Well...

A busy morning...

Income affidavit received and off to Phuket Immigration.

All documents prepared as per checklist from Ray Derrick (see photo).

The helper was happy with everything I presented and checked that I had a current notification of address and 90 day report (no overstay)...

The only issue is they appear to have added a new document requirement.

They wanted a photocopy if my credit card, signed, and just the front...

This was weird, and had me worried about fraud, but I didn't argue, just did it as requested...

Was then inside and extension of stay stamped into passport.

Photo taken, then told to come back tomorrow at 1pm for passport to be returned... and to get my multiple reentry permit...

In at 11:00, and out in way less than an hour...

One question...

Is this leave and comeback tomorrow usual for Phuket?

No problem on being persnickety about terminology, I expected and appreciated that...

Thanks for the great advice...

I talked to the "great Thai helper" there two weeks ago and he said to come last week August. so had been following that time frame. But he said that without seeing anything so guess I'll get everything together now and go next week...

First step is my income affidavit..

And yes, I will report back...

Thanks Tod...

Yes..

Have done all of those things...

Have had no issues at all with Phuket immigration doing 90 day reporting or obtaining certificates of residence...

It was one year extension of stay for retirement.

I have added relevant passport stamps. Hope this helps more.

My extension of stay expires on 8 September.

I provided no documentation other than my passport, an income statutory declaration, and a completed form when I received the current extension of stay via a "visa agent" from the chonburi office.

There was no school involved as my ED visa was granted for the purposes of obtaining scuba diving certifications.

Interesting...

I went from a 1 year ED visa to a qualifying visa and with it a yearly retirement extension without leaving the country...

Done thru a visa agent and chonburi immigration last August

@Lloyd *******

thanks