Zuman

After receiving the LTR visa is it a requirement to submit a new TM.30 since we are now on a new/different visa?

Mrs Zuman and I had our appointment today at the BOI/OSS in Bangkok. We each received our 10 year LTR visa stamp (wealthy pensioner), 5 year permission to stay stamp and 5 year re-entry permit stamp. Total time spent was 2 hours and 20 minutes. We were told there was only one person working at the LTR section in the OSS and that was the reason for the long wait. Below are a few items that may help others going through the process. If possible you want to apply for the LTR visa in your country and receive it from your embassy prior to departure or apply in Thailand and pick it up in Thailand. We applied while in our home country and picked it up in Bangkok. The entry stamp from our initial entry into Thailand and the 30 day extension stamp required additional copies of the passport pages to be sent to the BOI/OSS for each instance. This led to phone calls and considerable delay. As the main LTR visa holder I received requests for additional information (see previous item) via my account on the BOI website and was able to attach the information requested. This feature is not available for dependents. You are not notified of additional information needed and what is needed has to be submitted via email. This led to additional phone calls and delays. We used our iPads for our initial applications and document submittals with no issues. For opening and printing approval documents the iPad did not work. We had to use the Google Chrome browser to view and print all documents. Good luck to everyone. Mr Zuman

I applied for the WP LTR for Mrs Zuman (dependent) and myself on October 4. I received final approval on December 16. Mrs Zuman received final approval today. We will fly to Bangkok from Phuket for our appointment which is scheduled for next week.

I take 10 mg Alfuzosin (Xatral) and 5 mg of Tadalafil (Cialis) daily with good success. Either one alone is not effective. I’ve been taking this combination for 10 years. I added Saw Palmetto for a year with no noticeable improvement. I tried Tamsulosin with Tadalafil for 3 months, but went back to Alfuzosin with Tadalafil because of the ED side effects.

Phoned BOI this morning. Explained we had 1 month left on our Tourist Visas and needed an idea of what was going on. 30 minutes later received an email requesting additional information, a copy of the entry visa and entry stamp. Tried to attach documents on the website, but was unsuccessful. Called BOI again. Was told to try again in a few hours (which would be after they close) and if that doesn’t work send the documents via email and then call them.

Applied for Wealthy Pensioner on October 4. Called on November 11 and supplied additional information as requested. As of today still showing Pending at Screen 3. Will call again next week.

I posted yesterday that I called BOI regarding my wealthy pensioner application that has been pending since October 4. Today I received an email requesting additional information, specifically a 1099-R form for 2021. I found this to be a strange request as my pension and IRA distributions are listed on my 2021 1040 tax return which they already have. I sent the 1099-R form for IRA distributions as that met the $80k requirement. I was also going to send 1099-R for the pension I receive, but the system would only accept one form.

My impression was they had not not yet started on my application.

Another data point. I submitted my wealthy pensioner application on October 4. As of today (November 10) it still shows as pending. I just got off the phone with BOI. They said they would look at it today or tomorrow and let me know what additional paperwork is needed.