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Can I extend my Thailand retirement O visa and get another 90 days by leaving the country?

Thailand Visa Retirement Visa NON-O Visa Visa Extension Multi-Entry Permit Immigration Rules

Sep 7, 2023

2 years ago

Ronnie *******

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I have asked this before I think but I really need someone who is familiar with visas. I am an American and I was able to get a retirement O 90 day visa with a multi exit feature. I was hoping to see if I took a trip out of Thailand that I could get another 90 days on the visA. What if I get an extension to 1 year?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user inquired about extending their retirement O 90-day visa with a multi-exit feature. Responses clarified that if the visa was obtained inside Thailand, it's a single entry, and leaving the country would not grant another 90 days. To obtain a one-year extension, they must show 800,000 THB in a Thai bank account before the initial 90 days expire.

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Andreas *********

@Ronnie ******

in case you got a "single entry 90-days Non-Imm-O retirement visa", you can only change from the visa to the "one year extension of stay" by showing funds of 800.000.- THB in a Thai bank account. If you don't switch from the visa to the "extension" your time will be up within 90 days. As this visa was a "single entry", you can neither extend or repeat it. You need to exit Thailand before the 90 days stay permit is over

2 years ago

Ronnie *******

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@Andreas ********

I forgot to say thanks.

2 years ago

Ronnie *******

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@Andreas ********

can I assume you can get your baht back when you close your account and leave thailand

2 years ago

Ronnie *******

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Thanks so much. On your comment it stated a single entry. I have a multiple entry. When I had a tourist visa before that was multiple entry every time I left Thailand they doubled my stay. Why can’t I leave and return and get another 90 days. One person told me they don’t extend your stay. Is that true?

2 years ago

Andreas *********

@Ronnie ******

on a 6-month multi entry Tourist Visa, you get 60 days upon each entry within the 6 month visa validity period. You can extend them ONCE for 30 more days, for 1900.- THB on Immigration. If you exit and re-enter on the last day of the visa validity period, you get stamped in for a last time for 60 days, which you also can extend once for 30 more days. A METV will get you almost 9 months admitted stay, if you get your ducks in a row. . . . . . . if you want a visa that gives you 90 days admitted stay upon each entry within a one-year period, you would need to apply in your home country for a "multi entry 365-days Non-Imm-O retirement or family visa". Or for the 365-days multi entry Non-Imm-O/A retirement visa"

2 years ago

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Andreas *********

@Ronnie ******

yes you can. But you need to follow the law regarding taking currency out of Thailand

2 years ago

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Andreas *********

Brandon ************

Where did you get your visa?

If you got your visa inside Thailand from immigration you have a 0-entry visa, meaning you were already in Thailand when you got it. Purchasing a multi-re-entry permit on this would be a huge waste of money as the re-entry permit is only valid as long as the visa, so for 90 days.

If you got your visa before you went to Thailand, do you have a SINGLE entry non-O visa, or a MULTIPLE entry non-O visa that was issued from the embassy?

If you got a single entry non-O visa and then purchased a multi-re-entry permit, you once again wasted a lot of money as this visa and re-entry permit is only valid for 90 days.

If you got the multiple entry non-O visa from the embassy, then you will be stamped into Thailand for 90 days every time you enter the country until the visa end date written on the visa itself.

A re-entry permit purchased from immigration is never going to give you more time by leaving the country. All a re-entry permit does is mean your stamp is not immediately invalid when you leave Thailand, and when you return you are on the same stamp with the same end date.

2 years ago

Ronnie *******

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@Brandon ***********

thanks Brandon I did waste my money. I don’t know why I got a multi entry visa. I was hoping to leave the country and double my stay.

2 years ago

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