farawayjay

Any personal experience regarding getting the Visa Exempt on returning to Thailand would be appreciated. I'm seeing a lot of posts about needing an airline ticket to show onward travel. Is this needed coming into Mukdahan? Is there any other useful information about the visa exempt run to Savannakhet I might have missed? I can't find much in the way of details in search. Thanks

Thanks for the up to date info. Were any documents, such as proof of travel or savings, asked for to get the visa exempt on returning to Mukdahan?

So far it's looking good for me as well. Immigration pointed out when asked that while it's possible to do the retirement extension on a non-b, they suggest the paperwork involved was prohibitive (much more than just a termination letter, apparently), and it would be easier overall to just change my visa type from Non-B to Non-O, which would only require the Termination Letter from my job as the "reason" for the change request, and no other work related documents. To me a Non-O or a Non-B matters not, to be honest, as long as my retirement extension gets done without me heading to Lao. Easy is what I'm going for here so if the visa change from B to O, instead of a retirement extension, is what's easier for them then I guess that would make it easier for me too. In any case, if anyone reads. Contrary to popular belief, yes, changing from a Non-B to a Non-O without leaving the country is possible, and getting a retirement extension for a Non-B is also possible. Just make sure you contact immigration for the specific documents they in particular require. (My location document requirements are extensive.)

Thanks. That's great to hear.

I've read here and elsewhere that you can use any Non-Immigration visa (including a Non-B) to use as the basis for a 1 year extension for retirement, even though this isn't common knowledge. I'm currently teaching, using a Non-B, but am leaving the school on March 31, which is when my current extension expires. Is it correct that I can just keep my existing Non-B and just do the retirement extension? Has anyone else done it and found success doing this, or is it too far outside of the norm for the regulars at an Isaan immigration office to handle? What is the recommended (and simplest) course of action? Thanks for any advice on this matter. Here is what immigration says about it, where it doesn't specify which type of NON-IM visa. https://www.immigration.go.th/en/?p=14714