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What are the implications of renewing a retirement visa on multi-entry stamps in Thailand?

Thailand Visa Retirement Visa Multi-Entry Stamp Visa Renewal Immigration Issues Re-Entry Requirements

Nov 9, 2025

2 days ago

Des ****

ORIGINAL POSTER

Multi entry gotcha!

I recently renewed my retirement visa a month before it was due. I made the mistake of assuming that my previous visa stamp and multi entry was valid until the expiry date. No so, the new one replaces the existing stamp. 

As I didn't have a new re entry stamp I was nearly denied entry as the previous multi entry stamp was invalidated with the new visa stamp.

Fortunately after some discussion with a senior officer they allowed me to enter.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

This post discusses the implications of renewing a retirement visa in Thailand and its effect on existing multi-entry stamps. The author shares their personal experience of nearly being denied entry due to the invalidation of a previous multi-entry stamp after renewing their visa. Community comments offer additional insights, such as the importance of understanding the relationship between visa extensions and multi-entry stamps.

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Kevin ***********

I've always just bought the multientry with the extension. Why wouldn't you? Was there a particular reason?

a day ago

Martin *********

Interesting. So multi re-entry is extension specific rather than date specific.

a day ago

David ********

Good information.

a day ago

Anthony ******

What did you enter on ? What does the stamp say in your passport, best to check the stamp just in case you were stamped in Visa exempt.

2 days ago

Des ****

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Anthony *****

they allowed me to enter on the retirement Visa after the senior officer intervened, fortunately common sense prevailed.

a day ago

Anthony ******

@Des ***

That’s good you were lucky you got a good officer, this may not happen to everyone.🤓

a day ago

Tod *********

@Des ***

you don't even know how lucky you were 😮 They had NO obligation to let you in on a re-entry permit from the old extension (whether it had expired or not it was tied to the OLD extension and you were on a new one)

They could have told you that you get in free stamp 60 days and start all over from scratch with a new Non-O, then they year 2 months later.

You really lucked out getting stamped in on that new extension with the old re-entry permit. 🙂

a day ago

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Tod *********

John **********

What stamp did you enter on? Visa exempt? In which case you will need to start the retirement visa process over from the beginning again

2 days ago

James ********

Likely as allowed him to enter using his current extension of stay.

2 days ago

John **********

@James *******

you think? I'd be surprised

2 days ago

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John **********

John ********

You're not retired, you're working hard on visa renewals...

2 days ago

Lawrence *******

Thank you very much for this valuable information. Cheers !

2 days ago

Roger ********

I had a mulit-enter stamp which expired with my extension. I renewed 1 week before it expired. They extended my new visa and I had to gi back Nov 7 to finalize. I traveled during that month so I had to buy a single entey stamp. Now I can get a multi-entry that expires Nov 7, 2026.

2 days ago

Ian ********

Lesson learned. Thanks.

2 days ago

Mike **********

Wow.good to know.Thanks

2 days ago

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Mike **********

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