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If you are over 50, you should have an annual health check-up (chest x-ray, cholesterol, blood sugar, PSA for men, etc) The full range of tests at the various Samui int'l hospitals cost around 3,000 baht. Why not get the medical certificate for immigration at the same time as your annual check-up before you go to extend your retirement visa?

So I am not the only one confused.

Savannakhet sounds indeed like you want to apply for a new Non O visa.

Extensions are a completely different matter and done at the Thai immigration office for your place of stay.

And what does actually expire?

I guess the visa has already expired (ENTER BEFORE date) and you refer to the ADMITTED UNTIL stamp from your last entry to Thailand.

Please clarify.

There are different possibilities depending on your answer.

One probably being an extension (!) of your current stay for 60 days based on marriage.

Indeed, you are right, the visa has expired and I refer to the Admitted until.

I have not made an extension because I am not aware this is possible on this type of visa.

All I know is that I need to apply for a new 1 year multiple entry non imm-o visa but my passport expires 10 months from now.

You can extend your type of "Visa" at Immigration in Thailand.

60 days with no financials. That might give you time until your new passport arrives.

You can also extend by 12 months if you have 400,000 Baht in the bank or 40,000 Baht monthly income.

With your current passport you would only get 10 months.

Once you have your new visa in your old passport, you take your old and new passports back to immigration and apply to transfer your visa to your new passport.

what's the difference between blue book and yellow book?

I own my condo and have blue book and chanote in my name. Do I still need yellow book?

Haha. Sorry, I will limit my comments to questions about Retirement visas.

Didn't know there were other "non O" visas

Why are you all of a sudden using a consultant when you had no problem doing the extension yourself previously??

I extend my visa the way you did before. The only proof of residence they need is a Google map lf your current address!

What is this "non O"?

I have a non-resident O visa that I can extend yearly for another year at the local immigration office on Samui without leaving the country.

I've extended my "retirement " O visa at the local immigration office in Nathon, Koh Samui, 3 times in the last 3 years already. 1900 baht. Plus extra fee for single or multiple re-entry permits. No need to leave the country, but you need to report every 90 days. Simple, fast and efficient. The staff recognize me already, and I joke around with them in Thai.

Assuming you are retired, over 50 years old, have pension or other income or meet savings requirements (800,000 baht), all you need to show the immigration officer is a letter from your bank and your updated bank statement that proves your income/savings, along with your passport that has the O visa from the embassy. Be polite and dress appropriately for a visit to a government office.

I am not familiar with other categories of non-resident O visas.

you should be able to get 1 year extension (report every 90 days, but don't need to leave country) at local immigration office with your O visa.

that's what I do on Samui

Could any sugar cane farmers please tell me how the drought is affecting your crop this year?

Has this year's (2015/16) main harvest and crush started? I heard the total tonnage is down? What about the sugar content?

Thank you!

Hi Canada, how is the drought affecting your cane harvest this season 2015/16? How about the other cane growers in the region (North, Northeast)?

What month does the harvest and crush usually start? How about this year 2016?

Thank you for the progress report, and good luck!