What are the correct terminologies and processes for retirement visas and extensions of stay in Thailand?

Dear members.

We offer advice for visa and Extension of Stay to stay inside Thailand.

But we need to know what you like to know, for that please use in your question and in your comments the correct terminology. I will give you some examples:

a RE-entry permit, to leave and come back to keep your current admitted to stay alive is not a jojo visa or a re-entry visa.

What is what many of you call a "retirement" visa, it could be:

1. Single Entry Non Immigrant O visa based on being over 50 years.

2. Multiple Entry Non Immigrant O visa based on being over 50 years

3. Non Immigrant O-A (long stay) Visa

4. Non Immigrant O-X visa

5. Extension of Stay based on being over 50 years.

a Border run is going to a border, stamp out Thailand, stamp in/out other country and come back into Thailand without a Visa using the visa exempt entry.

Edited after comment: you can also do a border run to activate another entry on a valid multi-entry visa (METV, Non-O, Non-B).

a Visa run is going to other country and apply for a NEW visa at a Thai Consulate or Embassy.

Why I explain this again, well just try to answer this question by yourself:

1. I want to renew my retirement visa.

What does he/she like to do, which one of the 5 options is inside his/hers passport?

You can not renew a Visa or Extension of Stay, you just apply for a NEW visa or Extension of Stay.

Using correct terminology saves more questions to find out what is what you have in your passport or like to get in your passport.

Thanks for reading, and all the questions asked and all the help all members provide to others.