@Oleg **********

You got a non-o followed by 12 months retirement extension. Both got done at the same time while immigration was holding your passport. This is why you got confused. You by mistake thought that the non-o process was skipped, it wasn't, it was just done consecutively. This is common if u use an agent, lawyer, or any kind of helper, which is very common in Chonburi.

@Oleg **********

I wasn't there yesterday. But it's common mistake that rookie make. Marriage visa doesn't exist. Retirement visa doesn't exist either. They are both 12 months extension of stay after getting 90 days non-o.

@Oleg **********

Put your glasses on and carefully read the text shown in blue on the picture you provided. It's there. Your just too far gone to humble up at this point. And no offence, but you are arguing on a basic topic level 1 entry level that every expat should know about. Understanding how non-o and extension work should not be something you still struggle understanding after 10 years.

@Stuart ********

He probably used a Pattaya agent who did the 3+12 all at once so he think that his extension is 15 months and called "retirement visa".

@Oleg **********

There is very little to say. There are always people like you who have been in Thailand for 2-3 years arguing with people who have been here for decades. You will one day be like us and argue with people who will remind you of your past self.

@Oleg **********

We all saw the pictures and knew immediately what extension you got.

@Oleg **********

There is no such thing as "retirement visa", nor a 15 months stamp. You got a 3 month non-o visa then you got a "retirement extension" for an additional 12 months. 3+12=15. You are confused by the semantics and your lack of knowledge of the Thai system. A valuable lesson in life is that if you don't know something, always be humble and willing to learn.

@Todd ********

That's not true. Same with Covid extension, we will only know a day or two in advance.

@Megan *******

You don't know what you signed for, hence your "in between" confusion. You didn't enroll in a language school. Your agent used a random school as third party for you to get a "under the table" (bribery) ed visa. The agent is doing the 90 days report every time by himself to make sure that you are not tested. The issue here is not being here for a year, the issue is having a under the table visa in your passport. If you enter by land border, you won't have issue, except just avoid Poipet border, they are annoying. If you enter by air, avoid BKK airport, they are notorious for giving people on under the table volunteer and ed visa trouble.

@Megan *******

There is no such thing as an "in between". Either you got it from an agent or not. From your answer, it's obv u use an agent or u would have been tested every 3 month.