DrJack54

Is that a Thai wife? You would be aware that you can obtain a 60 day extension to visit Thai wife if more time required.

You would imagine with such vast experience you would be aware of the fundamentals of renting a property in Thailand. Does not appear to be the case.

Yes and be aware that you have easy options to extend your stay. With each visa exempt entry you can obtain a 30 day extension and also a 60 day extension to visit wife.

That is certainly an option for a tourist with (for example) plan to go to immigration and obtain a 30 day extension to eg Tourist Visa. No so applicable to someone living in Thailand. The OP mentions doing 90 day report. Perhaps even obtaining a residence certificate. For this situation best to have a lease or TM30 with address where you are living ongoing. I don't buy into his rental arrangements. We rent out couple of condo and townhouse. The agent does the TM30 (if required for non Thai tenant) and of course a Lease. Our minimum lease is 12 months however a zillion rentals available in Thailand that have much shorter. Bit off topic suggestion to anyone looking for permanent (ongoing) rental. We rent apartment in Bangkok. Low rise. No rooms are privately owned. We have one year lease. The place is extremely strict so no sub letting while you are away etc etc. I couldn't imagine living in condos such as View Talay 6 (Pattaya) or eg Trendy building Sukhumvit. Those type of places are mad houses. The OP chose poorly.

Don't understand your post and point of thread. You ask about reentry permit. That you can do by yourself at immigration Or at airport by yourself Or at airport io doing the form (small fee) Or by local agent in Pattaya. 90 day report you can do yourself either in person OR via mail Or online Or by representative (your case daughter) What's so difficult. Choose one.

Don't forget photo. OP be aware that if you are obtaining your extension in Bangkok that you will attend IT Mall Laksi and not CW.

Your posts regarding terms visa , extension etc are all over the shop. When someone starts a thread on AseanNow now with statement such as ...." I have a marriage visa" and then proceed to post a question, anyone reading has no idea what they mean. In my mind they could have a 1. Non O based on marriage. 2. ME Non O marriage. 3. An extension from a Non O based on marriage. The first is a single entry visa that gives a 90 day permission of stay. The second is a multiple entry visa valid for one year it gives stays of 90 days then you need to exit Thailand (unless you obtain an extension) The third is an Extension of stay from a non O giving permission of stay of one year. Visa is very different to Extension. Forget English definitions. VISA EXTENSION which is a term used even by immigration and is on their walls in offices is short hand type. No such thing animal. The same goes for Retirement. The expression "I have a Retirement Visa" tells very little. Could be a valid non O-A. Could be a non O based on retirement. Could be an extension based on retirement. Could even be ME Non O retirement which is a multiple entry visa valid for 12 months based on retirement (not available in many countries)

These threads come up often With zero cooperation from owner/manager and no lease what advice are you expecting. More often these posts are related to Airbnb etc. You asked for useful suggestions and you seem to want to stay put. I suggest you contact an agent to look for a "get around". Fortunately plenty of good ones in Pattaya. Hopefully folk read about these threads and check on lease and TM30 prior to commiting to moving in. We have a few rentals in Bangkok and TM30, lease etc is handled by real estate agent. Short cuts usually end in pain.

A non O is 2000baht. All extensions are 1900baht. Apart from that you mention .. "....and the 90 reporting is 1900" 90 day reporting is free. Can be done online, in person and via mail.

I used one residence certificate with a photocopy for car and bike license at Chatuchak transport office.

No

Yes and the reentry permit would date from Jan 12 and expire feb 11 2024.

Maneerat is in soi post office. Good agent. Here is link for agent. https://g.co/kgs/uYckRQ

It's only 3 but they are big number of expats. USA AU UK.

Correct. Another consideration (minor) for some is that a reentry permit takes half page of pp. Be it single or multi.

The extension is not a visa and causes problems when someone states that they have a "Retirement Visa". No such animal.

Here is snippet from an email. The "he" refers to a lawyer based in Bangkok. "he explained the volunteer visa was a scam roght from the top as it doesnt even derive from immigration or the department of business as the work visa does. " Non O volunteering (from agent) ended up a nightmare. To add to the pain those that remained without were able to obtain covid extensions. The OP won't have an issue.

By all means get your reentry permit at same time as your extension. Think you misunderstood my post. For those obtaining a non O and subsequent extension that is two separate permits and if you need to exit during the 90 day period of the 90 day stamp you would require a reentry permit to protect that 90 day stamp

I guess that isn't huge bucks but clearly the non O-A has lost its appeal especially for those that then move to extensions from a non O-A.

Some folk like to get things "taken care off" out of the way. Makes perfect sense to me. The 12 month extension is added to current permission of stay. No penality for applying early.

Constitutional Rights.

How much did 12 months of insurance cost?

CM allows for extensions up to 45 days early. For most immigration offices it's up to 30 days early.

It's important for readers to be aware that the reentry permit needs to be purchased AFTER the extension. If one was to buy the reentry permit just after obtaining the non O retirement that permit would only be valid till the end of the validity of the stamp from the non O .

Never read one report of que. Personally done approx 10 at airports and most I have ever seen is one or 2 max in front of me. Most often no one. The process takes few minutes. Good idea to have the TM8 all filled in and ready to go.