Answered7 years ago
What should I do after leaving Thailand without a re-entry permit on my extension of stay for visa type O?
Messed up this one.
A little over a month ago i got a one-year extension of my type O over 50 at CW.
I must have been distracted by planning my flights, etc. for visit to the usa and then to Phillipines to see the retirement scene there.
So i left the airport on a flight but forgot to buy a new reentry permit. I remember thinking for a moment about it and thinking i could buy it when I return to BKK.
Now from what i read i had to buy it at the airport before i left thailand. So basically i am screwed i think and believe I have to start all over again, right?
As an alternative i could spend some time in the philippines with the retirement visa there. They require 20,000 us dollars in a philippines bank. Has anyone in this group tried to wire money from a Thailand bank to a philippine bank for their SRRV visa? There doesn't seem to be a Philippines visa facebook group like this one.
A little over a month ago i got a one-year extension of my type O over 50 at CW.
I must have been distracted by planning my flights, etc. for visit to the usa and then to Phillipines to see the retirement scene there.
So i left the airport on a flight but forgot to buy a new reentry permit. I remember thinking for a moment about it and thinking i could buy it when I return to BKK.
Now from what i read i had to buy it at the airport before i left thailand. So basically i am screwed i think and believe I have to start all over again, right?
As an alternative i could spend some time in the philippines with the retirement visa there. They require 20,000 us dollars in a philippines bank. Has anyone in this group tried to wire money from a Thailand bank to a philippine bank for their SRRV visa? There doesn't seem to be a Philippines visa facebook group like this one.
Answer summary
The original poster is concerned about having left Thailand without a re-entry permit after being granted a one-year extension of their type O visa due to being over 50. They are unsure if they need to start the visa process over again upon returning to Thailand. Comments from other users confirm that the extension is cancelled as of their departure and that they will need to apply for a new Non-Immigrant O visa before reapplying for an extension. Additionally, there are discussions about the challenges of moving to the Philippines for retirement, including the requirement of wiring money for a retirement visa and the perceived lower infrastructure quality in the Philippines.
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Robert *******
Yes, the Extension of Stay based on being over 50 years of age is cancelled on the day you left Thailand without the re-entry permit. You have to start new with the Non Immigrant O visa and then the Extension of Stay. For all you plan to do in the Philipinnes we can not help you, you better search for an information page about expats in Philippines on Facebook.
Bob **********
If you liked Thailand then it'll be safe to say you won't want a retirement visa in the Philippines just have some fun and start all over if you have the money no problem
Marty *********
I buy a multiple re-entry permit when I get my extension. Didn't use it last year but it does give a little peace of mind.
Bobby ********
@Benjamin *****
. Nothing except the OP said he couldn't find a Phillipines retirement page of FB so I provided the link to be helpful. I know that doesn't always work on here but I try to help my fellow man
Stuart **********
You won't be able to wire the money out of Thailand without either showing that it was earnt in Thailand or having a foreign exchange transaction certificate for when you bought the money into Thailand
Ivan ************
If you are wiring it out from the same bank you originally wired it into you don't need anything.
Also in practice I don't think you need proof of anything for a sum under $50,000, you can wire that straight out.
Thailand does have capital controls but they are not half as restrictive as people seem to think they are.
Also in practice I don't think you need proof of anything for a sum under $50,000, you can wire that straight out.
Thailand does have capital controls but they are not half as restrictive as people seem to think they are.
Jason ***********
Be prepared for a big downgrade as far as infrastructure goes if you go to the Philippines. As for that visa in Thailand, you’ll need to start from scratch.
Ron *******
Yes your extension is finished and you need to start again.
No idea about retirement options in the Phillipines
No idea about retirement options in the Phillipines
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