Retirement Visa - Can it be extended

[baneko]

My friend has a Multi Entry Retirement Visa. Due to the Oil Crash he has not worked for 2yrs.

 

He's now in a position where his visa expires 1st Feb. He does not have the available cash to get a new Retirement Visa.

 

He is married to a Thai so I did tell him to go to Savannakhet for a Non O based on Marraige.

 

Are there any other options available to him even for an extra 60-90 days. He's a British Citizen (62) as said before on a Retirement Visa.

 

Thanks.

 

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[PoorSucker]

He can get 60 extension as married to a Thai national. 

 

Other option is one year extension of stay based on marriage if he has 400.000 baht, half of the requirement for extension based on retirement. 

[lopburi3]

He has used the multi entry visa (issued by a Consulate outside Thailand) and the one year validity has expired?  Such visas are good for almost two years stay if you enter just before expiration date as a new year stay is provided (but you would not re-entry permit for travel to keep it alive if leaving Thailand).

 

Or did you mean he had a one year extension for retirement from immigration in Thailand?

 

Expect when you say he can not afford visa you mean does not have financials for retirement or marriage extensions (800k/400k in bank)?

 

Perhaps going to Laos for a multi entry non immigrant O visa based on marriage would be his best choice.

[ubonjoe]

Does he have a multiple entry non-o visa from an embassy or consulate or an extension of stay applied for at a immigration office. If he has a visa he could get a new entry on or be fore the enter before date on it to get a new 90 day entry.

He could apply for a 60 day extension to visit his wife instead of going out for a new visa.

[baneko]

Does he have a multiple entry non-o visa from an embassy or consulate or an extension of stay applied for at a immigration office. If he has a visa he could get a new entry on or be fore the enter before date on it to get a new 90 day entry.
He could apply for a 60 day extension to visit his wife instead of going out for a new visa.

It was definately applied for in Thailand. Retirement Visa with reporting to immigration every 90 days I beleive. He has always used agents up until now but he cant afford it now.

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[lopburi3]

Which means it was an extension of stay and if he can not pay agent he probably had no financial backing but paid for agent to provide (which indeed is expensive and probably something he should not be doing if he intends to remain in Thailand for marriage reasons). 

 

My advice would be to have him go legal with a valid multi entry non immigrant O visa and make the required trips across a border every 90 days until/unless he can meet legal extension of stay criteria.  

[Tanoshi]

10 minutes ago, baneko said:

 

It was definately applied for in Thailand. Retirement Visa with reporting to immigration every 90 days I beleive. He has always used agents up until now but he cant afford it now.

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He is not on a Visa then.

He has an extension of his permission to stay issued by local Immigration, presumably with a multi re-entry permit.

 

As he is married to a Thai, he can either apply for another extension based on marriage, provided he can meet the financial requirements. (400,000 bht deposited in a Thai bank for 2 months prior to the date of application, or an income of 40,000 bht per month)

 

His other alternative (if he's skint) is to apply for a Non Imm O ME Visa from Savannakhet (no financial proof required).

He would then have to leave and re-enter the Country every 90 days, he couldn't make 90 day reports at local Immigration anymore.

Edited January 4, 2018 by Tanoshi

[Tanoshi]

A non Imm O ME Visa is valid for 1 year, each entry allows a 90 day permission to stay.

He can also extend each 90 day permission to stay by another 60 days at his local Immigration office. (1,900 bht).

If used correctly he can stay for up to 17 months before having to replace the Visa.

[baneko]

He is not on a Visa then.
He has an extension of his permission to stay issued by local Immigration, presumably with a multi re-entry permit.
 
As he is married to a Thai, he can either apply for another extension based on marriage, provided he can meet the financial requirements. (400,000 bht deposited in a Thai bank for 2 months prior to the date of application, or an income of 40,000 bht per month)
 
His other alternative (if he's skint) is to apply for a Non Imm O ME Visa from Savannakhet (no financial proof required).
He would then have to leave and re-enter the Country every 90 days, he couldn't make 90 day reports at local Immigration anymore.

Yes I'm sure that he will be on the Extension to Stay with the Multi Entry addition. Sorry as his info was a bit vague.

He does not have the funds for an Extension based on Marraige. I have explained the trip to Savannakhet for a Non O Multi as this is what I use.

Can he get a short term Extension to his Retirement Extension to Stay?

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[ubonjoe]

3 minutes ago, baneko said:

Can he get a short term Extension to his Retirement Extension to Stay?

As I wrote in my earlier post he can apply for a 60 day extension to visit his wife. She will have to be with him when he applies.

[Tanoshi]

3 minutes ago, baneko said:

Can he get a short term Extension to his Retirement Extension to Stay?

He can apply for a 60 day extension at his local IO. (1,900 bht).

He must then leave the Country and apply for the Non Imm O ME Visa.

[baneko]

As I wrote in my earlier post he can apply for a 60 day extension to visit his wife. She will have to be with him when he applies.

Great news thanks. I will let him know.

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[Tanoshi]

Which IO does he report to now?

[ubonjoe]

A inflammatory off topic post meant to derail topic has been removed.

[Suradit69]

5 hours ago, baneko said:

It was definately applied for in Thailand. Retirement Visa

He has an extension of stay based on retirement. It is not a visa. "Retirement visas," i.e., often the label given for the non-imm O-A, are not issued in Thailand. Can be confusing when asking for advice if the information you supply is misleading.

 

If he can't muster the Baht 800,000 in the bank for the extension based on retirement or proof from his embassy of Baht 65,000 a month in income, maybe he could manage Baht 400,000 in the bank or proof of income of Baht 40,000 a month and apply for an extension based on marriage.

 

As others have said, if he needs a little time, he could get a 60 day extension to visit his Thai wife. Otherwise he would need to get a new visa in a neighboring country and restart the extension process later.

[Acemaker]

11 hours ago, baneko said:

 

It was definately applied for in Thailand. Retirement Visa with reporting to immigration every 90 days I beleive. He has always used agents up until now but he cant afford it now.

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How much does an Agent cost roughly, say Siam Legal for example ?

 

[baneko]

How much does an Agent cost roughly, say Siam Legal for example ?
 

He was paying crazy money last time for his Retirement Extension to Stay.

I'm sure he was quoted 34K baht to use an agent down Nana somewhere.

I told him he could have done it easily and cheaply himself. He did the majority of paperwork himself only using the agent to submit the application.

Unfortunately he no longer has the money.

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