maechanman

Does anyone know if it's at all possible to extend a retirement visa?

I'm not talking about renewing one but trying to extend one as you would with a tourist visa.

If so then how much and what time period?

Thanks

The man to speak to in Birmingham is Mr David Hughes www.thailand-visa.com . He will put you right on what you will have to do. Hope this help's.

Many thanks I'll give him a bell.

Why not extend your retirement and get a re-entry permit.

One of the reasons is in post number 7 and also I enjoy travelling so don't mind leaving the country every 3 months.

Seems by reading your post your are in Thailand, why not go to one of the countries around here?

A couple of reasons.

I'm leaving for the UK anyway at the end of this month and I think you need proof of marriage to a Thai when applying in neighbouring countries.

I'm not married.

Anybody had any experience obtaining a Non Imm Multi O visa from Birmingham (UK) by showing bank a statement with balances of at least the pensionable requirement (£900) per month.

By my calculation £10800 is the total,I don't have a pension but could show a balance on a bank statement in excess of this amount and I'm over 50.

I've had these type of visa's issued from Hull before they beefed up the requirements and am currently on a retirement visa which expires soon.

I prefer the flexibility of the multi entry.

Thanks

I'm not worried about the Thai Immigration end just the check in at Manchester Airport when they ask to see my passport and ticket as there will only be a few days left before the visa expires.

I'm shortly going back to the UK and am currently on a retirement visa.

My retirement visa expires on May 17th a week or so after my planned return to the Kingdom.

I just want to ask if there would be any problems when checking in for my return flight because they would see that the visa would be expiring in the next few days.

I plan to re apply as soon as I return.

This is my 1st retirement visa and in the past have always returned on a new Non Imm O showing around one year to expiry.

I have a re entry permit already.

Thanks

I am currently on my 1st retirement visa which doesn't expire until May 17th 2012.<br><br>I'm planning on returning to the UK at the end of March 2012 returning here around mid May 2012 (14th/15th).<br><br>My question is would it be possible to renew my retirement visa before I travel say around the last week in March as I would not have much time to do it if I return only 2 or 3 days before the expiry date?<br><br><br>Also if I travel back from a UK airport with only 2 or 3 days remaining on my retirement visa would I encounter any problems at check in with this amount of time if I didn't have a return ticket? I usually buy my return tickets here in Thailand.<br><br>Thanks<br>

If you are buying a tourist visa why not buy a single entry non immigrant O and not have to make the conversion (assuming your Consulate will issue that - most will).

Believe show of funds (not seasoning) is the requirement for change of status. A 90 day stay seems to be from date of application (and if money meets requirements sometimes both issue and extension can be done same day).

Not sure if Hull will issue me with a non imm O single without the same paperwork required for the multi entry,I guess I'll give them a call when I get back to the UK and explain that I need it for a retirement visa and see what they say.

Thanks for your reply

I'm thinking of going the Retirement Visa route since the Thai Consulate in Hull have tightened up on their requirements for the 1 year multi entry O.

I will probably be re entering Thailand on a tourist visa and understand that this needs to be converted to a Non Imm O so I can apply for the retirement 1 year extension.

Do I need to show 800,000 Baht in my Thai account 60 days when I start the conversion process?

When the Tourist visa is eventually converted to a Non Imm O does the 90 days on the Non Imm O visa start from the date it was converted or does it run from the date I first entered Thailand on the tourist visa?

Any answers appreciated-------Thanks

Thanks MCD for your further clarification at #58 since -- based upon your post -- whether you intended the central point to be residence and 'O' visa your description of your brand new 'B' visa from Hull may help it become the new flavor-of-the-month.

Just to clarify some more, my company is based outside Thailand but operates in Thailand, so therefore if you look at the 'B' visa requirements on the website I fit into this category with it stating this as ok for this type of Visa.

So in theory this has been a sort of case reveiw after I explained that I could possibly get a letter from my company after they declined my 'O' application hence me metioning in my original post that I was LUCKY to be able to get a Letter.

This 'B' Visa catagory will not apply to everyone just based on any letter from any company outside Thailand.

I just thought I would clear that up a bit more as I wouldnt want anyone to think that they will be giving out 'B' visa's willy nilly!!!

But again the 'Letter of Residency' will be accepted from immigration if valid for more than 60 days upon application that is what they said at Hull consul. I only found this out after I got my 'B' visa.

Hope this helps some more.

Anybody know how long a Letter of residency is valid from the date of issue?

Flew back from Manchester on Etihad economy a month ago,my check in baggage weighed 26kg,no problems.

I've flown with them many times,you will probably get away with 23 kg's and they do allow a laptop in addition to your normal carry on.

If you join their rewards/frequent flyer program then they give you additional weight limits.

Check out their website.

Had problems yesterday trying to reply to an e mail at a Yahoo address,3 times had it returned undelivered although tried again today and it went ok.

I have a couple of Yahoo e mail accounts but don't use them as have experienced problems previously.

I've switched to gmail and found it to be excellent,never had a problem with them.

great photos here

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/u...n_thailand.html

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