Now I Have Retirement Stamp In My Passport

[Dr Mick 111]

Well after 3 visits to my city Khon Kaen imm office ,I now have the retirement stamp in my passport .

So I do now not have to leave Thailand every 90 days ,just do a 90 day reporting at the imm office in Khon where I live.

 

Total cost to the extension to my non o visa due to retirement was just over 4500 bhts .

1900 bhts to the thai imm office

2356 bhts for a letter for proof of income from the BKK British Embassy

3 visits to khon Kaen imm office 300 bhts totoal for taxies

 

Next year if rules stop same haha, should be able to do with one visit now as i know what is needed.

 

So what is needed and where i went wrong.

 

As I am not married I knew that i needed in thai bank 800000 bhts year or a income of 65000 bhts month or combination of the both.

 

What happen on my first visit.

I took far to much information to the imm office ,so officer said what I needed

PassPort with a non immigrant visa stamp

Copy of passport showing stamps of entry to thailand also showing visa informatiom.

1 off passport picture

Proof of income ,either show thai bank book,or a letter from embassy ,last 3 months income must be shown.

Proof where living in Thailand.

 

 

Officer said very easy to show above.

What went wrong with my first visit

I did have a contract for my rented house ,but I did not have copy of thia id who owns the house.

Also I did not have correct information about the house number and who owns it ,owner had this information.

Also my proof of income was not excepted ,even though I had a sign letter from my HSBC Bangkok manager

showing I had the income ,as said before will only except as proof of income a thai bank book or a letter from embassy.

 

Obtaining a letter from British Embassy was very easy ,as all i did was sent them details of my balance of my thai bank account also information of a SO which I set up for £1500 which will be transfered from my uk account to my thai account every month.

I did not have to go to BKK all this was done by post

I also contact my rented house owner who now live in Australia who then sent me all details by PC to me.

 

What went wrong with my second visit to imm office

One thing went wrong ,imm officer said i had to many days left on my entry stamp to Thailand ,can not give me a retirement stamp till i had less than 30 days left.

 

My Third Visit

I was told my house contract for rented house should be in my name not my Thai lady name ,as we was not married.

But said as I did sign the house contract as well as my thai lady signing he would accept this only this one time and said the next year house contract should be changed to my name.

 

Well it was a little hassle obtaining a retirement stamp ,but was worth it ,also I know more now than i did before.

 

So I hope posting this will also help other BMs who are looking into this.

 

The good thing was not expensive to do this ,I know some agencies will charge you from 20000/25000 bhts to get a retirement stamp for you.Also I do not have to fly home every year back to the UK every year for a non o imm visa and no more 90 day boarder runs.

So im a happy man now

Edited March 3, 2011 by Dr Mick

[Kev 178]

Good on you Mick, so you must have recently turned 55 or is it 50??

Edited March 3, 2011 by Kev

[Dr Mick 111]

Good on you Mick, so you must have recently turned 55 or is it 50??

 

haha soon be 58 ,but you feel as young as the lady laying next to you ,so feeling very young for my age

[capdagde 1,954]

Good info Doc..... Scunny a distant memory now I bet.

 

I turn 50 in 16 days....... hohum.......

 

Enjoy living the dream

 

Andy Cap

[Dr Mick 111]

Good info Doc..... Scunny a distant memory now I bet.

 

I turn 50 in 16 days....... hohum.......

 

Enjoy living the dream

 

Andy Cap

 

Soon be 3 years that i have been living in LOS and im still enjoying living the dream

[rogero 4]

Dr Mick, Many thanks for that great OP, I've been researching for weeks on this very subject, Thaivisa etc. but you have set it out perfectly

 

I've saved this OP for future reference & hopefully I,ll learn from your minor setbacks !

 

cheers rogero

[halfaboy 31]

Well after 3 visits to my city Khon Kaen imm office ,I now have the retirement stamp in my passport .

So I do now not have to leave Thailand every 90 days ,just do a 90 day reporting at the imm office in Khon where I live.

 

Total cost to the extension to my non o visa due to retirement was just over 4500 bhts .

1900 bhts to the thai imm office

2356 bhts for a letter for proof of income from the BKK British Embassy

3 visits to khon Kaen imm office 300 bhts totoal for taxies

 

Next year if rules stop same haha, should be able to do with one visit now as i know what is needed.

 

So what is needed and where i went wrong.

 

As I am not married I knew that i needed in thai bank 800000 bhts year or a income of 65000 bhts month or combination of the both.

 

What happen on my first visit.

I took far to much information to the imm office ,so officer said what I needed

PassPort with a non immigrant visa stamp

Copy of passport showing stamps of entry to thailand also showing visa informatiom.

1 off passport picture

Proof of income ,either show thai bank book,or a letter from embassy ,last 3 months income must be shown.

Proof where living in Thailand.

 

 

Officer said very easy to show above.

What went wrong with my first visit

I did have a contract for my rented house ,but I did not have copy of thia id who owns the house.

Also I did not have correct information about the house number and who owns it ,owner had this information.

Also my proof of income was not excepted ,even though I had a sign letter from my HSBC Bangkok manager

showing I had the income ,as said before will only except as proof of income a thai bank book or a letter from embassy.

 

Obtaining a letter from British Embassy was very easy ,as all i did was sent them details of my balance of my thai bank account also information of a SO which I set up for £1500 which will be transfered from my uk account to my thai account every month.

I did not have to go to BKK all this was done by post

I also contact my rented house owner who now live in Australia who then sent me all details by PC to me.

 

What went wrong with my second visit to imm office

One thing went wrong ,imm officer said i had to many days left on my entry stamp to Thailand ,can not give me a retirement stamp till i had less than 30 days left.

 

My Third Visit

I was told my house contract for rented house should be in my name not my Thai lady name ,as we was not married.

