What should I know about re-entry permits and the Non-O visa in Thailand for extended stays?

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What if, God Forbid, a family member passes away, and you need to be there for the funeral? This doesn't sound right to me.

All answers so far are talking about the time after the extension, not the very first 90 days of the visa.

I don’t know the current state. When I got my nonO, there were 2 distinct variants: single entry and multiple entry.

Single entry meant you enter the country, can stay for 90 days, and when exiting, the visa is done - no re-entry.

As this is more than 10 years ago, I don’t know about the current rule, but I wanted to point you to the difference between the time of the visa and the time after getting the 1-year extension.

Where would I get a re entry permit from

Is it at the airport ?

You can only get a1yr extension at the end of your 90 day visa. You have to qualify financially.

Uhh, who told you that? It's not correct.

If you want to leave Thailand, you just have to purchase a re-entry permit before you leave. That will prevent your stamp from being cancelled by leaving. A re-entry permit is only valid for as long as the stamp you purchase it for, so if you have a stamp that gives you 90 days of permission to stay in Thailand with an end date of April 30th, and then you buy a re-entry permit and leave Thailand, you must be back before April 30th to apply for your extension. A re-entry permit does not give you any extra time, it just keeps your stamp alive.

When you return, you will be stamped back in on your existing stamp, so in the above example, even if you returned on April 29th, your entry stamp would give you permission to stay until April 30th.