Can I renew my Non-O retirement visa while back home in Ireland or do I need to be in Thailand?

Mar 7, 2024
8 months ago
Billy *****
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I have a non o retirement visa which expires 24.3.25.

Can I renew this visa next year while back home in Ireland or do I have to be on Thailand to renew it..my thai girlfriend thinks she can do it on her own..is this correct ?
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The user is inquiring whether they can renew their Non-O retirement visa from Ireland or if they must do so while in Thailand. Comments clarify that visa renewals must be done in Thailand, not from abroad, and highlight that the user's presence is necessary for the renewal process.
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James ********
I believe that the OP has the answers needed for his question.

Thanks all for your helpful replies.

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Billy *****
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Thanks Tod for your continued expert advice
Billy *****
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@Billy ****
Tod what happens if I don't renew the extension and I want the yearly extension again in the future..do I start all over again and apply for 3 months initially
Ellie *******
@Billy ****
, you will have to start the process from scratch if your extension i expired during you are out of Thailand. Get an initial Non-O visa for 90 days, then follwoing 1-year extension.
Tod *********
I think if you looked at the stamp IN your passport you'd see the words "extension of stay permitted until" and it has the date Mar 24, 2025 on it (That is not a visa)

Be that as it may

๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ

๐—ผ๐—ฟ

๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐˜..

You cannot 'renew' it outside the country. You have to be inside thailand before the current extension expires to apply for a new yearly extension at the immigration office where you live.

๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป..๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ?

That is totally INCORRECT ๐Ÿ™ dunno where she'd get that idea ๐Ÿ˜•

it's YOUR visa/extension in YOUR passport and you have to be here to get a new one at the immigration office ๐Ÿ™‚
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