@Bim ******

has your visa actually expired?

@Bim ******

which office?

@Bim ******

Not what I was told a couple of days ago. Immigration are saying that I can apply before the 31st. No suggestion of a bounce.

An apt description of the one I spoke to yesterday.

@Bim ******

I am currently on a Multiple-O based on marriage, but have been under the amnesty for 3 weeks unable to do my border bounce. Yesterday I was told that I had to obtain a visa extension (marriage or retirement) before the 31st.

There is nothing as yet to suggest that the borders will open at the end of the month. If that is the case, it may be that the Thai government extends the amnesty again, or possibly comes up with a whole new set of hoops for us to jump through. They've had a quiet period at Immigration and you know the old saying about 'idle hands' ;-)

I have 12 months of 65+K going in and have ordered a Bank Statement to show it, but ....I was told that they will still want to see something from England.

Their first suggestion was that, as I was on a marriage visa, I should go for a marriage extension which involves even more hoops. They then said that I could sign (?) to say I wanted to change to a retirement extension.

Just popped into Korat Immigration to get list of requirements for a Retirement extension. I can prove 12 months of 65k plus coming into Thailand, but because I am currently on a Marriage visa from Laos they are wanting to see the source of my income in my home country (England). They asked for the Embassy letter and took some convincing that the UK no longer did those. I am now trying to chase down my pension tax forms from the UK.