@Bob *********

that's a good point. Better to come in on a 45-day exemption and then apply for a non-O and then convert that to retirement extension. Health insurance is not required. That's what I did.

@Alex ******

if the passport you are using to get your extension has more than 12 months validity then you will get a 12-month extension but if it has less than 12 months they will give you the amount that is left on your passport. They only care about the passport you turn up with at their office. When you get a new passport you will have to go to immigration to get your visa stamp transferred to the new passport but you won't get a new extension at that point until the old one runs out.

The only other thing to be aware of is the expiry date of your passport. When I renewed my retirement extension last year I only had 6 months remaining on my passport so they could only give me a 6-month extension right up until the date of expiry of the passport. When I renewed the passport I went back when the 6 months was up and renewed for another full year.

@Graham *****

that's not true.

I have previously renewed my retirement extension on the day before expiry date although it's advisable to do it earlier in case anything goes wrong like not having the right paperwork.

One day. You can apply for renewal up to 45 days before expiry.

@Garrett **********

it may be more difficult in some cases but I don't want a Thai to steal my 1 million baht car because it's in their name. Isn't that obvious 😀 in fact they wouldn't be stealing it would they because they are the owner but I've paid for it. How many of your possessions do you have in other people's names?

@Garrett **********

it's dead easy to sell a motorbike or car as a foreigner. I've bought and sold many. I once sold a car to a second-hand dealership and had a check in my hand within 20 minutes

@Garrett **********

I have always owned cars here in my own name and I would recommend it. Why wouldn't you?.

@Kool ******

when you go to immigration all they are interested in is a statement showing 800k balance over the year and a letter from the bank confirming the balance. They don't want to know the source of that income. That only applies if you're using the monthly income based on pension.