Does anyone know what the current documentation requirements are for Thai retirement visa extension?

 

The immigration department used to have such information on it's previous web site. However, the new web site does not have this information.

 

I dread going to that terrible place Chaengwattana and being told to come back another day with more and different information. Each visit takes 5+ hours because of the distance and the chaotic queuing process and waiting time and parking difficulty.

 

The immigration department is less helpful every year.

No big changes at Chaeng Wattana other than possibley needing to do a TM30 report.

What financial proof will you be using?

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

No big changes at Chaeng Wattana other than possibley needing to do a TM30 report.

What financial proof will you be using?

Bank letter for Baht 800,000 in bank account.

 

What evidence is required for TM30 which has already been done?

1 minute ago, Advocate said:

Bank letter for Baht 800,000 in bank account.

 

What evidence is required for TM30 which has already been done?

If you were reported online then immigration would be able to see the report, if you reported manually then the receipt from the TM30 form.

19 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

 

Here’s a copy of the handout sheet given to me by Chiang Mai IMM last Monday.  Maybe this

 helps....

Interestingly, Sisaket immigration does not want the TM7.  They want only the photos.  They inter the information from your Passport directly into their computers.

22 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

If you were reported online then immigration would be able to see the report, if you reported manually then the receipt from the TM30 form.

I'm puzzled... Isn't the landlord supposed to do the TM30? So you'll need to get a receipt from the landlord?  

1 hour ago, USNret said:

I'm puzzled... Isn't the landlord supposed to do the TM30? So you'll need to get a receipt from the landlord?  

YES, the landlord / property owner is supposed to do.

YOU can do as "possessor" with: Passport, Lease, UTILITY deposits and receipts - with service start DATE if moving to a new place,  WiFi provider deposit receipt - with INSTALL date if moving to new place - new place ==>> remember the OTHER TM's 28 & 47 IF YOUR IO REQUIRES.

2 hours ago, oobar said:

Interestingly, Sisaket immigration does not want the TM7.  They want only the photos.  They inter the information from your Passport directly into their computers.

...let's go there, (bliss).

Bangkok Immigration office are now demanding:

 

1. Completion of an extra form for visa extensions;

2. 90 day reporting receipt;

3. Acknowledgement form that you understand penalties for breaches of immigration law;

4. A hand drawn map of your domicile location; and 

5. A TM 30 Receipt.

 

The pile of paper for visa extensions is getting thicker every year.

 

Its absolutely ridiculous as it is evident they don't bother to enter data into a database and they are proposing to eliminate TM6 while adding a bunch of other documents.

 

It's incredible how many times you have to write your name, address, passport number, date of issue place of issue, and expiry date when they already have all this information.

 

Furthermore, the inane map requirement is a joke. Thai Post and other delivery companies can find you from your address. If Immigration can't find you from your address they should ask Thai post.

 

The whole system is riddled with the dead hand of blind bureaucracy and useless redundant forms.

 

Immigration is going to need another bunch of warehouses to store all the forms they collect and don't use.

Feel better now? ????

as posted elsewhere, my wife and I do not have a receipt for the 90 day filing. I have a copy of the forms, the EMS receipt and a printinout of the EMS tracer report (tks to Ubon Joe and another TV member). Hoping this will be accepted. We go today NST)  - and I will advise about the result. It is awefully stressful, after living here as Non-O for 21 years, and in our 70's to be genuinely fearful that it all comes down to the IO's mood of the day. ;)