Rick Wade Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 New here. Sure it been answered many times. I'm in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted July 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2022 You can apply for your extension of stay up to 30 days early. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post setbkk Posted July 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2022 If your renewal month is inconvenient, you can request a less than 365 day extension. I just did it for 300 days which coincides with when I normally go back home. Just need to write a short note making that request in writing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereforgood Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 If you need my agent can and does do for me 90 days before date due. But as Joe has said if you are doing on your own 30 days. If you want the agents info PM me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 13 minutes ago, hereforgood said: If you need my agent can and does do for me 90 days before date due. But as Joe has said if you are doing on your own 30 days. If you want the agents info PM me. I also got a renewal, via an agent, over 2 months before the renewal date. I had gone to do my 90 day report on July 6th. My renewal date for ext. of stay was September 21st. So I was offered that. The renewal start date is 21st September. Plus got a multi reentry permit at the same time. A potentially very costly omission if you forget when you're leaving Thailand and intending to return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 14 hours ago, setbkk said: If your renewal month is inconvenient, you can request a less than 365 day extension. I just did it for 300 days which coincides with when I normally go back home. Just need to write a short note making that request in writing. did you organise it so that your extension will expire while you are out of the country, so you will have to start again on re-entry with a fresh non imm 'O' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen65 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 17 hours ago, setbkk said: If your renewal month is inconvenient, you can request a less than 365 day extension. I just did it for 300 days which coincides with when I normally go back home. Just need to write a short note making that request in writing. well that's a new one on me because I requested a slightly shorter extension to match my insurance and the reply was "we only issue 12 month extensions " !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 The TM7 form does have a line that says "I wish to apply for an extension for ............... days". Which seems to imply that you can put in any number of days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soisanuk Posted July 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2022 19 hours ago, ubonjoe said: You can apply for your extension of stay up to 30 days early. Correct for Chonburi (Pattaya) Immigration. There is really no need to pay an agent to do it for you, although that of course is up to an individual's preference. So long as you have the required documents, obtaining a renewal of a retirement extensions is fairly easy - for myself, it has never taken more than 25 minutes including the time i was #6 in the queue. The Pattaya City Expats Club provides a checklist for documents needed at Pattaya Immigration - go to their website (www.pcec.club) and hover your mouse over the "Thai Immigration" topic to see another drop down menu - then hover it over "Extending Your Stay" and click on "Checklists" to go to the page with the information on documents required. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen65 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 On same subject , I am aware one is advised to submit ones renewal extension a little in advance although I don't know if there is any set minimum ? If one submits a retirement renewal extension ( O-A) say 1 or 2 weeks before the expiry date of the current extension , do the immigration put the renewal date as the date of the application or from the day after the expiry date of the current extension ? Reason for asking is that last year tried to match my insurance policy dates with my extension and immigration wouldn't play ball let alone listen . This time I have my my full one year insurance starting first of the month and my extension expires last day month 2400hrs so I want my FULL one year extension to start on the first (same as insurance ) If Immigration put the renewal extension for the date of the application ie lets say one week before actual expiry , then your current one year extension is cut short . Hopefully , I will ask and they will oblige by making the renewal date the requested one , from the 1st of the month . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Unless something has changed. up to 2 years a go, i used to do my renewal at Jomtien Pattaya 45 days before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samui99 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Unless its different at each immigration office, I have always done it up to 45 days before in Hua hin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Orinoco said: Unless something has changed. up to 2 years a go, i used to do my renewal at Jomtien Pattaya 45 days before. Last month they told me 30 days........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Would be nice if there was a pinned post listing all the immigration offices and how many days before expiration an extension can be applied for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 5 hours ago, hotandsticky said: Last month they told me 30 days........... Must have changed then. was 45 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 5 hours ago, John Drake said: Would be nice if there was a pinned post listing all the immigration offices and how many days before expiration an extension can be applied for. Or you just phone your office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 22 hours ago, John Drake said: Would be nice if there was a pinned post listing all the immigration offices and how many days before expiration an extension can be applied for. There would be little point to that list as it will always be out of date, along with the point that individual IOs may have a different time requirement. The safe answer is 30 days before as all offices have that, you can always ask if you need to apply a maximum of 45 days early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 18 hours ago, Orinoco said: Must have changed then. was 45 days It might well still be. If I ask again tomorrow the answer might not be 30! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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