hugh2121 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Haven't seen any other warnings of this. Sri Racha immigration now require two extra documents for visa extension. 1) Completed notification for owner of residence and photo copy of their ID. Receipt stapled to passport as well as normal 90 day report. 2) Certificate of medical fitness from one of only two hospitals (no clinics) in the town. Cost 550 baht. Is it the same everywhere? Since when? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Which type of visa?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The first one is not uncommon, many immigration offices have similair requirement. Number 2 depends on the reason for the extension. If based upon working it can be asked for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I think it was a retirement extension. Sri Racha is one of the rouge offices (perhaps 2 or 3 total) that want a medical certificate to apply for one, The medical certificate is not required according to the police order for extensions. But requiring it to be from a hospital is way overboard. The others will accept a 50 baht certificate like you get for a driver license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdSingha Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 this is very worrying if immigration now want (even if only now at rogue offices) a health certificate for a retirement visa. isn't the whole point of a retirement visa to retire, get old and pass on? i'd imagine most would fail a health check before getting to the end so what's going to happen? send us home, old, in ill health and probably broke after investing our futures here? cowardly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelerjim Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) I received my retirement extension of stay of 365 days last month...January 2015. at Sriracha Immigration. Have used them for many years. Fine, helpful staff. Always accompanied by my Thai friend too. BUT this time both the above noted requirements were added... My Thai friend with whom I live with was there and filled out the needed paper for the residence statement. We were told to get a medical certificate...could use anyone who could provide one...' directed to a Medical Clinic and paid 200 Thai baht for a quick review by doc and receptionist. Name...age...Do you have any medical conditions (NONE)...height, weight...pay me.. ...bye. Returned with the certificate and visa issued in moments. Always a pleasure to use the Thai Immigration office in Sriracha. tj Edited February 19, 2015 by travelerjim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 this is very worrying if immigration now want (even if only now at rogue offices) a health certificate for a retirement visa. isn't the whole point of a retirement visa to retire, get old and pass on? i'd imagine most would fail a health check before getting to the end so what's going to happen? send us home, old, in ill health and probably broke after investing our futures here? cowardly. The one the want now is just to check for few commutable diseases. From the one needed to get a OA visa.. 1. โรคเรืÊอน LEPROSY 2. วัณโรคระยะอันตราย TUBERCULOSIS (T.B.) 3. โรคเท้าช้าง ELEPHANTIASIS 4. โรคยาเสพติดให้โทษ DRUG ADDICTION 5. โรคซิฟิ ลิสในระยะทีÉ 3 THIRD STEP OF SYPHILIS Source http://thaiembassyuk.org.uk/forms/medicalcertificate.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) this is very worrying if immigration now want (even if only now at rogue offices) a health certificate for a retirement visa. isn't the whole point of a retirement visa to retire, get old and pass on? i'd imagine most would fail a health check before getting to the end so what's going to happen? send us home, old, in ill health and probably broke after investing our futures here? cowardly. It would be intended only to see if you have one of the "dreaded" communicable diseases (like TB or Leprosy) that would, in theory, be a threat to public health. You're free to get old, get sick and die, but they'd prefer you don't take anyone else with you. "cowardly??" Not sure what's cowardly about not wanting someone spreading TB. In most cases it's overkill to expect a new report each year, but if someone was reported as gifting TB or whatever to all his acquaintances, I'm sure there would be a hue & cry from TV members asking why long stay farang weren't screened. Probably retirees are less likely to be drug addicts (or maybe I'm being optimistic), but again, why not check? Edited February 19, 2015 by Suradit69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryLH Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 ""cowardly??"" "Not sure what's cowardly about not wanting someone spreading TB." I took it that he was just signing his name at the end of the post. Agree that as easy as it is to get a medical certificate, there isn't a major problem doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddinChonburi Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yes I got one for Si racha at a clinic, 100 baht Blood pressure, pulse, weight, height Took longer to fill in the form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh2121 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 It was indeed a retirement extension. Sri Racha immigration instructed my Thai partner that ONLY the 2 hospitals were acceptable. No such requirement at same office last year. Medical consisted of height, weight, B.P., sight test, colour blind test and 10 seconds of stethoscope on chest with no deep breathing. Oh yes and the question "How do you feel?" A joke and yet another rip off by the hospital. But maybe they had to share the 550 baht fee with immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh2121 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 this is very worrying if immigration now want (even if only now at rogue offices) a health certificate for a retirement visa. isn't the whole point of a retirement visa to retire, get old and pass on? i'd imagine most would fail a health check before getting to the end so what's going to happen? send us home, old, in ill health and probably broke after investing our futures here? cowardly. It would be intended only to see if you