@Kim **********

implementation of this requirement has been indefinitely postponed.

@Dora *****

wow, three months, or three weeks? I've not heard it taking any more than two months maximum.

@Stephan **********

Yes, this was a Phuket Immigration Office-specific policy to grandfather those having continuously held Non-OA visas and extensions from before the mandated insurance requirement came into effect.

Phuket Immigration had been an outlier, allowing those who held Non-OA visas or extensions from before the effective date of the change to continue under the old rules. That is, they were grandfathered from the then-new mandated insurance requirements. One of a few immigration offices to adopt that position. Sad if they have changed this long-standing policy.

If true, the guidance from Phuket Immigration Volunteers hasn't been updated yet:

What you are asking about is answered in detail here:

Online 90-Day Reports are accepted from 14 days before the due date up until the due date. At least that has been my experience in Phuket. After that, in-person applications are accepted up to 7 days after the due date (strictly including holidays, weekends, or other days the office may not be open). The drive-through in Phuket Town offers excellent service and you can also use the other satellite offices in Patong and Blue Tree.

@Terary *********

My understanding is that all US passports obtained through US Embassy Bangkok come with 50 pages automatically. I don't think it's possible to request extra pages. 50 is the maximum, I believe. I don't think you even need to request 50 pages as it is the only size they offer through that site.

@Tim ****************

The central requirement for a retirement extension (so-called) is that you be age 50 or older. If you are not there is no way to get this extension, no agent can finesse this requirement.