Well, no one escapes the annual hassle for a visa extension. First to the Austrian consul, now also German consul, and for almost 1500 baht and submission of my annual statements 2018, I was provided with the important income document. A few days later on to Jomtien soi 5 where a very nice little man checks me and comments on everything necessary, partly in Dutch!
TB Immigration Info Brief 120/19 – Immigration Aranyaprathet/Sakaew – Year Extension
Year extension based on retirement in Aranyaprathet/Sakaew. For the past 3 years I applied for an extension, whereby it was sufficient that I demonstrated by means of an income statement or visa support letter from the embassy that I had a minimum monthly income of 65.000 baht. Last September I was surprised to read on TB that visitors to the immigration in Aranyaprathet recently also had to have a Thai bank and had to show that the monthly amounts came from abroad.
TB Immigration Info Brief 119/19 – Immigration Ubon – Year Extension
Hereby my vicissitudes at “immigration” in Ubon. Six months ago I received an answer to my question at “immigration” whether a monthly deposit of at least 65.000 baht from abroad to my Thai account was sufficient. Yes, that was enough, but I had to make a printout of every month. When I got home I immediately started working because through internet banking - at least at the Bangkok Bank - the transactions can only be called up for the last 6 months.
TB Immigration Info Brief 118/19 – Immigration Bangkok (Chaeng Wattana) – Year Extension (Update)
My first application with renewal. Health insurance was not accepted. Had received the necessary new documents by email this morning, including insurance certificate for alien to apply for non immigrant, among others, both in Thai and English. This was issued to the relevant official but was not accepted because I was not in their system with a Health Insurance. They check this on the spot. The company in question had to register me in their system first.
Retirement Visa Extension Samut Sakhon. Necessary documents were in order. During the control of documents, you have to fill in a new paper for extension of stay. Paper signed for knowledge of the penalties in case of overstay. And also a paper for acknowledgment that next year I only need a statement from the bank that every month the amount of minimum 65.000 baht will be deposited into my Thai account. No more affidavit needed confirmed the immigration officer.
TB Immigration Info Letter 116/19 – Immigration Kaemphang Phet – Application Year Extension (continued)
As I mentioned two weeks ago, I would like to extend my stay in Thailand for a year extension and I had been to the immigration office in Kaemphang Phet for information to ask what papers I needed. The sequel went as follows.
TM30 note to Immigration Jomtien-Pattaya. After returning from Belgium on November 12, I went to immigration Jomtien for TM24 within 30 hours of arriving at my place of residence. There I was told that when I returned from abroad I should not report with TM30 that I was back next time.
Update Extension of stay at Ubon Ratchathani Immigration. Today we went to immigration office Ubon Ratchathani for “extension of stay retirement”. My situation is that I hold a non-immigrant visa “O” with extension of stay retirement previously obtained based on income.
TB Immigration Info Brief 113/19 – Immigration Bangkok (Chaeng Wattana) – Year Extension
Today 19-11-2019 to the Government complex Chaengwatthana for extension of retirement. Got up early for a low queue number. Enter at 08.20:10.00 and by XNUMX:XNUMX it's your turn for a document check.
TB Immigration Info Letter 112/19 – Immigration Kaemphang Phet – Preparation for year extension application
I am going to apply for a year extension for the very first time. Before that I went to the immigration office in Kaemphang Phet for information. Firstly to know what I have to hand in there (compared to the list I come across here on Thailand blog) and to get acquainted briefly (taste the atmosphere), because I still have time until December 27 before my period of stay ends.
TB Immigration Info Brief 111/19 – Immigration Bangkok (Chaeng Wattana) – “Thai Marriage” Year Extension
Extension ”Thai wife visa”. Today 13-11 went to Changwattana road in Bangkok to extend my visa with expiry date 14-11. It still took some effort to get everything together in time because I was under the assumption that it would only expire on the 19th.
TB Immigration Info Brief 110/19 – Immigration Chiang Khong – 90 days notification via App
I have been living in Chiang Khong for over 5 years. Always to the immigration office for my 90 days or extension year visa. Now I get a call yesterday if I could come to the immigration office for an explanation of an app. With this app I can arrange my 90 days 14 days in advance myself. No more paper work, just make a printout for the passport.
TB Immigration Info Letter 109/19 – Thai Embassy
Went to the Thai embassy today to apply for a visa for a stay of 3 months in Thailand. Fortunately, after a few years I knew the papers I needed for the application. But I noticed how much irritation there was among the people who did not have the right papers with them and especially that you have to pay in cash and there was no ATM available.
On 05-11-2019 at the Changmai emigration office, I had my year visa extended. Had with me, income statement from the Dutch embassy + all copies of my passport. Had to sign 2 more forms, they also calculated whether it was sufficient. Then photo taken by them. Waited about 1 hour and was able to collect my passport. Was there at 09.45:11.15 am and at XNUMX:XNUMX am I was out again.
TB Immigration Info Letter 107/19 – Immigration – General – Non-Immigrant OA Visa – Insurance
BIG GOOD NEWS? I had contact with an agency that carries out the work for Visa Annual Extensions. The question regarding a mandatory health care policy for all Visa OA has been answered by them. This requirement has been waived/withdrawn by Immigration for existing Visa OA Retirement and applies only to newly applied for Visa OA.
TB Immigration Info Letter 106/19 – Immigration Samut Prakan – Year extension obtained with a Non-immigrant “O” visa
I would like to share my experience with other readers of this blog. Last year I got a year extension in Chiang Mai based on Non Immigrant O visa, age 50+ and an Affidavit from the Belgian Embassy in Bangkok to confirm my income of over 65.000 baht.
TB Immigration Info Brief 105/19 – Immigration Buriram – Obtained a year extension of residence period with a Non-immigrant OA
On October 28 I went to Immigration Buriram for my first official year extension based on retirement and monthly income, the previous one I got by leaving and re-entering Thailand. separately, you then get a residence period of 1 year without even 1 question about income or other forms, then it is possible, but ok.