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[tomx2]

Hi.

A retiree receives a 1 year visa extension. Then must report every 90 days to
Thai Immigration.  

What if the retiree is out of the country for 4 months i.e. living in the U.S.
  before the visa expires.

  Is their any way of maintaining your  current 1 year Visa without doing
  the 90 day reporting to immigration?

  Or would  you have to reapply for a new Non O visa?


Thanks.
TC.

[brewster]

If you're here on an Extension of Stay and wish to leave the country you need a Re-entry permit.  This will keep alive your Extension when you re-enter Thailand.  A new 90-day reporting period starts from the day you re-enter.

You can buy a Multiple Entry Re-entry permit (3,800 baht) or a Single Entry one (1,000).  It's best to get the permit well in advance, as getting one at the airport cannot be guaranteed.

If you don't have a Re-entry permit your Extension of Stay is cancelled when you leave Thailand.

[pubstud]

I have the Multiple Entry Re-entry permit (3,800 baht) and highly recommend everyone retired here on long stay visas has one. You're then free to come and go whenever you wish, at a moment's notice. Every year when I renew my retirement visa I get the Multiple Entry Re-entry permit added at the same time. Then I have peace of mind. One less thing to deal with if the unexpected crops up and I make a quick exit from Thailand.

[tomx2]

Thanks brewster and pubstud for your advice.

Just a couple o quick questions please.

To get the Re-entry permit I just need to got to the Pattaya Immigration Office and fill out the re-entry form there?

Any other documents required to bring at the immigration office besides my passport, and the money?

Do I need to specify when I am leaving and returning to Thailand(I may not know the exact date of return).

If I go with the multiple entry, I could come/go as many times within my extended stay visa and not have to apply for a new re-entry visa?



Thanks.
TC.

[M.C.H.]

On the form TM8 they ask for date of leaving & return to Thailand about