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Dec 26, 2025
2 days ago
Peter *******
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Did my annual Non O retirement extension at Hua Hin Office yesterday. The process is now surprisingly easy at this office. Documents required were,

TM7 Application Form with photo

Copy of Passport pages (Details,Visa,latest extension & entry stamp)

Copy of TM30

Bank Book & copy of all pages

Bank Certification letter

12 months Bank Statements (showing 65k+ foreign transfer each month)

Credit Advice for all transfers

All the other documents I had prepared (Income Statement, Copy Yellow Book, Map) were not required.
Dec 21, 2025
6 days ago
Dennis *********
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In a little over a week I can go to Immigration in Bangkok to submit my request for 12 month extension to my Non-O Retirement Visa. I went out to Immigration to get their list of requirements the immigration officer who gave me the paper also told me I needed to get the bank certificate showing the account balance and this can't be more than 7 days old; Bank Statements for the last two months showing the 800k is seasoned; the day I come to process my extension updated bank passbook on that day, printed copy of my TM-30 -- all of this in addition to my passport (copies of bio data and entry stamp, copies of my Non-O Retirement Visa.

However, when she was talking to my gf she also mentioned having: 1) Condominium location of map, 2) Condominium lease agreement (I'm on Airbnb) and 3) Copy of the Condominium Owners ID Card and House Registration. QUESTION I have is has anyone recently gone for their 12 month extension and were asked for these last 3 things (cause none of these were on the sheet they hand out while most of the first group of items needed I knew about from reading messages here)?

Thanks in advance
Dec 10, 2025
18 days ago
Sam ******
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Looking for recommendations for retirement visa agents pls, preferably one that can do it with passport only rather than having to attend in person. I’m around Khon Kaen if that helps.
Dec 1, 2025
a month ago
am i able to just transfer 15k USD from stocks to savings and let it sit for 3 months and that will do for my DTV proof of funds?
Nov 29, 2025
a month ago
Gosia *****
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Heyyyy :)

My 60-day visa exemption period will soon expire and I want to go to the Immigration Office for a 30-day extension. I have a question about the TM30 document that need to submit for the extension application. I signed a 6-month condo contract (because I planned to do one visa-run) and haven't actually lived in others places in Thailand for those 60 days than my condo. Now I'm wondering if the immigration officer will be suspicious if I give them a TM30 with a "from-to" date and he sees 6 months (I don't know if a landlord can just give me a document where he put only one month, maybe its an option) and they won't grant me an extension due to the recently tightened rules. I'm wondering if a safer solution would be to book a hotel for a few days and request a TM30 from that hotel. But then I'm wondering if the immigration officer has access to my residence registration history in the system and can see that I have no history for those 60 days except for this one hotel. Does anyone know how this registration system works in practice?
Nov 24, 2025
a month ago
Edward **********
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When going for a one year extension of the O retirement visa do you need to have color copies of your passport pages or black-and-white is OK? 
Nov 18, 2025
a month ago
Roy ********
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An I ask the group, is the 5 year visa x5 of 180 day periods? And would you prefer it to non-o / non-b? I need to support working remotely as a network security engineer / cybersecurity engineer
Nov 5, 2025
2 months ago
Just completed my 90 day report at Patong Immigration branch. Just took my passport and visa. No Tm30. I gave the officer my paperwork took 3 minutes and was done EASY
Oct 29, 2025
2 months ago
Hello

I stay in Pattaya.

My 180 days finish now and i need to extend my Visa.

What isbthe best cheapest and fastest way to extend the dtv visa after 180 Days
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