Retirement Visa Question - White Paper Slip

[Rigsby]

A friend of mine has just got his retirement visa but is missing the white slip of paper stapled in which says when your 90-day visit is due.

His Non-Imm O visa expires on Aug 27th and the newly acquired retirement visa started on Aug 1st.

He does have a re-entry permit and is flying to the UK on Aug 7th, returning here in early Sept.

Is it that because he is leaving the country and will receive a 90-day stamp on his return that the slip of paper is not needed yet or is it an oversight ??

(Just when you thought you knew all the ins-and-outs of visa regs!!).

Any thoughts will be much appreciated.

[lopburi3]

Your dates indicate he had a multi entry non immigrant O visa and extended for retirement prior to expiration of the actual visa. His permitted to stay date is always the start of a one year extension of stay.

There is no paper supplied on the extension of stay visit as you do not have to fill out the TM.47 form (receipt is bottom part). You will get that on first actual report. If travelling within 90 days from August 1 no report will be due until 90 days after return from travel.

[Rigsby]

Thanks for that.

It appears that he did a visa run about a month ago so he does in fact have around 2 months more on the 90-day stamp he received thru that. That is why there is no paper attached.

On your last point tho, re. another friend who has just got his first Retirement Visa, there is a piece of paper stapled onto the front page indicating the date he must report for his first 90-day reporting, albeit not the same strip of paper that is the bottom half of the TM47.

Interestingly (for me at least), an immigration officer told my (first) friend that the paper stapled into the passport is for your infomation only - in order that you don't forget when to report. I.e. it doesn't matter whether you have one stapled in or not

[lopburi3]

They were doing the person a favor by making him aware of the requirement and providing a reminder of the actual date. Most offices have not been doing this and it seems some are not even made aware of the reporting requirement (or it was missed under the stress of a first extension experience).