Renewing Retirement Visa

[jomtiened]

It's almost that time of year again when I must spend that dreaded day at Bangkok Immigration to renew my retirement visa. Is it possible to use a service company to do this for you? Has anyone ever used such a service? What kind of charges?

Thanks for any information

[Lite Beer]

It's almost that time of year again when I must spend that dreaded day at Bangkok Immigration to renew my retirement visa. Is it possible to use a service company to do this for you? Has anyone ever used such a service? What kind of charges?

Thanks for any information

If you are still living in Jontiem you must report there.

[jimbeam1]

It's almost that time of year again when I must spend that dreaded day at Bangkok Immigration to renew my retirement visa. Is it possible to use a service company to do this for you? Has anyone ever used such a service? What kind of charges?

Thanks for any information

You do not apply to renew Visa, It is a years extention you apply for. As Lite Beer said if you are living in Jontiem you apply there. It should be quite easy.

I think you can use a service company. I also think they are rather expensive. If you look it up on Google you will find plenty there ready to ake your money.

jb1

[ballbreaker]

It's almost that time of year again when I must spend that dreaded day at Bangkok Immigration to renew my retirement visa. Is it possible to use a service company to do this for you? Has anyone ever used such a service? What kind of charges?

Thanks for any information

Suan Plu not a problem for retirement extension. I did mine by self two weeks ago and all was complete in 2 hours 15 minutes. Two hours of that time was spent waiting for my que number to be called. Cost was 1900 baht.

[Alwaysright]

It's almost that time of year again when I must spend that dreaded day at Bangkok Immigration to renew my retirement visa. Is it possible to use a service company to do this for you? Has anyone ever used such a service? What kind of charges?

Thanks for any information

You do not apply to renew Visa, It is a years extention you apply for. As Lite Beer said if you are living in Jontiem you apply there. It should be quite easy.

I think you can use a service company. I also think they are rather expensive. If you look it up on Google you will find plenty there ready to ake your money.

jb1

You renew your extension.

[Zodiac]

Just out of my interest, what is the legality of using a service company?

For the retirement extention a personal interview is done and photograph taken of the applicant as well as other formalities.

Also dubious to entrust one's passport to 3rd parties etc.

So whilst I can guess the answers(TiT), glad to know how these service companies get around these requirements?

[TerryLH]

",,,a personal interview is done and photograph taken of the applicant..."

Which immigration office takes your photograph?

[lopburi3]

Believe he means a photo is provided (taken by immigration from applicant).

[astral]

Nothing wrong with using an agent.

All the forms have a section at the end, to fill in when you are not making a personal application.

In 4 years of work I never went to the Immigration office. The company handled it all for me.

The Labour office was a different kettle of fish.

They wanted to see me when I started, and then again when I was leaving.

[wpcoe]

Believe he means a photo is provided (taken by immigration from applicant).

Pattaya Immigrations also takes a photo of you with their web cam. I was walking behind desk #8 where that is done, and looked at the screen when they took an applicant's photo, and it was backlit with totally dark face, so I wonder why they bother?

The first time I got an extension I had a mini-interview with the senior Immigrations officer who sits behind the fellow at desk #8. It was basically: do you own your home or rent, are you married, do you plan to work, and a few other questions. The last two extension applications, my only interaction with her was to provide my phone number and sign some form which was entirely in Thai.

[Zodiac]

Nothing wrong with using an agent.

All the forms have a section at the end, to fill in when you are not making a personal application.

In 4 years of work I never went to the Immigration office. The company handled it all for me.

The Labour office was a different kettle of fish.

They wanted to see me when I started, and then again when I was leaving.

It may well be that from the perspective of the Thai Authorities there is no objection to using an agent; but I wonder if any of the passport issuing countries have objection to such a procedure or indeed would say it ought not to occur?

I believe it is risky in some cases entrusting an agent to obtain a visa etc.

Surely a different situation to work permits and so on.

-By the way I had in mind about the photo being taken what occurs in Pattaya as the immigration office takes photos of all applicants for the retirement visa/extensions etc.

Edited March 31, 2009 by Zodiac

[longball53098]

It's almost that time of year again when I must spend that dreaded day at Bangkok Immigration to renew my retirement visa. Is it possible to use a service company to do this for you? Has anyone ever used such a service? What kind of charges?

Thanks for any information

I believe Key Visa services in Pattaya/Jomtien (Darren Mcgarry) can handle this for you

Key Visa

[Penkoprod]

If you are still living in Jontiem you must report there.

OK, what happens if you move about the country?

Is this rule based on residency, or place of issue

IE, i get mine issued/renewed in (say) Nakhon Sawan, but then find myself in (say) Phuket come reporting time, where do i have to go to do this?

Nakhon Sawan or Phuket?

Penkoprod

[theoldgit]

I believe Key Visa services in Pattaya/Jomtien (Darren Mcgarry) can handle this for you

Key Visa

I contacted them via their website, they didn't bother responding.

[lopburi3]

You need to do where you extended (if still serving your address used for last extension - we are in a transition period) - if you move believe you need to move your file to the new location so that you can report/extend there in the future.