DrJack54

If your non O-A is still valid you could just do a border bounce of fly out/in just prior to expiry and be stamped in for another 12 months. Insurance required. Or do a border run at very end of your non O-A and reenter visa exempt and then obtain a non O at Thai immigration. Then subsequently obtain 12 month extension

may find some info in this short thread.

Most of your first post is correct. Best to obtain the 12 month extension at least couple of weeks prior to expiry of the 90 day stamp you receive for the non O. When applying for the non O you need 15+ days remaining on your permit. 21days at CM. Where do you plan to live? You can arrive visa exempt and it is 45 days currently till March 31. You can obtain 30 day extension at immigration. No need to exit Thailand. Depending where you obtain your residence certificate that would be an issue at Bangkok. They require you to be doing 90 day reports. Even then the residence certificate can take up to 2 weeks (normally 1). Not all embassies provide letter to satisfy bank (Oz being one) Even then it can take time for others. Best to use an agent for the bank account and do the rest yourself.

The TM30 can be hit and miss. Sometimes immigration insist on it for the type of extension you are applying for . The screenshot would have only been provided if you had asked for it. You mention agent. My partner has some rentals and the agent always provides farang renters with a TM30. If you have an office at condo chat with then .

Yes the immigration office will have tm7. If you are staying in a hotel and they did a TM30 you can ask for a screenshot.

Few basic copies of passport. Identity page last entrance stamp. TM7 form with photo attached. 1900baht. TM30

Which immigration office. Using money in bank method or income method..

Perhaps you can now see that there are many ways to stay for 6 months. Everyone is different. Some folk want to have nothing to do with traveling out of Thailand. Also dealing with immigration office for extensions. Others above have mentioned. (won't list the pros and cons. 1. Non O plus annual extensions. 2. Non O-A (you can actually obtain almost 2 years out of that visa) 3. Tourist visa with extension and visa runs. 4. METV requires you to exit every 2 months (or 3 if you obtain a 30 day extension) There are other options. Personally I would go for METV with trips to Ho Chi Minh. However I'm biased on that. Being Oz you would need eVisa to travel to Vietnam. The exit/reenter for the METV can just be a border bounce Be aware that border bounce is not currently available with Myanmar not possible so from Phuket so not easy via land. The non O with extensions based on retirement requires money in the bank all year. However no exits required. Your wife could piggyback on your non O.

The only way to get rid of your non O-A is to exit country (assume you are on extensions and do not have a valid non O-A) is to exit Thailand and reentry visa exempt and obtain a non O inside Thailand and subsequently obtain 12 month extension. Or exit without reentry permit and obtain non O at a consulate. You must leave Thailand

You can go anywhere you want including exit and reenter Thailand. Don't need to notify anyone. You mention retirement visa. I assume that you are in extensions from a non O or O-A. If you renter with reentry permit then do nothing .

Step 1. Obtain check in with airline. (That can take long time) Step 2: clear security control that can also take time. Step 3: Obtain reentry permit. That does not take long. You can pay 200baht for them to fill in forms etc if you wish. Step 4: que for passport check.

OP, there is a rumor regarding ED visa. Cannot be true. What is your status in Thailand. Meaning what is your current permit based on..

Be aware : the office is past security check and prior to immigration control. Zone 2. Left side pp control

No issue whatsoever. You might like to outline what TVC are doing for you. Non O retirement plus extension without funds is common

No problem.

There is hard and simple way to meet the financials. FCA is not one imo. Keep 800k in Thai bank account then problem solved

What is your previous history prior to current permit in Thailand.

The OP is inquiring about extension. ( I also jumped the gun and thought he was applying for non O) Depends if his extension is based on retirement or marriage

You should be able to apply for extension up till expiry. The 15 days application prior to expiry is for applying for the non O . Not extensions

So your in Thailand and have a visa up your sleeve do to this eVisa gig. What to you expect immigration could possible do for you? Treat it at some sort of "visa wallet" So NO that's not possible.

The evisa was designed to speed up application in your own country. Quickly seen as a loop hole.

Farang always trying to scam the intention of any new option. It might work. ,(for a while) Just another scam.

Think you need to clarify what your plan is over next few years. If it's just 6 months for next year only then that's a big difference for ongoing 6 month gigs.

No way.

Indeed ...."Free" in Thailand has various translations depending on immigration office..