Ninety Day Extention

[Travel60]

Could your readers please shed some light on a current situation that occurred to myself over the weekend. I currently have a retirement visa and a corresponding multiple entry permit, which are due to expire on the 15th of October 2018. I'm currently in Khon Khan having some medical procedures carried out which have been going on for the last month and will unfortunately, extend well beyond my visa expiry date, preventing me from returning to my place of residency and completing the necessary paper work and rigmarole of reapplying for my retirement visa. After reading a number of Blogs on Thai Visa I decided to go to Vientiane/Laos to obtain a visa extension, as this was the closest border crossing to my current location.

 

On my return to Thailand after spending the weekend in Vientiane, I presented my completed TM6 arrival card to customs in Nongkhai were it was stamped, re-entry 7th October 2018 expiry 15th October 2018. Based on what I have read in the blogs and information from various other people, I was of the understanding, that if you leave Thailand and return to Thailand prior to your current correct visas running out, then you were granted an extension of 90 days or at least 30 days. In my case, I was only given up until the expiry of the retirement visa. 

 

The question I have is (1) have I miss-interpreted, the information in the Thai Visa Forum information with regard to exit & entry criteria and the granting of extensions

                                (2) Has there been amendments and or changes to the Thai Immigration Laws with regards to expiring visas in relation to when you can enter and exit prior                                    to the expiry.

I would greatly appreciate any feed back or information as to whether anyone else as experienced this situation and what was there course of action.

Regards

             Travel60

[glegolo]

You got it all wrong my friend, help is on it´s way

 

glegolo

[ubonjoe]

1. Yes you have.

You apparently have a one year extension of stay (not a visa) based upon retirement with a multiple re-entry permit that expires on October 15th.

You got the correct entry based upon your re-entry permit.

You are confusing a multiple entry non immigrant visa that allows a 90 day entry everytime you enter the country for as long as it is valid with an extension of stay issued by immigration.

If you had not had a valid re-entry permit you would of gotten a 30 day visa exempt entry which would of ended your extension of stay. That would mean you would have to start all again by getting a new non-o visa in order to apply for an extension of stay.

2. No

If at all possible you should try a go to your home immigration office on or before the 15th to apply for a new extension of stay.

[Tanoshi]

Another option is to visit Khon Kaen Immigration, explaining your position.

They may allow you to make a formal change of address TM28 and TM30 to make your extension there.

If you use the funds in the bank method you can update your passbook and get the Immigration letter from any branch of your bank in KK.

[steve73]

15 hours ago, Tanoshi said:

Another option is to visit Khon Kaen Immigration, explaining your position.

They may allow you to make a formal change of address TM28 and TM30 to make your extension there.

If you use the funds in the bank method you can update your passbook and get the Immigration letter from any branch of your bank in KK.

Interesting that you say that KK IO "MAY" allow you to change address.... Surely if you're now "living" in KK (even if just temporarily), then you SHOULD advise them and report your new address, and will thus be able to extend your PtS (providing you have the supporting financial proof etc.).

 

I am aware that very few IO's insist that you formally report a temporary CoA, but since you legally should, then they can hardly refuse you from doing so.

[Tanoshi]

2 hours ago, steve73 said:

Interesting that you say that KK IO "MAY" allow you to change address.... Surely if you're now "living" in KK (even if just temporarily), then you SHOULD advise them and report your new address, and will thus be able to extend your PtS (providing you have the supporting financial proof etc.).

 

I am aware that very few IO's insist that you formally report a temporary CoA, but since you legally should, then they can hardly refuse you from doing so.

The reason I say 'may' is because we do not know the Op's temporary living situation.

If he is staying in a hotel, they will have submitted a TM30.

A hotel address is not usually accepted as a permanent residence for the purpose of an extension.