I successfully received my (first) non-O extension based on retirement from The Mae Sai immigration office. I had one before, but lost it due to being away for 20 months due to Covid, so I began from a tourist visa. This time, the very kind IO asked me to fill-in the names of my mother and father on a paper written completely in Thai that she was filling out. A couple minutes later, she asked how many siblings I had, then confirmed there was a total of three offspring in the family. She also asked what I did before retiring and how many years I had worked. Not a big deal, but is this form and associated questions a regular part of the process now? Just curious of other folks’ experiences.

Can I please get a confirmation that Hong Kong passport holders are also allowed 2 land border crossings per calendar year? We will cross out and in at Mae Sai. (we were met with confusion from the local imm officer last time we were in the office in MHS)