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7 minutes ago, Justin Side said:

Yes. 90 days each entry.

Thanks. And no reporting to local immigration?

24 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Not with a multiple entry non-o visa that only allows a 90 day entry.

Ugh. And a single entry non-o visa has to be renewed every 90 days?

53 minutes ago, sumrit said:

If you have a one-year non O you must leave the country an do a border run every 90 days. Your last 90 day should elapse  just before your non O does. So you do a final border run just before the non O expires and you'll be given a further 90 days entry into Thailand even though the actual visa runs out in a few days, making almost 15 months in total.

Cannot just report to local immigration office every 90 days instead of doing border runs?

1 minute ago, Danthai said:

You I think, get a 1099 which indicates you are insured for 12 months under the Affordable Care Act. I'm retired USAF and Social Security. Medicare doesn't cover you here unless you have A and B in order to use Tricare Select Overseas, but you didn't mention being retired military.

No, I am not retired military. 

2 minutes ago, sumrit said:

If you have a one-year non O you must leave the country an do a border run every 90 days. Your last 90 day should elapse  just before your non O does. So you do a final border run just before the non O expires and you'll be given a further 90 days entry into Thailand even though the actual visa runs out in a few days, making almost 15 months in total.

Thanks. I get it.

On ‎2‎/‎1‎/‎2019 at 8:38 PM, a3tsw said:

Hi , I got a multiple-entry one year non-immigrant O visa from Savannakhet last month based on retirement. I gave copy of my U.K. State Pension statement and Thai bank statement & bank letter , combi method , no Embassy Letter was asked for. This was after being given the runaround , then refused an extension by Immigration at Phuket. This will give ~15months till I need to renew and I will continue this method while it lasts. Hope this helps!

Hi. I don't understand how this will give you ~15 months. Could you please explain. Thanks.

On ‎2‎/‎1‎/‎2019 at 1:38 AM, ubonjoe said:

A multiple entry non-o visa is possible to get in Penang if you can show 800k baht in a bank or proof of 65k baht income and proof your are retired.

Can you tell if US Social Security Administration Retirement Insurance is accepted as proof of retirement at Savannakhet consulate?

On ‎2‎/‎2‎/‎2019 at 9:04 AM, JackThompson said:

Not unless it is based on marriage to a Thai, or a Thai child, and he gets a 60-day extension for "visiting" them.

 

Otherwise, 7 days to leave the country is the only extension possible to any of his entries from this Visa.

I am a US citizen. Age above 50 and on social security. Will my Social Security Retirement Insurance be accepted as evidence of retirement at Savannakhet consulate? Thanks.

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

If you have a passport for it issued by the Department of Land Transport and the original book for it you can take ti into Laos.

I Have the original book. But guess I need to apply for the vehicle passport. Any transportation office can issue the vehicle passport?

9 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

They don't care about where you are living. People go there for visas from all areas of Thailand.

Great. Can I go by my vehicle over to Savannakhet?

6 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Your bank book updated shortly before leaving the country. A few days would be accepted.

A Thai police clearance certificate would be accepted.

A basic medical certificate from a clinic would be accepted.

No problem to go to Savannakhet if you want to.

Thanks. Very helpful, UbonJoe.

I do not need to have a residence address in Savannakhet area for applying for Non-O visa? 

On ‎2‎/‎17‎/‎2019 at 12:19 AM, ubonjoe said:

You need proof of 800k baht in the bank or proof of 65k baht income, police clearance certificate and medical certificate to apply for a single entry non-o visa for being 50 or over in Vientiane.

Savannakhet will do one without the certificates but do want proof of retirement along with the financial proof.

Do you know:

*Bank certification for proof of funds can be how old? One day, one week, one month?

*Police clearance certificate should be from Thai police ( I have been resident in Thailand from Aug 18)?

*Medical certificate from a Thai hospital will work?

I live in Nong Bua Lam Phu. Can I go to Savannakhet  if Udon Thani IM cannot convert 30 day entry exempt visa to Non-O 90 day visa?

Thanks.

I hope these trailer trash don't land here. I hope the Thai gov does background checks on all long term stay seeking persons to weed out potential perverted pedophiles.

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8 minutes ago, elviajero said:

If you’re planning on living in Thailand full time.

 

1. Go back to your home country and get a new Non ‘O-A’ visa. You’ll get a new 1 year stay when you re-enter.

2. Transfer 800K to a Thai bank account in your name and apply for a Non ‘O’ visa at immigration; followed by a 1 year extension of stay based on retirement.

Thanks for your replies. Very helpful. I above not necessary if 2 is fulfilled?

I have a non-immigrant, O-A, M entry visa. Permission to stay from Aug 11, 18 to Aug 10, 19. Went abroad for a week in early Feb with re-entry permit. IO stamped 30 days tourist visa. 

Is my permission to say till Aug 10, 19 now invalid. If so, can I get it restored? If not, do I have to apply for retirement visa again?

1 minute ago, PoorSucker said:

No, sorry. 

What are my options?

3 minutes ago, elviajero said:

It would help people giving you advice if you posted a picture of your visa.

 

If an error has been made you can get it fixed at a immigration office.

 

It sounds to me like you have a ME Non Immigrant ‘O-A’ visa that expired in December 18. When you arrived in Aug 18 you were given permission to stay for 1 year until Aug 19. 

 

Your apparent mistake. When you left the country in February you didn’t buy a re-entry permit to keep the permission to stay until Aug 19. So when you left the permission to stay ended.

 

When you re-entered after your one week abroad the IO couldn’t give you a new 1 year permit to stay because the visa had expired; and couldn't stamp you in for the remainder of the Aug 19 permit to stay because you didn’t have a re-entry permit.

Yes, I did not have a re-entry permit. Assumed my stay in Thailand valid for one year from Aug 18 to Aug 19 and reporting every 90 days. But looks like a mistake. When I go for 90 days reporting can I get this corrected?

15 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

So your ME visa expired in December 2018, you cannot get 90 extension on visas, you're confusing it with the 90 day report, it's not an extension of stay. 

 

Or is your visa valid until August 2019, I'm confused. 

Is it a non-B or non-O or perhaps METV. 

Its a non-O visa. Valid for one year after entry before enter-by-date. Report every 90 days. 

Don Muang immigration. Bad experience. I am on ME immigration visa. Arrived in Aug 18, 2018. Visa-enter- by date on passport, Dec 18, 2018. Went abroad for one week in early Feb this year. Landed at Don Muang. Immigration woman officer says my ME immigration visa expired since I am entering after enter-by-date! I showed the 90 day extension doc that says next 90 day reporting on Feb 20. I showed them first entry to Thailand passport stamped in Aug 18, and ME immigration visa valid till Aug 19. But she says no. Visa expired. Gave me a 30 days tourist visa! Can I redress it with some higher immigration authority?

So there are two requirements for extension of retirement visa. Deposit In Thai bank

1. Pension 65K/mo

2. Balance of 800k baht.

So this is more strict than just the requirement of 800K baht in Thai bank for retirement visa extension.

I feel for the farangs who are marginally meeting/not meeting the 800K in bank rule for stay extension for those on immigrant visa. But 800k is a pittance when compared to, say, the $1 MM required for long term stay in NZ. Western economic powers are in serious decline and their currencies show that weakness. It can get worse as Western countries lurch from one self made crisis to another.