confused at the rules of leaving and entering Thailand, and how that effects the 90 Day reporting dates during the visa year. - i have heard from various sources one's visa can be caancelled out.

-I would also like to know the difference between Multiple Entry and Single Entry Permit?

More questions -

If I plan to go away several times during the year -

. Do I have to apply for a permit to leave and enter Thailand each time on both single and Multiple entries? And pay 1000THB every time?

. If I plan a trip during the 90 Day reporting, and return a few days, a week or two after the report date, would it affect dates of the 90 days/every 3 months reporting? Or do I report 3 months after my return to Thailand?

What is the best, easiest and more affordable way to go with this also having some freedom to choose my dates to go away in mind?

I thank you in advance and would appreciate clear answers as I continue to receive quick and abrupt answers which do not really inform or clarify the rules. This is why I have turned to this forum to understand the details and impact upon this type of visa when leaving the country.

Thank you so much

Thankyou very much, I would still like to know whether I can get this at a land border like Mae Sai or I musst go to immigration in another country?

much appreciated

My visa is a Non Immigrant O M (multiple entry), .. enter before 2nd September.

 I left for 5 months and returned on June 8th 2014, overland through Mae Sai...so the stamp says until 5th September.2014..don't know which date to follow! It is a one year visa.

I have to return for a little while back to Australia by beginning October.

My visa is a Non Immigrant O M (multiple entry), .. enter before 2nd September.

 I left for 5 months and returned on June 8th 2014, overland through Mae Sai...so the stamp says until 5th September.2014..don't know which date to follow! It is a one year visa.

I have to return for a little while back to Australia by beginning October.

Hi, yes it is very early September that my visa expires. It is a multiple entry.

What I am trying to figure out is, must I go to immigration outside of Thailand to get a one month or 90 day visa, ( I only need to stay one month extra)

or

can I get a 90 day visa (or one month visa) at a border, Mae Sai for example, just before my visa runs out?

Probably not, I would assume I would have to go to immigration in either Malaysia or Laos....am I be correct?

Thanks so this means I must leave Thailand, go to immigration somewhere, spend a few days and then I can return to Thailand? However it also means that I can't get a tourist visa from immigration inside Thailand (Chiang Mai)

It's a one year, multiple entry, sort of retirement

Hi I am from Australia, on a Non Immigrant O M Visa (temporary retirement) and it will end at the beginning of September. I haven't been in Thailand for the full year as travelled elsewhere for  5 months. I would like to extend just for one more month however when I ring immigration they tell me I can only extend for 7 days. If I left Thailand for a few days and returned, would I be permitted to receive the one month free tourist visa or is it now 15 days. I don't want to risk trouble at a border and I only need one month  more in Thailand.

Thanks

Don't like it at all, it feels like segregation...you are not one of us...you are a stranger.....for the usual polite way, this word isn't and it classifies all of us as strangers, foreigners in their land.