Retirement visa extension phone call received from immigration

[slsmith38]

Last week I renewed my Non-O yearly retirement extension at Phetchaburi immigration in Cha Am. Service was, as always excellent, and the process was completed without issue in less than an hour. However, a few days later I received a call, supposedly from Phetchaburi immigration, asking if I was at home in Cha Am. I had just left Cha Am to visit friends in Chonburi and will then continue on a trip to Chiang Mai with family, so was not at home when the I/O called. I explained that I have no firm date when I will be back home so after a brief conversation the I/O said "mai pen rai" and the call ended. I can only assume immigration wanted to visit my house, but this seems unusual for a retirement extension. especially as there were no questions asked when I did the renewal. I'm now not sure whether this was a genuine call (it was from a mobile not the immigration office number) or a scam and whether i should expect another call sometime later. Has anybody experienced anything similar for a retirement extension particularly wrt to Phetchaburi immigration?

[DrJack54]

47 minutes ago, slsmith38 said:

I can only assume immigration wanted to visit my house, but this seems unusual for a retirement extension. especially as there were no questions asked when I did the renewal

Immigration can and sometimes do make a home visit for extension retirement. 

Don't concern yourself

[CanadaSam]

Agree with Dr. Jack, especially as the caller signed off by saying "don't worry about it".

[Dah fahrang]

Yes, I have had a phone call, followed by a home visit for an extension based on retirement. Ratchaburi.

It was 18 months ago, following my (successful and no issues) extension for the year 2024-25. The call was from one of the visiting officers mobile number. Two very courteous and friendly officers; a look at my passport, wife's ID card, tabien baan, some paperwork done by the visiting officers, a few jokes, admiration for our well-kept garden and our dogs, a cup of coffee, visit to the loo, some (inevitable) photos of me with the officers, and they were on their way. 

Best part was having a pick-up with Police plastered all over it parked at our front gate. Got the neighbours in a tizzy!

 

April 2025, on doing my most recent extension for the year 2025-26, we (wife and I) asked the officer handling my application if I can expect another home visit following this extension. Answer: "I can't say. The boss decides which applicants get a home visit". 

 

 

 

[OJAS]

On 6/11/2025 at 1:21 PM, slsmith38 said:

Phetchaburi immigration in Cha Am. 

 

22 hours ago, Dah fahrang said:

Ratchaburi.

 

Do these 2 offices specifically require hand-drawn maps to where you live to be provided as part of the retirement extension application process, as Chaengwattana do?

 

[Dah fahrang]

Ratchaburi: No.

They were happy to accept a QR scan which opened a link to "my place" on Google Maps. (Two years running)

 

[slsmith38]

This year, for the first time, Phetchaburi asked for a map of where I lived. The girl who reviews the paperwork said it was new for this year. Luckily, I had one to hand, just in case they ever asked for one. No request for a photo stood outside your house though.