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

Retirement Visa Visa Extension Re-Entry Permit Thailand Immigration Rules

Michael ********

asked Mar 18, 2022

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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?

Answer summary

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

5 years ago

Michael ********

@Robert ******

ok thanks, I must of been mistaken, I thought it was possible to stretch out the first extension

5 years ago

John **********

@Michael *******

yes you seem to confuse visa with extension of stay, the two are quite distinct

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

Michael ********

@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

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

Michael ********

@John *********

maybe I worded it wrong, it doesn’t expire until December

5 years ago

John **********

@Michael *******

and it's obviously already expired otherwise you wouldn't be on an extension of stay

5 years ago

Michael ********

@Wannikea ********

yes that’s what I was thinking of, but mine is non O