Is it true that a retirement visa is canceled if you are out of Thailand for over three months?

Regardless what visa you have....

I will answers questions the way I see fit. Take a hike. If you don't like my way of doing things then scroll. If you read the whole thing another person took benefit of the expanded discussion and other commenter helped out. The answers I sometimes pose are not just for the OP but others who do not fully grasp the info. For example some people erronously think that a reentry permit pauses the Extension and upon returning they pick up right where they left off with same time remaining as when they left.

@JD ******

You are just complicating the request. The OP said "a friend had heard", there was no mention of anyone getting a visa cancelled.

Same concept - if what the OP's Friend head was a case of a person actually getting a Visa canceled (and not a rumor) most likely that person (who ever it was) likely had an Extension of an O Visa - left Thailand without getting a Reentry Permit and the Extension was canceled upon reentry! By the way I have read several posts over the years on the Thai Visa. com immigration forum where people had this very thing happen to them.

read the OP again.

@Tod ********

Thanks very much for the details 😊

@Dominique *******

once you get the yearly extension from the immigration office (for 1900baht) you can immediately apply for a re-entry permit (single entry 1000baht or multiple entry 3800baht) which will keep your extension date from canceling when you exit/re-enter the country

@Martin ********

Thank you for the information 😊

@Martin ********

I have a visa O and now I am preparing to ask for a year extension as I am retired. I will ask for a multi entry also as I have to go out and come back during several times. Thanks for your comments 😊

@Dominique *******

👍🏻 , myself I always get a multi entry , this way you can come and go as many times as you want throughout the year

Oh yes sure but within the limit of the year, we can go out and come back without any problem.

@Dominique *******

extension is for a year , if your away longer than a year , it’s no longer valid .

I don't understand why O one year extension will be canceled if we have a re-entry permit?

Forget to get a reentry permit with a O One Year Extension - then it is canceled

Yes - I added to my question

What is the visa or extension type? O visa with extension or O-A M first year? Reentry permits are required for one year extensions if one leaves the country and comes back

Does it make a difference?