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What are my options for staying in Thailand after my education visa expires before applying for a retirement visa?
Hi all. I'm Australian. I turn 50 years old on February 2025. I will then apply for a retirement visa. I'm currently on an education visa. Can you please recommend what I should do when my education visa runs out on 5 September 2024. What are my options? Thank you very much in advance . 😊🙏🙏🙏
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An Australian expat currently on an education visa, which expires on September 5, 2024, is seeking advice on options for staying in Thailand before applying for a retirement visa at the age of 50 in February 2025. Community members suggest options including returning to Australia or traveling until February, applying for a tourist visa (such as the METV), getting another education visa, or taking a short vacation and then re-entering Thailand to extend the stay. There are also discussions on retirement age and pension eligibility.
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Kathy ********
How can you retire at 50 I thought its 65 ..
I just found out if you stay longer than26 weeks the age pansion can be stopped .any idea how what can we do going back and forth every 6 month it's crap
I just found out if you stay longer than26 weeks the age pansion can be stopped .any idea how what can we do going back and forth every 6 month it's crap
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Trent ********
OP@Kathy *******
it's just the name of the visa. Need to be 50 years oldRandy ******
@Kathy *******
Pension??? Dude never worked a day in his life. Went from student to retiree. A Trust Fund BabyTrent ********
OP@Randy *****
DHKathy ********
@Randy *****
how lucky he is on the other hand some of us work our but and still can't retire in peace at almost 70 without the bastets taking a cutTodd *********
Take a nice little vacay somewhere for a week and come back in. By that time, there should be 60 day visa exemptions which you can extend by 30 days. Which takes you to roughly 10 December. Then border bounce and come back in for another 90 days during which time you can sort out your visa and retirement extension. All should be very easy
Shayne **********
Get another education visa in your province. It would help to know what province you are in.
Trent ********
OP@Shayne *********
I'm in Bangkok
Bhavin **********
1) You can go home or travelling until feb and get ready for retirement. Gives you a break and looks good on your passport as not having back to back stamps.
2) or get on tourist visa 6 months METV
3) there should be some update on rollout of the new destination Thailand visa which is 6 months
2) or get on tourist visa 6 months METV
3) there should be some update on rollout of the new destination Thailand visa which is 6 months
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