Hi,

Considering the angst that so many of us have every year on our pilgrimage to the Royal Thai Immigration Department for the annual extension of permission to stay, does anyone know how often applications for extensions are turned down and the grounds for the denials? What even happens in that case, do people really have to skedaddle within seven days?

I imagine no one has concrete numbers, but I thought it might be worth the ask.

I don't have a Plan B for the situation where the IO denies my application - anyone have good ideas?

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by StillHereToStay

If you qualify, apply for the LTR, then you have 5 x 2 years and only see an IO once in five years. I don't see any changes in the one year permission to stay based on Retirement being changed, as long as you have paid your taxes, have not enlisted the help of an agent’s scheme to acquire property, or start a business - you should have no problem.

You either meet the requirements or you don't.

By way of example for my last extension, I caught break.

My funds in bank dipped below the required by 2k for two days.

Immigration let it slide.

If not my option would have been to exit Thailand and start over.

Either bounce for visa exempt and obtain Non O at local immigration.

Or obtain Non O eVisa.

Don't understand your thread. As stated the requirements are clear and unambiguous. You either satisfy them or you dont

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

You either meet the requirements or you don't.

By way of example for my last extension, I caught break.

My funds in bank dipped below the required by 2k for two days.

Immigration let it slide.

If not my option would have been to exit Thailand and start over.

Either bounce for visa exempt and obtain Non O at local immigration.

Or obtain Non O eVisa.

Don't understand your thread. As stated the requirements are clear and unambiguous. You either satisfy them or you dont

"You either satisfy them or you don't," I just worry (my nature) that the requirements might change or that unknown/unenforced requirements might become known/enforced. Remember a few years ago they wanted TM30s all of a sudden? What if a person refused to pay or couldn't pay the 2,000 baht penalty for the missing TM30, for example?

And if you can "exit Thailand and start over," as you mentioned, does that mean that a denied application for extension does not lead to any kind of blacklist?

Sorry if my thread is unclear.

3 minutes ago, StillHereToStay said:

What if a person refused to pay or couldn't pay the 2,000 baht penalty for the missing TM30, for example?

If someone can't cover unforseen expenses they shouldn't be living in Thailand.

4 minutes ago, StillHereToStay said:

And if you can "exit Thailand and start over," as you mentioned, does that mean that a denied application for extension does not lead to any kind of blacklist?

In my example of last year messing up money in bank the io would have just handed my paperwork back.

No stamp in pp (technical could)

It's not a big deal.