Has The Cost Of Retirement Visa Increased?

[giddyup]

A friend went to get his 12 month retirement visa renewal yesterday and was charged 3900 baht. The last time I went (3 months ago) it was still only 1900 baht. Surely they wouldn't have doubled the price?

[lopburi3]

The cost of any extension of stay is 1,900 baht. But I suspect your friend did not have a non immigrant visa entry to qualify for retirement extension of stay so had to pay 2,000 baht for conversion to non immigrant entry first.

[theoldgit]

I'm sorry, but if your 12 month extention of stay was done 3 months ago, why is being done again now?

[giddyup]

I'm sorry, but if your 12 month extention of stay was done 3 months ago, why is being done again now?

Read my post again

I said my friend went yesterday.

[Mario2008]

As Lopburi stated 3,900 baht sounds like a conversion to a non-immigrant visa and an extension of stay at the same time.

A good indicator of if there is something not right is always if you get a receipt (for the full amount) or not.

[giddyup]

The cost of any extension of stay is 1,900 baht. But I suspect your friend did not have a non immigrant visa entry to qualify for retirement extension of stay so had to pay 2,000 baht for conversion to non immigrant entry first.

Thanks, that makes sense.