Extend Retirement Visa Early (Medical Reason)?

[Ebumbu]

Hi expats. I've had a type O visa for purposes of retirement for ~ 7 years. My deadline for extension is October 19th. I'm American. I changed this year from the income method to the money-in-bank method. Is it possible to extend very early, such as the beginning of September or even August? I am having major surgery in October and I don't want the extra stress of dealing with immigrations while I'm recovering. I may not be able to get around well in October. 

 

Thanks! 

[Soda Soda]

Many Immigration offices will accept the application 45 days early.

[EricTh]

You can do it earliest on 5 Sept which is 45 days before your expiry date.

 

[DrJack54]

8 minutes ago, EricTh said:

You can do it earliest on 5 Sept which is 45 days before your expiry date.

 

Not all offices do extensions up to 45 days prior

[Ebumbu]

Got it. Thanks! 

[DrJack54]

52 minutes ago, Soda Soda said:

Many Immigration offices will accept the application 45 days early.

Name them.

I can come up with very few.

Most are up to 30 days prior. 

[Ebumbu]

Just now, DrJack54 said:

Name them.

I can come up with very few.

Most are up to 30 days prior. 

 

I meant surgery in September, not October. Is Phuket 30 days or 45 days? 

[ubonjoe]

8 hours ago, Ebumbu said:

I meant surgery in September, not October. Is Phuket 30 days or 45 days? 

Forty five days.

[Soda Soda]

9 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Name them.

I can come up with very few.

Most are up to 30 days prior. 

Khon Kaen does.

[EricTh]

12 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Name them.

I can come up with very few.

Most are up to 30 days prior. 

Chiang Mai, Khon Khaen, Phuket allow 45 days.

 

 

[DrJack54]

10 minutes ago, EricTh said:

Chiang Mai, Khon Khaen, Phuket allow 45 days.

 

 

You can add CW.

 

There are approx 75 immigration offices.

As I stated previously very few allow 45 days early..

[Lucky Bones]

3 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Forty five days.

Hi Ubon.

I've been here near on 9 years on Non-Imm Retirement annual extension of stay.

I use an agent these days at Jomtien as I got tired of different IO interpretations/paperwork requirements each year to extend.

When covid travel restrictions came into force, my agent renewed up to 90 days prior to expiry.

Just curious, is this different to the OP's visa/extension of stay? (i.e. 45 days?)

Cheers

 

 

 

[ubonjoe]

11 minutes ago, Lucky Bones said:

When covid travel restrictions came into force, my agent renewed up to 90 days prior to expiry.

Just curious, is this different to the OP's visa/extension of stay? (i.e. 45 days?)

An agent can arrange to do things differently than when a person does it in person.