Do I need to cancel my retirement visa before crossing the border at Mae Sae on the expiration date?

November 26, 2018
6 years ago
Kenneth ********
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Hello TVA folks again! US passport on an retirement visa that has a renewal date in Jan. Sorry to bother you all with a question regarding a border crossing at Mae Sae. My extension ends on the 12th of Jan. If I were to cross the border on the 12th and try to return with a 30 day entry on arrival, do I need to cancel my non-o before I do so at CM Immi? Or will it just be done automatically without needing to do so? I also have a mutliple-reentry permit. Thanks again for your help in these matters!
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A user inquires about crossing the border at Mae Sae on the expiration date of their retirement visa (NON-O) and whether cancellation is required prior to exiting Thailand. Comments suggest that leaving on the expiry date would not allow for a new entry stamp under a 30-day visa exemption unless returning the next day, as the current extension would only be valid until after the 12th.
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Tod *********
Unless I'm wrong exiting AND coming back on the 12th would only get you stamped right back in for the 12th :O <- seeing as that's how long your extension is good for and you have a valid re-entry permit.

You'd have to stamp back in AFTER that date to get in on a 30 day visa exempt entry. That means stamping out on the 12th and stamping back into the country on the 13th.
Kenneth ********
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That makes sense,
@T**
, thanks!
Tod *********
So you have a yearly extension of stay and a re-entry permit that you got from the immigration office INSIDE of thailand which expires on the 12th of Jan right?
Kenneth ********
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@T**
, that's correct, sir.
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