Is it possible to directly apply for a 1 year extension of stay based on retirement when staying on a 30 day visa exempt or is this a complicated procedure.

It’s a simple procedure. If you meet the requirements for the retirement extension, with at least 21 days left on your permission to stay go to the nearest immigration office and apply for a change of visa to non-immigrant visa (fee 2,000 Baht). This gives you an additional 90 days to stay and during the last 30 days of this apply for your retirement extension.

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Maestro

It's a simple procedure. If you meet the requirements for the retirement extension, with at least 21 days left on your permission to stay go to the nearest immigration office and apply for a change of visa to non-immigrant visa (fee 2,000 Baht). This gives you an additional 90 days to stay and during the last 30 days of this apply for your retirement extension.

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Maestro

Is it possible to change the visa exempt to non-immigrant to retirement extension on ONE visit to immigration, assuming, of course, that you meet all the other conditions?

Based on recent posts I have seen from members who have gone through this procedure one has to go to the immigration office a second time for the extension but it would be at the discretion of the immigration officer to let you do everything in one visit.

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Maestro

Based on recent posts I have seen from members who have gone through this procedure one has to go to the immigration office a second time for the extension but it would be at the discretion of the immigration officer to let you do everything in one visit.

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Maestro

Thanks for the info Maestro,all I needed to know.