Retirement visa extension

[Ooladolla]

I was issued a visa based on retirement in Australia in January 2014. I left Thailand and re-entered which extended the visa until January 2017.

i will be returning to Australia in November for three months so back here in early February 2017. Is it possible to extend my visa based on retirement before I leave ? I know the alternative is to go through the entire process again in Australia which was not the easiest thing compared to extension here. Thanks in advance.

[ubonjoe]

The earliest you can apply for an extension of stay (it is not a visa) is 45 days at some office at others it is 30 days.

If you cannot do your extension before leaving you will have to start all over again by getting a new visa. If you don't want to go the OA visa route again you could get a single entry tourist visa and change it to a non immigrant visa at some immigration offices when you return and then apply for an extension.