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What should I do if my retirement visa has expired in Thailand?
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I need advice.. ** My retirement visa has expired, what should I do? It says that the fine is 500 per day, not more than 20,000
I need advice.. ** My retirement visa has expired, what should I do? It says that the fine is 500 per day, not more than 20,000
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If your retirement visa has expired in Thailand, you have a few options. You can either renew your visa by paying a fine of 15,000 baht and showing that you have the required funds in your Thai bank account, or you can exit the country and clear your overstay at the border. Be cautious, as overspending could lead to being banned from re-entering Thailand for five years, so it's advisable to address the situation before immigration catches you. Several community members suggest renewing your visa, especially if you have the necessary funds, to avoid complications in the future.
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Jw ********
You are not old enough for a retirement visa and you are not answering, so what’s the deal here! .
Jawahar *********
You can renew it if there is money in your bank last 2 months and before your visa expires around 40 days
Chris ***********
I assume you retired in Thailand to save money. You should've been able to do that. I actually make money by being here as compared to the US. Some things I just can't get my mind around.
Peter *********
@Chris **********
guess it depends how much you getChris ***********
Ummm pay the fine and redo or go home. Am I missing something?
Lye **********
Pay the fine and go renew your visa.
Shane *****
Thai Elite and be done with this
Garrett ***********
@Shane ****
Elite visa is not available to people who’ve overstayed more than 3 days in the past 7 years.
Peter ****************
No, if you not extend a 1 year extension (of e.g 5 with the cheapest Thai Elite), then you have the same problem.
Gunner **********
Wow. You will owe a lot of money. Stay smart out there
Ryan ***********
@Gunner *********
lmao 15k baht isn’t a lot of money?Gunner **********
@Ryan **********
if it no object to you can you please send me 15k? Thx
Harry ******
@Gunner *********
second this…Sharlene *******
Our tourist visa expires December 19th and our flight to Melbourne is 25th December
Are we best leaving Thailand before and reentry or just pay 6 days overstay fees ,
Just don’t want to jeopardise our return next year
Are we best leaving Thailand before and reentry or just pay 6 days overstay fees ,
Just don’t want to jeopardise our return next year
Paul *******
@Sharlene ******
best not to get a overstay in your passport as you never now your future plans and if caught in the 6 days consequences not good.You should be able to extend your stay legally just use search function in this group or post separate questions.
Best of luck.
Sharlene *******
@Paul ******
Thanks Paul .We will head to immigration this week and double check as we don’t want hassles when returning next year
Darren *******
@Sharlene ******
you can only get one yes, it wasn't clear from your post whether you would've extended or notSharlene *******
@Darren ******
Hi Darren we have 60day tourist which is due for renewal November 22nd which gives us another 30 days until December 22nd but we don’t fly out until December 27th .I thought you could only get 1 x 30 day extension
Thanks for the reply as will check at immigration next week 👍
Darren *******
@Sharlene ******
6 day overstay is 3k fine, extend your visa by 30 day at immigration is 1,900 baht. Why wouldn't you renew?
Todd *********
You hit the maximum fine at 40 days overstay. But as suggested above, go renew your visa and pay the fine. Or exit and pay the fine. Have fun! It’s Thailand 🇹🇭
Kool *******
It's pretty simple. If you have your Thai bank account with your bt800,000 in it for a few months, just get your bank letters, go to immigration, pay your bt15,000 fine, and apply for a new one. If you can't do that then you'll need to leave the country, pay your fine, and start over. Be aware though that if you are caught for overstaying before you go to immigration, or leave the country, you will be arrested, fined, banned from the country for 5 years, and deported at your expense, sitting in jail until you pay.
Ste *******
Get a new one????
Graham ********
Simple question: how did you not know that your RETIREMENT visa had expired?
Martin *********
@Graham *******
i know .lol
John *********
Get a renewal
Stuart *********
How many days overstay are you?
Rassaya *******
OP@Stuart ********
about one monthActivity
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