When is the earliest I can apply for a yearly renewal of my extension based on retirement if I'm out of the country?

Nick Craig Take the proof that you're leaving, and that you won't be back until after it expires. DON'T take "cannot" from the mid-level passport stamping person at the desk, push it up the chain of command. The officer in Bangkok initially denied it, then I went to the person who runs the section for "retirement" and we had to write a letter in english stating the person was leaving and wouldn't be back in time but could she please get her yearly extension. We had airline tickets and everything. She sent it upstairs and it took three hours to go up the ladder and back down, but in the end they gave it to us. (y)