Hi!

I did a 60-day Family Visit (Thai wife) Extension on January 21 at Immigration in Udon Thani and the extension is valid to March 30. I did arrive to Thailand with an Non O E-Visa as married with a Thai women on November 1st and the Permission to Stay stamp in my passport is January 29.

As I will pass 90 days in Thailand on January 29th I wonder what is the ”general rule” about the need to do a TM47 90-day reporting as I don’t see anything about this in the now attached form (failed to upload!) or seen anything about this matter in any forum so far.

As additional info…At an earlier 60-day visit family extension when I visited Immigration in Udon Thani for to do a 90-day reporting as I thought was necessary. I was advised that it was not necessary to do any 90-day reporting even though I would thus stay in Thailand for almost 90 + 60 days in total. The immigration officer pointed on the 60-day stamp extension stamp in my passport and told me that I don’t need to do a 90-day report.

27 minutes ago, Sea Traveller said:

As additional info…At an earlier 60-day visit family extension when I visited Immigration in Udon Thani for to do a 90-day reporting as I thought was necessary

When you enter Thailand on a Non O (as,you did) the common next step is the 12 month extension. Not the entry to Thailand

On date of extension that starts the 90 day count.

Thinking the io was pointing out that your 60 day extension started the count.

As it "resets the clock"

@Tod Daniels or others may correct me if my understanding incorrect on this

33 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

When you enter Thailand on a Non O (as,you did) the common next step is the 12 month extension. Not the entry to Thailand

On date of extension that starts the 90 day count.

Thinking the io was pointing out that your 60 day extension started the count.

As it "resets the clock"

@Tod Daniels or others may correct me if my understanding incorrect on this

Thanks!

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OK so when I got the 60-day Visit Family Extension (that will cover from 30 January until 30 March) approved on 21 Januari. The 90-day counting went reset to zero from either 21 January or 30 January? No problem which of theses two dates as I will leave Thailand on 29 March (tickets are booked).

For my next trip after this one to Thailand. I will not as I did this time apply for a Non O Visa based on being married with a Thai women with the intention to follow up with a 12-months extension based on marriage. I will instead apply from my home country Sweden for a Non O E-visa as Retired and then apply for a 12 Month Extension based on Retirement.

When I did the 60-day Visit Family Extension on 21 January. The immigration officer did quite firmly advise that he does not want me to come the next time for doing another 60-day extension and advised he expect me to apply for a 12-monthly extension instead. I informed that is what my plan exactly is and he did seem satisfied with my reply and I got the 60-day extension approved (this time). My last 60-day extension was in March 2025 and did only stay in Thailand for like 20 days on that one. Seems to me (right or wrong) that Immigrations is not now only wants to reduce the amount of 30-day "Tourist" Extensions but also now the 60-day Extensions...

10 minutes ago, Sea Traveller said:

No problem which of theses two dates as I will leave Thailand on 29 March (tickets are booked).

Correct. No need as you are exiting Thailand during the 60 extension.

13 minutes ago, Sea Traveller said:

The immigration officer did quite firmly advise that he does not want me to come the next time for doing another 60-day extension and advised he expect me to apply for a 12-monthly extension instead.

This is good feedback.

Folk have previously posted plan to obtain Non O eVisa with no intention of applying for the 12 month extension.

Rather do the Non O eVisa + 60 day extension to enable a stay of 5 months.

Wash and repeat each year. Snowmads formula.

I've always suggested a 12 month extensions ongoing a better option with reentry permit.

You would be aware that enter with Non O retirement your first extension has to be based on retirement. Subsequent extensions can be on retirement or marriage