But said as I did sign the house contract as well as my thai lady signing he would accept this only this one time and said the next year house contract should be changed to my name.

 

Well it was a little hassle obtaining a retirement stamp ,but was worth it ,also I know more now than i did before.

 

So I hope posting this will also help other BMs who are looking into this.

 

The good thing was not expensive to do this ,I know some agencies will charge you from 20000/25000 bhts to get a retirement stamp for you.Also I do not have to fly home every year back to the UK every year for a non o imm visa and no more 90 day boarder runs.

So im a happy man now

 

IMake sure you get a multiple entry visa in case you will be leaving Thailand within the period of validity of your current visa. If you don’t have this, your current visa will be void as soon as you leave the country and you have to start the process of getting a year visa all over again. Costs for as M.E. visa are (as far as my memory goes) 3.800 Baht.

[biggles 509]

Quite a contrast between the Thai and Philippines for retirement visa. For RP you never have to report to immigration again, you dont have to get a re entry permit (or have your visa cancelled) and you dont have to go cap in hand every twelve months and plead for a renewal. The monetary requirements are very similar. I wonder if the thais will ever encourage retirees to stay in their country. ?

[jacko 8,822]

Quite a contrast between the Thai and Philippines for retirement visa. For RP you never have to report to immigration again, you dont have to get a re entry permit (or have your visa cancelled) and you dont have to go cap in hand every twelve months and plead for a renewal. The monetary requirements are very similar. I wonder if the thais will ever encourage retirees to stay in their country. ?

I don't think it is that bad... Dr Mick seems to have made a meal of it.

It is certainly easier (and cheaper) with the 800k in the bank. Khon Khaen sound a little more stringent.

 

Easier for a 50+yo Brit to get a retirement extension in LOS than a 35yo TG to get a UK tourist visa.

[Dr Mick 111]

IMake sure you get a multiple entry visa in case you will be leaving Thailand within the period of validity of your current visa. If you don't have this, your current visa will be void as soon as you leave the country and you have to start the process of getting a year visa all over again. Costs for as M.E. visa are (as far as my memory goes) 3.800 Baht.

 

Not sure we are talking about same thing.

I was talking about extension to visa due to retirement not about the non o imm visa

 

I think you can have a single non imm visa ,apply for a retirement extension before the 90 days are up,

and have less than 30 days left on that visa

For a multi non imm visa ,you can do as many 90 day boarder runs as long as the visa has not run out,you can apply for retirement extension any time as long as visa has not run out ,but remember you must have less than 30 days on your last entry stamp.

[Dr Mick 111]

I don't think it is that bad... Dr Mick seems to have made a meal of it.

It is certainly easier (and cheaper) with the 800k in the bank. Khon Khaen sound a little more stringent.

 

Easier for a 50+yo Brit to get a retirement extension in LOS than a 35yo TG to get a UK tourist visa.

 

Yes you are right ,thats why i did post to help others ,showing some mistakes i made haha

 

Other Info

The only ppl i know which use the high price agencies to do all the work is ppl who find it had ,or can not proof they have the required income.

So if you have the proof of income do it your self ,sure make a good saving

[Gary 4,119]

Putting 800,000 in the bank is far easier than proving income. I had to go to the US Embassy in Bangkok for the income document. When I took the document to Loei immigration the old bastard made me take it back to Bangkok to have it legalized and translated. It is up to the immigration officer how easy or difficult the visa is to get. The Loei office wants a new income statement every year.

 

A marriage visa is even more complicated. You have to have income of 40,000 baht per month OR 400,000 baht in a Thai bank, that's the good part. The support (marriage) visa, it is more work for the police and immigration so they will try to talk you out of it.

 

I have since put the 800,000 in the bank and things are very simple now. We live on that 800,000 throughout the year and I top it back up 3 months before my extension expires. I use the marriage visa threat to my advantage. Any piddly little problems that they find with my retirement visa paperwork are overlooked when I gather up my documents and tell immigration to forget the retirement visa. I tell them I have decided to get the the support visa. Amazingly the pissy little problems are forgotten.

 

The 90 day check in visits can be done by mail at some offices but not the Loei office. It is 100 kilometers to the office from my home. Fortunately you don't have to leave the country. I mention this because you should be aware that each office makes its own rules. I made the mistake of arguing with the old asshole at Loei and he has not forgotten that. You used to have to have a medical certificate but that requirement was eliminated several years ago. The Loei office required a certificate until just last year. Last year I had to use the marriage visa trick to get around it. This year nothing was mentioned.

[joekicker 53]

Not sure we are talking about same thing.

I was talking about extension to visa due to retirement not about the non o imm visa

 

I think he meant this.

 

With your retirement visa, if you leave Thailand for any reason - holiday, whatever - you must have a RE-entry visa in order to get back in and continue using that retirement visa.

 

If you just leave, the retirement visa is effectively cancelled, you have to start all over.

 

A re-entry visa from immigration is 1,900 baht for one out-and-back, and 3,800 for a multiple, use as many times as you wish during the current (one-year) visa.

 

Do NOT leave Thailand under any circumstances without getting a re-entry visa.

 

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[Dr Mick 111]

I think he meant this.

 

With your retirement visa, if you leave Thailand for any reason - holiday, whatever - you must have a RE-entry visa in order to get back in and continue using that retirement visa.

 

If you just leave, the retirement visa is effectively cancelled, you have to start all over.

 

A re-entry visa from immigration is 1,900 baht for one out-and-back, and 3,800 for a multiple, use as many times as you wish during the current (one-year) visa.

 

Do NOT leave Thailand under any circumstances without getting a re-entry visa.

 

.

 

I was told about this at the imm office ,also now i understand what the post was about thanks