What is the best visa option for retirees from Denmark moving to Phuket, Thailand?

@Siggi *******

you can extend for 30 days each time

@Brandon ***********

, almost. But I would say it, because depends on immigration office if you really can apply for 30 days extension EVERY time

@Ellie ******

so (according to you) a person is not entitled a 30 day extension on each legal visa entry, but is subject to the whim on the Immigration Officer on duty as to whether they get it or not?

@Paul ********

that's the case in every single circumstance with immigration. They hold all the power and make all the decisions.

@Brandon ***********

so if someone enters on a legal 60 day visa entry, and is entitled to the 30 day extension, they may well not get it?

@Paul ********

, they surely get at least one (there are still a bit of exception though)

What I mean is, some offices MIGHT have the policy of 1 same extension per 1 visa, others have 1 same extension per entry.

If you have a single entry visa, it wouldn't do anything with your extension application. But if you have a multiple entry visa, it MIGHT (or might not) affect your plan.

For example: immigration office A has 1 extension per 1 entry policy. Immigration office B has 1 extension per 1 visa policy. You enter Thailand using a Multiple (<- not single) entry visa. You are staying in office A area at the first, every time you enter Thailand, you apply for an extension with no problem. But at the final entry from your visa, you happened to stay in office B area. Then you try to apply for an extension for the last entry, but from office B's point of view, you already got an extension from that visa, office B wouldn't give you an extension. And it is not easy for everyone to move around inside Thailand to just apply for an exntentiosn.

So just check with the immigration office where you would stay for the last with your multiple entry visa, and make your plan.

@Siggi *******

@Kevin **********

didnt say a 90 day stamp. Merely suggesting each entry is valid for 60 (+30 days @1900bht if needed).

@Paul ********

it's the best choice they got 🙁 not a perfect fit but a pretty close one

@Kevin **********

so how long is the METV valid for, from the date of first entry?>

@Paul ********

It’s valid for 6 months from the day it’s ISSUED. If you get it 1 September you can enter as many times as you like for 60-90 days at a time until about 1 March. If you enter the last day you would have almost 9 months total.