JDMCanuck

What time and day does immigration use to stamp your passport, your planes actual arrival? (easily visible to IO) your planes planned arrival(on your ticket)? your gate arrival (easily visible to IO) or the time you pass immigration? Has anyone recently actually landed early between 2330 and 2359 at BKK , but had a planned arrival after midnight would be especially interesting to hear from.

When they change it back to 30 days visa exempt, has anyone heard if there will be a grace period at all to allow those that bought airfare and booked accommodation based on 60 days VE, to not lose deposits and need to book one ways home. The prospect of losing an accommodation deposit and a new one way ticket home is not very comforting.

So a couple more questions now and please chime in with your opinions and answers as I do seriously value them all. As a legitimate retiree, that won't be working or vlogging or starting a business, just travelling about and relaxing. Does the following sound like a solid plan, as one point I am still confused on is the banking procedure/certainty. 1. Show my Canadian bank deposits to obtain 90 day retirement visa in Canada. 2. Arrive in Thailand, get permission stamp to stay 90 days. Will banks open an account on the 90 day retirement visa, before the 1 year extension based on retirement is approved? (on a 90 day visa, 3 months seasoning of 800k is impossible,, does Thai immigration relax the seasoning rule for your first extension?) How is this overcome? 3. Would parking 800k in a Thai bank be a concern to any of you? 4. Is Moving around within Thailand allowed as a retiree as I don't intend to stay in one place too long? (2 or 3 months max in any 1 place until I find a place that feels right). Again thank you so much in advance.

Thank you Dr Jack, Tod, Olmate and Hummin, that clears up a lot for me. Almost sounds too easy now. lol. Much appreciated guys!

Thank Thank you very much!

Thank you very much!

Tod Im hoping you or someone else has the correct answer as that explanation almost answered my question, but not quite, lol. Once you have your 1 year extension based on retirement: 1. Can you come and go as many times as you like during that year, as long as you get a reentry permit each time before you leave? 2. Can you stay out of Thailand as long as you wish, during the year of your extension and again, re-enter , as long as you got a reentry permit before you left and you re-enter before your year extension expires? For example: 3. I get my year Extension based on retirement, I then travel to Malaysia for 2 weeks, come back to Thailand for a month, then travel to Japan for 2 months, come back to Thailand for 2 months, then travel to Europe and N America for 5 or 6 months and come back to Thailand a month before my Extension expires (each time I leave, I get a reentry permit), leaving $800000B in a Thai bank the whole year, untouched. Then again apply to extend my visa for a year based on retirement, and continue to travel essentially the same way? 5 or 6 months inside Thailand , 5 or 6 months outside Thailand? Thank you in advance if you know if this legal and will be allowed by Thai immigration without raising any red flags. Or will they say "Im not staying in Thailand long enough, Get a different visa" ?

An update to this thread would be greatly appreciated by myself as having access to an ophthalmologist when you need one is quite important. Good optometrists too.

Thank you DR, and all those with input!

Of course I wouldn't produce anything they did not ask for, however one can never be over prepared. Simplifying the question , does money that you transfer yourself from a foreign bank qualify under the following rule? Evidence of income such as pensions, interest or dividends, etc., and/or

I am so confused about this. Thank you to Hotsticky for pointing me to https://www.immigration.go.th/?p=14695 and "Evidence of income such as pensions, interest or dividends, etc., and/or" I was always under the impression that for a Retirement extension it had to be Pensions only or from a Government source, which I know now was possibly wrong. My question is , would the "etc" above apply to rental income? If I had my Canadian tenants, as they have been doing for several years, direct deposit monthly into my Canadian bank and I then transfer 65000 baht myself each month into my Thai bank account. When asked by IO where the money came from I would honestly answer rental payments and have available with me , if questioned further, Canadian Bank account statements along with Titles (Deeds), for the Canadian properties?

Ive heard VT7 and VT5 have had recent incidents of groups of rude Indian renters disturbing other renters at the pools. Has anyone encountered this or have first hand knowledge of it happening?

Thank you both for your input. Perhaps I best go back to the drawing board.

Copied and pasted from US Embassy and Consulate in Thailand https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/thai-visas-americans/ "American citizens who wish to remain in Thailand for longer than 90 days during any six-month period will be required to obtain a valid Thai visa from a Thai Embassy or Consulate that is authorized to issue visas" According to the above my vacation plans will not work as I planned on visiting Thailand for 60 days from October 20 to Dec 20 , return to N America for 2 weeks from Dec 22 to Jan 7, then back to Thailand Jan 8 to March 7 , which puts me over the limit as stated above, as I will have entered on 2 Visa Exempt (VE) 60 day entries and stayed 120 days within less than 6 months, I had even thought, depending on how the winter in Canada was I might get a 30 day extension to the 2nd 60 day VE in January and not go back until April. Any input is appreciated. Can anyone confirm the above as correct please?

Thank you again Dr J!! very much appreciated!!