twozeds

many thanks for your swift replies...very much appreciated 🙂 

hi..... Just a little bit of confusion for me this morning if any members can shed any light on it it would be greatly appreciated. I have a retirement visa and  I left Thailand at the beginning of April 2025 (for approx 6 months before returning back as i have done many times before) and went thru immigration at the airport which was all done electronic so I never received a physical stamp out in my passport. I checked my email this morning and have a received a reminder email from Thai immigration informing me that my 90 day report will be due in June. Has any other member come across this when leaving Thailand via the fully electronic way,....I just dont want to get stung with a big overstay bill when i do return to Thai in 6 months time....

             Many thanks in advance

Hi……I recently just returned to the UK for a few months and was suprised on leaving Thailand through immigration that it was all electronic no actual immigration officer or any physical stamp in my passport. It left me a little confused and thinking when i return later in the year will it be recorded when i left thailand….and will my retirement visa and re-entry visa be ok as normal….Another thing ive just learned about is the new electronic landing/entry card….not sure of the proper term for it, but can any member provide me with info about it or if there have been previous posts about it please point me in the right direction…..many thanks in advance for your advice and information…..

brilliant DrJack many thanks...much appreciated

oh...sorry i forgot to mention.... its at Jomtien immigration.....thanks

hi.....just a quick question your advice greatly appreciated.....my retirement visa / 1 year extension visa is up for renewal in a couple of weeks....i was wondering if any of the criteria has changed or any additional documents needed from when i renewed last year.......I am including a screenshot of the criteria list i have used for previous renewals......many thanks in advance 🙂

Hi....thanks for all your replies sorry for confusion when i said i received a "90 day stamp" i just meant that my retirement visa held up ok from my old passport  and i entered on a single re-entry visa...again sorry for my confusing choice of words.

I went down to Jomtien on Tuesday and filled in  the transfer form along with photocopies from my old passport and my new passport main page and entry stamp and everything went smoothly as I had been informed it would by members on here...went down yesterday (Wednesday) and picked up my passports with stamps transferred to new passport.

Thanks for all the advice given on here its much appreciated......One more question if I may add it on is:

I usually do my 90 day reporting online, which as worked well for me for the last 6 or 7 times...so i was wondering now my stamps have been transferred to new passport will I be able to fill in my new passport number on the online app and still get my 90 report as before or will I have to go in person for the first 90 day report with it being new passport. Anyone who has been in the same situation I would greatly appreciate your input and advice.....best regards 

Hi everyone....just a quick update on this topic...I have re-entered Thailand with my new UK passport together with my old passport containing retirement visa and re- entry visa.....all good came through immigration no problems and received my 90 day stamp in the new passport. I will nip down to Jomtien immigration in a few days to ask about the subject:  if I need to transfer any stamps etc from my old passport just to get clarification on the matter.....Much appreciated all the answers you all gave to my original post....thank you

thanks for all your speedy replies much appreciated.....but Im still a little confused which stamps I would have to transfer from old passport to new one

many thanks zzzzz

Hi.....I recently renewed my 1 year extension or retirement visa as I call it and also obtained a single entry re-entry visa as I will be visiting family back in the UK later this year (for about 4 months). My passport expires early in 2025 so I was thinking about renewing my UK passport while I was back in the UK as it is a little bit easier than having to go Bangkok etc. My retirement visa is stamped until 31st January 2025.....

I have a few  questions regarding this, please bear with me if I ramble on a little bit, thanks.

My first question is: If I do renew my UK passport will I be allowed to enter Thailand with my new passport and still use my retirement visa and re-entry visa which will then be stamped in my old passport. I did briefly ask the guy who did the retirement visa and he said it should be ok, but I just wondered if any of our members had actual experience of doing this?

2nd question: If I do get back into Thailand ok with visas and both passports, will I have to transfer my retirement visa over from my old passport to the new one or will I be able to just renew it when it's due and have the new one stamped in my new UK passport?

and 3rd question:  After I return back into Thailand and do have a new UK passport with me, when my 90 day report is due (usually I do it online),...... will I have to do the first 90 day report in person then afterwards can I continue submitting it online as usual?

