O/A Visa renewal & Oz Passport expiry

[mfd101]

Just a last-minute worry as I start to gear up for the annual renewal:

(1) My annual O/A renewal is due by 30 October 2025 & my 90-days is due 26 October so that's fine;

(2) My Oz passport expires on 10 January 2027. Which means I will have over 1 year of passport to go when I renew my O/A in late October.

 

But I saw somewhere a day ago a suggestion that you had to have 18 months up on your passport for O/A renewal (in which case I will have to head to BKK to fix this in September). It wasn't clear however and maybe it was only for your first application for an O/A (which in my case was a decade ago).

 

Could someone clarify this for me, please. Thanks in advance.

 

 

[ripstanley]

I just did a google search. This is what they said

For a Non-Immigrant O-A (Retirement) visa extension in Thailand, your passport's validity doesn't need to be 6 months, but the extension will be limited to the passport's expiry date. If you have less than a year left on your passport, the extension will only be valid until your passport expires. You can apply for a new passport with your home country's authorities, and then transfer the extension to the new passport. Generally, you can apply for an extension when you have 30-45 days remaining on your current visa. 

Best way is to contact your local office. Good luck.

[mfd101]

9 minutes ago, ripstanley said:

I just did a google search. This is what they said

For a Non-Immigrant O-A (Retirement) visa extension in Thailand, your passport's validity doesn't need to be 6 months, but the extension will be limited to the passport's expiry date. If you have less than a year left on your passport, the extension will only be valid until your passport expires. You can apply for a new passport with your home country's authorities, and then transfer the extension to the new passport. Generally, you can apply for an extension when you have 30-45 days remaining on your current visa. 

Best way is to contact your local office. Good luck.

OK, thanks for that. I think that on that basis I'm in the clear for this round and won't need to worry about getting a new p/p till Aug/Sep next year. 

[DrJack54]

32 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

(1) My annual O/A renewal is due by 30 October 2025 & my 90-days is due 26 October so that's fine;

(2) My Oz passport expires on 10 January 2027. Which means I will have over 1 year of passport to go when I renew my O/A in late October.

You are NOT renewing your Non O-A

You will be applying for 12 month extension of your current permission of stay stamp. 

An extension  grants a 12 month extension from current expiry date or if a pp is expiring prior to that then the extension is granted till pp expiry. 

You also require insurance for that period

[mfd101]

8 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

You are NOT renewing your Non O-A

You will be applying for 12 month extension of your current permission of stay stamp. 

An extension  grants a 12 month extension from current expiry date or if a pp is expiring prior to that then the extension is granted till pp expiry. 

You also require insurance for that period

All good. Thanks.

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, mfd101 said:

All good. Thanks.

Not directly related however for renewal of Oz pp while in Thailand.

I did that a year ago.

Unlike some countries AU pp renewal is a dream.

You can do it completely online + post to AU embassy in Bangkok.

You retain your current pp.

That is not required. 

The new pp is posted to address you provided..

In my case turn around was 20 days door to door. 

[mfd101]

43 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Not directly related however for renewal of Oz pp while in Thailand.

I did that a year ago.

Unlike some countries AU pp renewal is a dream.

You can do it completely online + post to AU embassy in Bangkok.

You retain your current pp.

That is not required. 

The new pp is posted to address you provided..

In my case turn around was 20 days door to door. 

Wow, that is good news. I couldn't remember exactly how it went last time except that I did it all at the embassy in BKK and paid extra (on top of the already astonishing fee) to get it done within (from memory) 1 week, and I picked it up at the Embassy. I'll certainly do it online & by post etc next time (Dec26). Cheers

[DrJack54]

15 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

I'll certainly do it online & by post etc next time (Dec26).

Won't outline in this thread as bit off topic. 

It's very easy process.. 

Just one piece of advice. Don't scrimp on the photos. 

Go to professional with guideline print out. 

The snaps can't be eg digitally altered etc