You're not converting anything visa wise 😮

I'd bet dollars to durian you don't have any valid visa 😉 but instead are here on an "extension of stay" based on being the spouse of a foreigner on a legal visa/extension.

All you're doing is a REASON CHANGE from one extension to another

The seasoning requirement on banked money method for extensions of stays based on retirement are "the funds need to be in a thai bank account in your name only for 2 months before you apply for the extension, then the 800K stays in the account for 3 months after the extension is granted and after that the balance can't go below 400K baht the rest of the year

You would get everything ready for the retirement extension (all the documents, bank letter, statement, updated bank book, map, copies, lease TM30, etc) go in cancel your extension based on being a trailing spouse (you might or might not need the primary visa/extension holder with you to cancel the current extension you're on as it's just a piggy back one)

As soon as you cancel the current extension you'd apply for a new yearly extension based on retirement for 1900baht

GO to your immigration office, get the hand out listing the requirements for the extension based on retirement well before you're going to try this change the reason for an extension.

You are far from an idiot 🙂 but with that being said you sure picked a tough immigration office to deal with 😮 🙁

AND

You're probably way ahead just going to Samui and trying

BUT

if it doesn't fly there and you are running out of time just bounce you out and back by land to get a new 180 day stamp (There are services that run almost every day to the border from Samui)

@Richie-Rich *******

𝗡𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗵 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗿𝘂𝗻!

That would lead me to believe that they'd run out of time on their current stamp BEFORE they could get an appt at that renegade office there on the "Island of Misfit Toyz" aka Koh Phangan 😉

For the life of me I don't know why they have it worded that way 😕

You're fine get there within the in person reporting window (up to 7 days after the due date) and you'll be fine (y)

@Isiah ******

you do not want to submit the data until you have that whole application filed out, and that means, proof of your location (that you're in Lao) proof of funds, CHECK the data that the MRZ auto filled when you scanned your passport, etc

It's not a race, 🙂 get it right (y) check it carefully, THEN submit it once you have it complete and ready to go

You'll get the confirmation (which you need to PRINT) and then you go to the consulate to pay for the visa (showing that print out to get in the gate)

Doubt you're on ANY real VISA and it's much more likely you're actually here on an "extension of stay" based on education <- LOOK at the stamp in your passport it should say "extension of stay permitted until" and have a date you can stay until

You can just leave on that stamp, go get a DTV and come back without any issue at all

No need to go to the immigration office and cancel it before you leave

@Mervyn *******

got no idea why it's not going thru, sorry about that sir 🙁

the real question would be WHY did you burn your 180 day entry stamp down so far before you went to the immigration office ?

At most offices in the country you can apply for a new extension of stay when you have 30 days or less left on your current stamp (and you don't lose any time applying early because the extension is added to your current expiration date)

It's where you upload your Lao visa/entry stamp

Also use the address of the place you're staying at in Lao when you apply, then put your thai address as your permanent one

Just so you know, the TM30 is no value outside thailand, AND once you stamp out when you come back you have to file a new one

There actually is NO requirement at all as far as passport validity to get a new yearly extension at your immigration office.

Works like this

IF your passport isn't valid for the full year you would get when you apply for the extension you only get the extension issued until your passport expires. 😮 Then you'd get a new passport and apply for a new yearly extension on the new expiration date

As far as your question your extension if you apply for a new yearly extension at your immigration office in Dec for an extension that runs out in Jan you'll get a stamp good until Jan 2027, Your passport is valid longer than the extension you'll get