I had 2 pages left in my American passport when I ordered a new passport. I got the new passport last month. I took 4 weeks to get the new passport.

@Deborah ******

I qualified with a pension so I can’t speak from experience about rental income. If I had to guess I would think that they will be more receptive to you having a lot of rental properties rather than just one or two. Just make the best case you can and go with it.

Don’t expect this to be a quick process. You may have to wait it out in your home country or come to Thailand on a different visa and then switch when the LTR is approved. I had to extend my OA another year only to end up switching to my LTR 2 months later.

If your pension is going to be over $80,000/year then I would get a benefits statement from your pension provider. A couple of months of pension deposits shown in bank statements might be good too.

I would contact the BOI and describe your circumstance. I’ve seen people post that they have had difficulty communicating with the BOI before applying. In that case I would just apply, submit the documents you can, and then wait for them to start processing your application. I found them to be very easy to communicate with once my application was in process.

Roberto Stephen While dodging 90 day reports is not the worst crime in the world it does still lump you in with all the other bad behavior you have been describing. Instead of saying you are committing the least crime why not just check in with immigration? Its easy and free.

Roberto Stephen No but it is nothing to brag about either. Everyone I know makes an effort to abide by the rules. We are not looking for “workarounds”

@Paul ******

Todd is correct. You will not be asked for a lease or a yellow book when interacting with BOI or the immigration desk across the hallway if you have a pensioner LTR

@Roberto ********

I am more than happy to criticize people paying bribes. Telling people to get an OA and that they don't have to do 90-day reports is not OK.

@Mark *******

You are allowed to re-enter Thailand during the validity of the visa. You must re-enter before the last day of the first year. You will get a permission to stay stamp for 1 year or to the end of your insurance whichever comes first. Note you need to have insurance to stay the extra year. During that second year you no longer have a visa. You only have the permission to stay stamp. You will need re-entry permits to travel that second year.

@Phil *****

He is required to check in with immigration but he is dodging them and not getting caught. If that is how he what he wants to do things then that is up to him. It is just not OK to be recommending it to others as if it is a normal thing to do.

@Roberto ********

If you entered Thailand then they have a record on you. They just aren’t going to chase you down for a 90 day report. The fine for a late 90 day report is just 2000 baht. In any case, if you ever decide to do visa extensions in Thailand they may notice it.