Can I extend my OA retirement visa if my passport has less than 365 days validity?

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I have an OA retirement visa with one extension.  My question is: the next time I go for an extension, my passport will have a validity of 11 months and 2 weeks. For example: visa expires  (hypothetically) 1 Jan 2027. Passport expires 15 December 2027. Is it possible to extend the OA visa in January 2027 for less than 365 days and  apply for a new passport sometime later in the year and transfer the OA to the new passport. Or does the passport need to have full 365 days validity? I have all the proper documentation, including insurance, money in the bank, etc, every thing legal and above board.

Ask Thailand · Answer

You can extend your OA retirement visa even if your passport has less than one year of validity, but the extension will only be valid until the expiry date of your passport. After obtaining a new passport, you can transfer the extension, but you'll need to apply for a new yearly extension that aligns with the new passport's validity.

Gordon ************ · Answer

Just get a new passport 👍

Stuart ********* · Answer

To give an example of what I mean is that say your yearly extension is due in July but quite often that time is unsuitable for you as you maybe in Europe or the US for the summer.

If your passport runs out in December you can get a new extension in July but it’s only valid until December. When you get your new passport you get your existing extension transferred and then in December you apply for a new yearly extension. From now on your extensions will be due in December at a time you will probably be in Thailand.

Stuart ********* · Answer

You can apply for an extension with a passport validity less than a year but your extension will only be until the expiry date of the passport. If that’s 4 months away you’ll get an extension for 4 months.

When you get a new passport that extension will still  only be valid until the expiry date from your old passport. You’d have to get the extension transferred and then apply for a new yearly extension. The fact that you “lost” 8 months of the previous extension is on you.

Some people use this exact scenario to change the time of their yearly extension to a better time that suits them.

Can I extend my OA retirement visa if my passport has less than 365 days validity?

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