Retirement Visa

[Rdrokit]

I am planning on getting a Retirement Visa in January. I know they are good for a year and then must be renewed. My question is when does the year begin, when the visa is issued or when I enter the country. I ask this because I will be traveling for a couple of months from the time the visa is issued in the US to when I enter Thailand.

Thanks,

Rdrokit

[solent01]

I am planning on getting a Retirement Visa in January. I know they are good for a year and then must be renewed. My question is when does the year begin, when the visa is issued or when I enter the country. I ask this because I will be traveling for a couple of months from the time the visa is issued in the US to when I enter Thailand.

Thanks,

Rdrokit

I think you will find it starts the day its entered into your passport, I don't have a retirement visa, I have a B, and thats how that works.

Sol

[Tung_Thaid]

I am planning on getting a Retirement Visa in January. I know they are good for a year and then must be renewed. My question is when does the year begin, when the visa is issued or when I enter the country. I ask this because I will be traveling for a couple of months from the time the visa is issued in the US to when I enter Thailand.

Thanks,

Rdrokit

I think you will find it starts the day its entered into your passport, I don't have a retirement visa, I have a B, and thats how that works.

Sol

If your Retirement Visa (Non Immigrant O-A / Long Stay) is issued outside Thailand, the one year duration will commence from the date of arrival in Thailand - not from the date of issue of the visa.

By also getting a Multiple Entry O-A Visa, you can apply for your Multiple Re-Entry Permit stamp in your passport once you are in Thailand - and it also will be valid for one year from your arrival date.

Dont make the mistake of subsequently leaving Thailand thinking you can re-enter WITHOUT first having a Re-Entry permit. (Paying for a Multiple Entry Visa is in itself not a Muptiple Entry Permit.) If you do so - your Retirement Visa wont be recognised on re-entry - and you will just get a Tourist Visa (if eligible) - and you would have to start the whole Retirement Visa process again.

Reporting to Immigration Police commences 90 days from the date of your arrival.

Or if you leave using your Re-Entry Permit - 90 days after your next arrival back in Thailand.

Tung_Thaid - but learning.

[WNOVAK]

I am planning on getting a Retirement Visa in January. I know they are good for a year and then must be renewed. My question is when does the year begin, when the visa is issued or when I enter the country. I ask this because I will be traveling for a couple of months from the time the visa is issued in the US to when I enter Thailand.

Thanks,

Rdrokit

I think you will find it starts the day its entered into your passport, I don't have a retirement visa, I have a B, and thats how that works.

Sol

If your Retirement Visa (Non Immigrant O-A / Long Stay) is issued outside Thailand, the one year duration will commence from the date of arrival in Thailand - not from the date of issue of the visa.

By also getting a Multiple Entry O-A Visa, you can apply for your Multiple Re-Entry Permit stamp in your passport once you are in Thailand - and it also will be valid for one year from your arrival date.

Dont make the mistake of subsequently leaving Thailand thinking you can re-enter WITHOUT first having a Re-Entry permit. (Paying for a Multiple Entry Visa is in itself not a Muptiple Entry Permit.) If you do so - your Retirement Visa wont be recognised on re-entry - and you will just get a Tourist Visa (if eligible) - and you would have to start the whole Retirement Visa process again.

Reporting to Immigration Police commences 90 days from the date of your arrival.

Or if you leave using your Re-Entry Permit - 90 days after your next arrival back in Thailand.

Tung_Thaid - but learning.

Just a point of clarification.

It is my experience that during the twelve months (from date of issue) with a Multiple entry 0-A visa a person can come and go without having a Re-Entry permit.

I believe it is only after your original twelve months (from date of issue) is up that you require the re-entry permit.

Is this not so?

I personally was caught out on this last year and had to repeat the entire application process again to receive a second Retirement visa.

Please comment

[lopburi3]

1. The visa period starts from date of issue. This means your have one year from that date to enter Thailand.

2. The one year permitted to stay starts from date of entry into Thailand.

3. An O-A multi entry visa as normally issued in the US allows a one year permitted to stay on every entry so no re entry permit is required and would be counter productive.

4. Once the visa validity period is over a re entry permit will be required to keep the permitted to stay time alive if you travel outside of Thailand.

5. Only if you enter on a single entry O-A, or the visa period has expired, would you have to obtain a re entry permit for travel.

6. Once your visa period expires you will be considered on an extension of stay and have to renew that extension each year at Immigration.

[dutch]

I think you will find it starts the day its entered into your passport, I don't have a retirement visa, I have a B, and thats how that works.

Sol

Sol:

If you have a B and are an expert in the B questions,than don't answer questions about O-A.

Your answer was wrong.

Look at Lopburi3's reply.That is 100% correct and the OP can work with that.