Thanks for your thoughts and description of your unfortunate situation. You bring up a good question. Does everything start over January 1?

@James *******

should just forget about the Retirement Visa in a year or so?

I have been told that until I turn 50 in less than two years I can stay in Hat Yai as long as I go back to the United States to get my visas.

They just didn't like the Portland Consulate 60 day visa. I asked can I extend it 29 days like all the others and they said "no". I went to the Hat Yai immigration office and they extended it with no problem. I asked the Hat Yai immigration office about the Hat Yai Airport Immigration and they said "maybe because we have new General in charge of Immigration and they can't take tips they are mad"

I have had no issues with immigration in Hat Yai or Phuket airports until just recently. The Hat Yai immigration office is still easy. But when I came into Hat Yai in September they actually got pretty heated over my 60 day from the Portland Thai Consulate.