Hi Guys, I currently have a retirement visa and due to the UK pension rules if I just stay in Thailand my state pension is frozen (I arrived 3 months ago! The question I would like to ask is if I go back to the UK for 6 months and wouldn't be able to do the 90 day reporting would I lose my visa? Which I would like to keep!

Many thanks, David

Does anyone know if you need to notify residence after the change to new TM30 system. I thought we were good by being notified in the old system, but our names don’t pop-up in the new system.

Hi group,

I will renew my retirement visa this week with single reentry , and my passport is still valid for 13 months. Once Home in Belgium, I will get a new passport. What will happen with my non O visa and the extensions ? How will this be transferred in my home country? Thank you for your answer. Regards, Luc

Hi, hope someone can help clarify…I’m an expat resident in Bangkok and want to visit Phuket (for a local holiday not sandbox programme) for a week in February. What are the rules for domestic flights in terms of PCR/AKT requirements inbound/outbound?

This anouncement is a complete new way of letting people stay who are unable to travel due to Covid.

It is not an extension of the ending maximum 60 day program.

So far we understand:

People entered Thailand with a visa on arrival can NOT apply for an Extension of Stay based on unable to travel due to covid.

People entered Thailand with a Non Immigrant Visa can NOT apply for an Extension of Stay based on unable to travel due to covid and must apply according the normal requirements for their stay and reason why the visa is issued.

People entered Thailand on a Tourist Visa must apply first for the normal 30 day Extension of Stay based on Tourism, after that they can apply for an Extension of Stay for no more than (EDIT) 60 days each time.

There is an extra warning:

2. Increasing strictness in considering permission to stay in the Kingdom to prevent aliens from using them as an opportunity to circumvent the reasons for applying to stay in the Kingdom without meeting the objectives of the immigration law. In this regard, the relevant laws, regulations, orders and guidelines shall be complied with. The agency inspects the notification of residence under section 38 of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 and checks to prevent illegal work without permission

There are still talks going on with Visa Experts and translators, but the general advice is for those who want to stay another 60 days in Thailand claiming they are unable to travel back home,

DO IT TODAY.

What this new program will offer for those who are already in Thailand using the Extension of Stay based on unable to travel is NOT mentioned. Be aware and make sure you have a plan B in place.

Please stay on topic and updates or corrections will be made if we found out the details in a better way.

Thanks for your patience.

Is there any sliver of hope that I could close the loop at a different immigration office than CW?

Has anyone transferred the visa stamp from your old to new passport lately? I was told that Chiang Mai Immigration needs a visa transfer letter/form signed and stamped from our respective Embassy. Are there any exceptional cases that this letter/form is not required and our visa stamp can still be transferred to the new passport? Kindly assist. Thank you.

With a elite visa you have to have insurance to enter Thailand,at the moment,but do we have to have the insurance next year ,with a 20 year visa

Hi,

Please redirect me on a previous post if question already have been asked :

I'm at the end of my non-o visa (work) and recently married to thai I want to do a FIRST non-o based on marriage (not an extension).

My immigration office (and the one of my husband) doesn't answers to my question and automatically send me the number of Bangkok immigration. Wich tells me that they cannot help me because I'mnot living in BKK, only the office of my residence can stamp me a new visa. So I call them back and they send me the number of a random tourist visa agency.

I'm worry because Bangkok also say "if your immigration refuse, you will have to apply for the visa from outside"... like everybody knows, "outside" is not providing any visa due to covid-19 ! So I will not be abble to re-enter.

Did someone recently experienced a new Non-O based on marriage recently ???

Thank you for your help.

Sorry @[Tom Wanzer]([members only]) seeing as your post had zero to do with the thread you high-jacked I'll move it here

So I'm confused. If you've been living on amnesty, there is no way to get a new visa without leaving the country. But the borders are closed, so how does this work?