Going To Apply For Retirement Extention In Chiangmai

[devaram]

I will help my mother to get a retirement extension soon.

I would like to confirm that it is now possible to get the extension after a 15 day border run.

I went to the immigration twice today and could only speak with a college student volunteer so I'm still not 100% clear on that but I noticed recently in posts by lopburi that it could be done.

Second question is how much do you pay at the usa consulate for the document of income over 65,000- could not find the info on the gov website unless that falls under notarization services?

Edited January 4, 2011 by devaram

[Mario2008]

The conversion might be possible, but you are advised to do it as quickly as possible after the border run!

[Jingthing]

There have indeed been reports here that the previous reports of the immigration offices that do perform change of visa status as the first step in a retirement extension (not all offices do that at all) no longer require 21 days left on the current permission of stay to do that. So before then, of course, a 15 day stamp wouldn't work. However, the proof is in the pudding, so please report whether this works for you at CM.

Edited January 4, 2011 by Jingthing

[lopburi3]

The cost at Embassy is the notary stamp charge. There is an extra 2,000 baht charge/step if converting from visa exempt so for many people getting a single entry non-immigrant O visa is not that much more expensive (overnight rather than day trip) and provides several extra months before the extension of stay needs to be made.

[devaram]

Thanks I will report back..