March 27, 2019
5 years ago
Thank you for this incredible advice forum and the time and effort many of you put in to help others. It is most appreciated.
My husband and I (retired) are in Mae Sot on Non-OA visas obtained in Washington, DC, in 2017; we exited just before the visas ran out, so can be here until September, 2019. We have purchased multiple exit visas which also expire in September.
Here are my questions:
1. Rather than returning to the States and starting the process over again, I would like to extend our visas (for the purposes of retirement) from within the country WITHOUT depositing 800,000 THB. Can I do so if I can show statements of over $200,000 USD annuities in the USA and pension deposits (to a USA bank) of over 65,000 THB each per month?
1. If yes, can I do this at a local immigration office like at Mae Sot? They have a sign saying "Visa extensions" but I failed to ask specifics.
1. We will be out of the country when our next 90 day report is scheduled. As we have multiple-exit visas, when we return will that not just change the date of when we have to report?
Out of curiosity, if this plan goes up in smoke and we HAVE to return to the States and repeat the initial process, what do you do about police reports...given you've spent the last two years in Thailand? Also, it was no joke getting a physician to declare I was free of the "interesting" diseases listed without blood tests...which literally would cost thousands! Would a Thai doctor's report obtained here work at the Embassy in Washington?
I sincerely appreciate your help!
TLDR : Answer Summary
A user seeks advice on extending their Non-OA visa for retirement in Thailand without the standard requirement of depositing 800,000 THB into a Thai bank. They inquire whether showing substantial foreign income from annuities and pension deposits would suffice for the extension, and if this can be done at a local immigration office in Mae Sot. They also ask about the implications of leaving the country before their next 90-day report and what to do regarding police reports if they have to return to the US.
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