What should I do about my TM47 and re-entry permit as a retirement visa holder in Thailand?

Mar 16, 2023
2 years ago
Paul ******
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Dear all,

I m a retirement visa holder with a multi entry and I am required to do my tm47 on May 4. I had a trip out of Thailand and was back yesterday and got an extra year of permission of stay at the airport. I did my tm 30 last night. My questions are:

1) should I do my tm 47 on the old date (May 4)or a new date which is supposed to be June 15?

2) it is said that I no long hv a multi entry . that being said I gotta buy 1 in the future. where can I buy it? will it be a single entry that I need to buy every time I hv a trip out of Thailand or a multiple one?

3) if I buy it at the airport in my next trip, where exactly is it located at the airport? n what is the opening hrs of it? if I take an early or a late night flight, is the office still opened ?

many thanks to your response in advance.
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The user, holding a retirement visa, seeks advice on several immigration-related issues, particularly regarding the timing of their TM47 submission and the purchase of a re-entry permit. They are uncertain whether to submit their TM47 on May 4 or wait until June 15, as well as how to obtain a re-entry permit due to a change in their multi-entry status. Several commenters have provided guidance, indicating that the TM47 should be filed based on the arrival stamp date for the 90-day report, as well as how and where to purchase the necessary re-entry permits, both at immigration offices and the airport.
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James ********
I believe that the OP has the answers needed. We are pleased to hear that he has obtained his 2nd Year of the OA visa... well done ๐Ÿ‘ And will be obtaining a RE-ENTRY PERMIT BEFORE he departs from Thailand. Safe travels

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James ********
Paul ******
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@James *******
thx so much for your reply. I know more abt it. BTW where can I get tm8 in advance ? or must I fill in the form at the office ?
James ********
@Paul *****
Re-Entry Permit into The Kingdom Application Form (TM.8)

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Paul ******
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@James *******
really appreciate your help ๐Ÿ™
James ********
@Paul *****
if you obtain it at the airport be before you clear Thai Immigration. . Single re-entry permit is 1,200 Thai baht and the Thai Immigration Officer completes the TM8 form while you wait. If the re-entry desk is not manned, just Ask the Thai Immigration Officer at the Immigration Departing desk and they will open it up for you.
Paul ******
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@James *******
thx agn for your reply
Tod *********
If you got stamped in for another year it sounds like you have an Non-Immigrant Type OA (Long Stay) visa that you got from a thai consulate in your country before you came here. That is the visa that required a back ground check, mandatory health insurance, medical certificate and proof of funds in your country.

That visa is good for a year, it's good for unlimited entries during the validty and every entry gets you stamped in for a new calendar year (or as long as your mandatory health insurance is valid for up to a year)

๐Ÿญ) ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜๐—บ ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿณ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ (๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฐ)๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ?

NO your next 90 day report is due 89 days from the date you stamped in to the country

๐Ÿฎ) ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐˜ƒ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† . ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—œ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† ๐Ÿญ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

The multiple re-entry portion of that visa expires when the visa (sticker or PDF) expires so you would need to buy one if you're going to exit/re-enter this coming year you're stamped in for

๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜?

You buy it at the immigration office where you file your 90 day reports OR at the airport before you fly out

๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—ต๐˜ƒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ? They sell single re-entry permit for 1000baht at the immigration office (1200baht at the airport) and they sell multiple re-entry permit for 3800baht at the immigration office (4000baht at the airport)

๐Ÿฏ) ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐—œ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜?

Suvarnabhumi airport has the re-entry counter in International Departure #2 AFTER you go thru security screening but before you stamp out of the country

Don Mueang has the re-entry counter AFTER you stamp out, so tell them you need a re-entry permit when you get to passport control to stamp out

๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐˜?

the counters at the airport are open
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Paul ******
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@Tod ********
thank you for your reply. so after going through the security screening and before going down for the passport control, I gotta buy that re entry visa. I must make a mental note of it coz it is so easy to forget (no experience ) and may go down as the others do.

yes, I had a health insurance certificate before returning to Bangkok.

thanks agn.
Paul ******
ORIGINAL POSTER
so grateful for your reply. with this pic, I know the office is located on the same floor of the passport control on ground floor. thx a lot
Ellie *******
@Paul *****
, this is where re-entry permit counter is located
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