What are the requirements for a NON-O visa extension based on retirement in Bangkok?

@Troy *****

because I have an injured leg ( just tripped yesterday and set myself back weeks in recovery) and getting around is difficult. The Bangkok office is quite difficult to reach. This group is supposed to be for advice…you know, RELEVANT information, not information that is of no value whatsoever to the question posed by the person asking. Thank you for asking.

You do realize this is not a school homework assignment. You’re not required to participate if you have no valuable input.

@Nick ***********

I asked if people had experience with my office. My office is a 2 hour trip and then some (each way) if taking public transit. By car/taxi, it’s still an hour each way. If I can avoid an extra trip, I’d prefer to do so. Lastly, I have trouble walking & every step and standing (for example, in line) is excruciating. This attitude of so many that one should just go to the office, because it’s so easy to do, is ableist.

I asked for help from those with experience at my office. If you have none to offer, you need not debate me.

@Nick ***********

While I appreciate your attempt to help, that is also not an option. No option on the menu at the immigration office is for extension of stay. Most options on the menu are not in English at all after choosing English on the main menu. If one chooses any of these, one gets the same message repeatedly. I know enough (very little) Thai to know what numbers they're stating, so I choose those numbers to stay on the line to no avail. The one option that gets me a human reaches a general information officer who is not an immigration officer. He then gave me that same main number to reach an immigration officer.

To sum things up, calling does not work as well...which comes as no surprise. I cannot remember the last time I was able to get service anywhere by phone.

So, again, I was looking for someone with personal experience having gone to Bangkok immigration.

@Joan ********

btw, you were correct. A deposit WAS needed. They were very nice and even gave me copies of the necessary pages though

@Roberto ********

I'm going to the bank today to try to get everything in order to go to immigration tomorrow. I will also try using the ATM to update my bankbook. I did notice that the last time it was updated the current date was not included. I guess I will need to do a small deposit or withdrawal or deposit as Joan stated. I will check with them though...maybe there's a way to force the extra entry. Thank you both for the help.

@Roberto ********

I was asking if there was a branch, not how to ask a teller to update the book.

@Roberto ********

given that Google tells me that there are local branches that don’t exist or hours other branches are open that they are not, then I guess yes. If you don’t want to be helpful, you simply don’t need to respond.

@Roberto ********

never once did I ask you about their hours. I merely noted that your snarky “advice” to Google was absurd due to Google’s inaccurate information about opening hours or even whether bank branches exist. In my neighborhood, there’s a branch listed that is only an ATM. Another branch is listed as opening at 8:30 am. It opens at 11:00 am. That’s all I was saying. Google’s information is only as reliable as the information it receives from human beings. I’m always amused when people tell others to Google rather than to ask people.

Meanwhile, you presented yourself as knowledgeable on the subject and willing to help. I asked a simple question. No one said you needed to answer. Funny thing about we Americans…we actually ARE willing to help as you may see in my numerous responses to other people’s posts. Perhaps that’s why we expect basic courtesy from others. Meanwhile, I’M sarcastic? Seriously?

@Roberto ********

is there an actual bank at CW? I have an injury, so I really want to make sure this is one trip.