Can I get more than a 1-year stamp on my first retirement visa in Thailand?

Mar 18, 2022
3 years ago
Michael ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Hi all,

I maybe mistaken but I seem to remember reading a long while ago about getting longer than 1 year on your first retirement visa, my visa runs out in December and I intend to go back to the uk for a few weeks in August before returning to Thailand, I will of course get a re-entry permit before flying out,

How long will I get stamped back in for if I return in September?
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The discussion revolves around the possibility of receiving a longer validity period than one year for a first retirement visa in Thailand. The main focus is on the re-entry process after traveling back to the UK, particularly how long one can expect to be allowed entry back into Thailand upon return.
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Robert *******
IF you mean the big stamp in your passport with the text: Extension of Stay permitted up to xx/xx/xx and a second stamp with the text: Re-Entry Permit, you will get stamped into the country with the same Admitted up to xx/xx/xx as mentioned as permitted up to or valid until in the re-entry stamp
Michael ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Robert ******
ok thanks, I must of been mistaken, I thought it was possible to stretch out the first extension
John **********
@Michael *******
yes you seem to confuse visa with extension of stay, the two are quite distinct
John **********
@Michael *******
I think you're confusing those who are on an OA visa with an extension of stay. You can get almost 2 years out of an OA visa but extensions of stay for retirement are only for 1 year no matter which original visa they are based on.
Wannikea *********
@John *********
yes exactly, 1 year OA visa and you could be stamped in for a year just before the sticker visa expired.
Michael ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Wannikea ********
yes that’s what I was thinking of, but mine is non O
Wannikea *********
@Michael *******
I believe a single entry non O visa is only good for 90 day stamp upon entry. Even a non O multi entry visa that's valid for a year allows you to only get stamped in for 90 days. At some point you must meet the requirements for a yearly extension and apply for that extension or let the visa and/or your permission to stay expire.
Michael ********
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@Wannikea ********
can I just clarify , I got the Non O last September and then got the yearly extension based on retirement which runs out in December
Wannikea *********
@Michael *******
not sure what you need to clarify, you are now on yearly extensions and if you need to leave the country you buy a re-entry permit and return before your extension runs out. You will be stamped in till the date of your current permission to stay stamp in December.
John **********
@Michael *******
and it's obviously already expired otherwise you wouldn't be on an extension of stay
Michael ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@John *********
maybe I worded it wrong, it doesn’t expire until December
Robert *******
@Michael *******
No, only way to stretch your stay is to apply during the last 45 or 30 days for a NEW Extension of Stay.
Robert *******
Big question is what do you call your first retirement visa?
Michael ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Robert ******
this is my first year on extension of stay based on retirement
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