have one of the "dreaded" communicable diseases (like TB or Leprosy) that would, in theory, be a threat to public health. You're free to get old, get sick and die, but they'd prefer you don't take anyone else with you. "cowardly??" Not sure what's cowardly about not wanting someone spreading TB. In most cases it's overkill to expect a new report each year, but if someone was reported as gifting TB or whatever to all his acquaintances, I'm sure there would be a hue & cry from TV members asking why long stay farang weren't screened. Probably retirees are less likely to be drug addicts (or maybe I'm being optimistic), but again, why not check? HA ha Suradit. See my second post. Medical associated with the certificate was a joke. Spent all of 10 to 15 seconds in the company of the doctor. Everything else was done by trainee nurse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardrunner Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Retirement extension at Khon Kaen on15/02/15 no requirement for medical certificate but had to sign a form saying I understood the penalties for overstay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianatlarge Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 My 2c worth. Yes, sure, sounds great when the Thai authorities require farang living here to prove that they are healthy, so as not to contaminate Thai nationals. That shows a true and meaningful concern. Of course, some might suggest that a nation where children do not receive all the inoculations they require, where some go to school with no breakfast, and others live with injuries and illnesses that their parents cannot afford to treat, is a more pressing concern. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tif Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I think it was a retirement extension. Sri Racha is one of the rouge offices (perhaps 2 or 3 total) that want a medical certificate to apply for one, The medical certificate is not required according to the police order for extensions. But requiring it to be from a hospital is way overboard. The others will accept a 50 baht certificate like you get for a driver license. 'Rouge offices'? Khmer? However, and notwithstanding, I do applaud those one or two posters who have solely, and not without humour, taken it upon themselves to attempt to interpret the stupid and diverse statements regularly emanating from the self serving, ignorant monkeys who make up Thai Immigration. My advice is to take everything and the kitchen sink to your local immigration 'office' in order not to give them a reason to make a lucrative 'ploblem' for you. Apes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileplur Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Interesting. I've just moved to Chonburi City. I haven't had any interaction with Sriracha yet, but it doesn't sound like it will be fun from what I'm reading and hearing from the few foreign residents I've met around town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileplur Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Interesting. I've just moved to Chonburi City. I haven't had any interaction with Sriracha yet, but it doesn't sound like it will be fun from what I'm reading and hearing from the few foreign residents I've met around town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny S Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Wow 550B for a Medical Certificate, what a scam - no doubt they have to cut the Immigration in on it .... Maybe you should try call 1111 to hear if they have any comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acharn Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I received my retirement extension of stay of 365 days last month...January 2015. at Sriracha Immigration. Have used them for many years. Fine, helpful staff. Always accompanied by my Thai friend too. BUT this time both the above noted requirements were added... My Thai friend with whom I live with was there and filled out the needed paper for the residence statement. We were told to get a medical certificate...could use anyone who could provide one...' directed to a Medical Clinic and paid 200 Thai baht for a quick review by doc and receptionist. Name...age...Do you have any medical conditions (NONE)...height, weight...pay me.. ...bye. Returned with the certificate and visa issued in moments. Always a pleasure to use the Thai Immigration office in Sriracha. tj Funny, that happened to me at the BKK Immigration office about, I guess, ten years ago. That was before they had the huge crush. Got to the officer with the usual paper work (including the copy of bank book which we don't need any more) and she said I needed a medical certificate and added some words which I didn't register. She scribbled something on a piece of paper for me and told me to catch a taxi outside. Taxi took me to a little private hospital, I went through the routine, paid the small fee, took the paper back and was done. Never happened again, but I think they were requiring it from everyone that year. You know, I've sometimes wondered what happened to suddenly increase the number of people being processed. One year they were on the ground floor, about half a dozen officers and service within fifteen minutes, then a couple years they were up on the second floor, huge open office but wait time no more than about half an hour (ninety day report walk in, fill in form, officer signed, out). Then all of a sudden it was get a queue ticket and wait four hours, then they moved to Chaeng Wattana and it was get there early, get your ticket and wait seven hours. What happened? Never mind, I don't do that any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 It was indeed a retirement extension. Sri Racha immigration instructed my Thai partner that ONLY the 2 hospitals were acceptable. No such requirement at same office last year. Medical consisted of height, weight, B.P., sight test, colour blind test and 10 seconds of stethoscope on chest with no deep breathing. Oh yes and the question "How do you feel?" A joke and yet another rip off by the hospital. But maybe they had to share the 550 baht fee with immigration. A color blindness test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamariva1957 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Well I had my medical done at the local general hospital for 150bht. Not sure if I got a Thai deal as I went there with my Thai GF who works there in XRay or not... but.