@Martin *********

Thanks 🙏

I am returning to Thailand in 9 days. I have a re-entry permit. Non-0 visa issued 2020. Third retirement extension from Si Racha. Will live with wife at her house. Again. Previously never did TM30. All 90 day reports done at Si Racha. What is the website for doing this online? Thanks

@Graham ******

Lucky me.

TM30 even if I stay at my known Thailand address (my wife’s house)?

The embassy would not notarize my marriage certificate, but did notarize an affidavit where I certified that what was on the certificate was truthful. I then had to take certificate and notarized affidavit to Thai Consulate at CW for translation and authentication.

@Shaun *************

Tod always tells it like it is. Straight to the point!

Tod, you are outstanding. You get directly to the point. You are not just a moderator, you are a valuable resource for so many.

@David ********

Probably very few retirees in Thailand that have actual retirement visas (O-A or O-X issued outside by embassy or consulate). More likely O visas issued outside or O visas converted from tourist visas or visa exempt entry at Thai immigration then granted extension of stay. Terminology please.

@David ********

It is called a re-entry permit. Vocabulary again.

Vocabulary and semantics. It should be considered important that those “in the know” use the correct terminology. Visa v. Extension; Multiple Entry Stamp v. Re-Entry Permit; Tourist Visa v. VOR v. Visa Exempt, etc.

Based upon my experience, visas are not renewable. One must apply for an extension of stay or obtain a new visa.

It is easier to tell my friends in the US that I have a retirement visa instead of boring them with “I have a 90 day Non-Immigrant O visa based upon marriage to a Thai National that I obtained from the Thai Embassy in DC. I have applied for and granted extensions of stay three consecutive years from Thai Immigration.But I don’t have a retirement visa.”