@Gianpaolo *****

All embassies and consulates now use the online evisa system

You have to be in the country where you’re applying from. Vientiane uses a hybrid sort of system where you apply online and when you’ve applied they contact you to tell you to go to the embassy to pay.

Biometrics will link dual passports from the same or different countries.

@Dwayne *******

Think you may be thinking of malaria. Very uncommon. Dengue is not. Many many cases of it. It’s incredibly horrible to get and will have you bedridden for days on end.

In theory there are vaccines for it but I have no idea if they’re effective

@Nikita ********

You are confusing this post with your initial application for the visa. The OP is applying for an extension for the visa he already has.

I believe you might be referring to the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV).

You cannot get this visa in Thailand. You apply in another country through the evisa website via their embassy or consulate.

Depending on the country you choose the cost can vary from approx $300 up to $1,100.

@Nigel *************

The IOs were confused. They may have thought you were applying for a “married to a Thai” extension rather than a “retirement” extension.

There is no requirement to being in any form of relationship for the (over 50) retirement extension.

I have no idea on the policy at Samut Prakan, but many offices will require a new TM30 on return to Thailand.

Some offices like Phuket would require a new TM30 after staying in a hotel or hospital for a night.

Perhaps others here have a direct experience of what the Samut Prakan policy is.

All offices will accept a walk in application for an extension. Depending on which office you use you may find making an appointment saves you hours in a queue.

It’s 1900 baht per person to apply for the extension - only payable if they’ll accept and grant it.

It’s approximately 3,500 baht per person to fly to KL and return the same day (or make a small holiday and come back a couple of days later).

You’ll have way more chance of doing the latter without an issue than trying for the extension.

Good luck tomorrow. There’s probably around a 2% success rate for those applying for a DTV extension at Phuket. Probably similar elsewhere too.

The main stumbling block seems to be having the 500k in a bank for at least one month prior to applying for the extension.

If you have all your ducks in a row then you could get the extension granted for you and your family.

You’ll only pay if they’ll grant it. The chances are that they won’t - but there has been some who have managed.