                              many thanks in advance for any advice on this topic and apologies again for any confusion I may cause in my questions.

many thanks Georgealbert

Hi just a couple of quick questions....I have to renew my year extension or retirement visa as i call it in January 2024....last year the queues at Jomtien immigration were horrendous....

I just wondered: 

1. Are the queues still the same? (if so which is best sort of time to go down there)

2.And as there been any separation into different queues or sections for different visa needs example: 1 year extensions, re-entry visas, tourist extensions, 90 day reports etc to speed up the process?

many thanks in advance (p.s looked for a recent thread on this topic but couldn't find one)

RIP Joe thanks for everything over the years

thanks for your quick replies appreciated

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Hi......If i could ask any member to clarify something for me I would greatly appreciate. apologies if my question seems a bit muddled but been trying to think how to word it so its clear....any way here goes:

I will be renewing my  year extension or retirement visa as I refer to it the first couple of weeks in January 2023 (the official  date when it expires is 31st Jan 2023). I will be returning to the UK in early March to help take care of my elderly mother so after I have renewed the retirement visa I will also get a re-entry visa.....a couple of questions if I may:

Q1. Is there any stipulation as to how early a re-entry visa can be obtained before my flight (first week in March) or are the re-entry visas valid for a certain amount of time after they are issued say 6 months or a year etc.?

Q2. I really dont know how long i will be in the UK dependent on how mum is so i have booked a one way flight, but Im aware I will have to be back at the end of the year (2023) or so to renew my Retirement visa again....so my long winded question is: if say i came back at the end of December 2023 bearing in mind my new visa renewal date will be  31st Jan 2024, would I still get the 90days on arrival at the airport with my re-entry visa even tho I would only have maybe a month on my retirement visa?

Sorry for the long winded confusing 2nd question but couldnt think how to put it more clearly......many thanks in advance

wife not exactly sure of name  ......'advanced driver training' or something like that......she says the place is near Bangkok/Pattaya hospital........phone number: 033001445....thanks

maybe things have changed coz my wife made my appointment (her name but for foreigner)  with the app maybe 3 months ago or so ........and Thais are not being directed  to go to private driving school because the thais take the online training course, which I stated in my initial post.....but by all accounts what the lady told my wife this morning and again when she rang them up later on to confirm.......if a ferrang gets a training cert  from a private driving school before July... the ferrang can take the training certs with all the other required documents and renew on that day.....its all very confusing to me to be honest

just a small update.....wife rung the DLT again this morning and only recently have they suggested going to private driver training schools to obtain 1 hour training certs..........if training certs are obtained then ferrang can indeed do the renewals......and can turn up without an appointment

dont fully understand Peterw42......you say they are not doing renewals at the moment but this morning it was full of thais doing their renewals.......also my wife made an appointment for me (April 29th) a few months back in her name and id card but for a foreigner stated  on the online application...all very confusing

hi......just logged on this morning to do my 90 day online report and got this privacy message. I have used the online reporting for the last 4 or 5 times with google chrome with no problems. Has any members heard anything about the online reporting being down, would just like to know if its a fault at their end or a fault with my browser/computer........many thanks in advance

Don't know if I have posted this in the correct place if not apologies........ I have an appointment to renew my driving 5 year Thai driving licenses for bike and car in March at the big place at side of Highway 36 near the big international school. I know from previous renewals I will need 2 certificate of residences, being 1 for each licence...... A couple of questions if you could advise please: How long are the certificates of residence valid for is it 1 month or???? ....and also, its been a while since I obtained one from Jomtien immigration so I cant remember if you collect on the same day or do you have to go next day to pick them up?

Secondly Im a bit confused about wether you need a doctors certificate to renew a 5 year licence, coz Im sure I read a newsletter saying that now all licence renewals need a doctors certificate so if anyone could clarify for me, I would really appreciate......and if a doctors cert is needed a last point or question is how long are the Docs certs valid for?

many thanks in advance for any advice given on this subject........thank you