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I received my retirement extension of stay of 365 days last month...January 2015. at Sriracha Immigration. Have used them for many years. Fine, helpful staff. Always accompanied by my Thai friend too. BUT this time both the above noted requirements were added... My Thai friend with whom I live with was there and filled out the needed paper for the residence statement. We were told to get a medical certificate...could use anyone who could provide one...' directed to a Medical Clinic and paid 200 Thai baht for a quick review by doc and receptionist. Name...age...Do you have any medical conditions (NONE)...height, weight...pay me.. ...bye. Returned with the certificate and visa issued in moments. Always a pleasure to use the Thai Immigration office in Sriracha. tj If you are so very pleased to pay an unnecessary 200 baht let me introduce you to Sisaket office (or presumably many others) where you pay nothing, don't have to queue and are greeted politely. We'd have a job scraping you off the ceiling you'd be that ecstatic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farang99 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 this is very worrying if immigration now want (even if only now at rogue offices) a health certificate for a retirement visa. isn't the whole point of a retirement visa to retire, get old and pass on? i'd imagine most would fail a health check before getting to the end so what's going to happen? send us home, old, in ill health and probably broke after investing our futures here? cowardly. It would be intended only to see if you have one of the "dreaded" communicable diseases (like TB or Leprosy) that would, in theory, be a threat to public health. You're free to get old, get sick and die, but they'd prefer you don't take anyone else with you. "cowardly??" Not sure what's cowardly about not wanting someone spreading TB. In most cases it's overkill to expect a new report each year, but if someone was reported as gifting TB or whatever to all his acquaintances, I'm sure there would be a hue & cry from TV members asking why long stay farang weren't screened. Probably retirees are less likely to be drug addicts (or maybe I'm being optimistic), but again, why not check? This always used to be a standard requirement for an extension, but was abandoned years ago. If it has now been reinstated this is a bit worrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovenman Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Getting back to the OP for a moment, what does the following mean specifically: 1) Completed notification for owner of residence and photo copy of their ID. Receipt stapled to passport as well as normal 90 day report. What notification are we talking about specifically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goonfan Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 On another thread it was stated that you can now do the 90 day extensions on line. Try that and stay away from Sriracha office altogether. No need for medical certificate or any additional locally added on requirements that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Notification of homeowner that a foreigner is staying at his property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 On another thread it was stated that you can now do the 90 day extensions on line. Try that and stay away from Sriracha office altogether. No need for medical certificate or any additional locally added on requirements that way. You cannot do an extension of any kind online. I think you are calling a 90 day report of staying in the country longer than 90 days an extension which it is not. The online reporting is not available yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Getting back to the OP for a moment, what does the following mean specifically: 1) Completed notification for owner of residence and photo copy of their ID. Receipt stapled to passport as well as normal 90 day report. What notification are we talking about specifically? It is report done by the owner or possessor of a house, condo apartment and etc that a foreigner is staying there. It done by submitting a TM30 form. http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/download/pdf/tm30.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh2121 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 It was indeed a retirement extension. Sri Racha immigration instructed my Thai partner that ONLY the 2 hospitals were acceptable. No such requirement at same office last year. Medical consisted of height, weight, B.P., sight test, colour blind test and 10 seconds of stethoscope on chest with no deep breathing. Oh yes and the question "How do you feel?" A joke and yet another rip off by the hospital. But maybe they had to share the 550 baht fee with immigration. A color blindness test? YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh2121 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Getting back to the OP for a moment, what does the following mean specifically: 1) Completed notification for owner of residence and photo copy of their ID. Receipt stapled to passport as well as normal 90 day report. What notification are we talking about specifically? FULL Title of form is NOTIFICATION FORM FOR HOUSE-MASTER, OWNER OR THE POSSESSOR OF THE RESIDENCE WHERE ALIEN HAS STAYED. or TM30 Photocopy of ID card for House-master, owner or possessor also required. Receipt of this notification is stapled into passport. Even this seems strange to me as I had read that this notification was only required for a change of permanent address or for visiting and staying temporarily at a different address. I have a yellow book as proof that my address has already been notified and copies of that were supplied to immigration. No idea if another one with the same information will be demanded next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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