TB Immigration Info Letter No 005/22: Immigration Jomtien/Pattaya – Year Extension Retired (2)

Reporter: BramSiam

Immigration Jomtien revisited. The stories about Jomtien's immigration never stop. I went there for my first 90 day sign up, or so I thought. In the Netherlands I had obtained a Non-Immigrant O visa for 1 year with multiple entries. I had the required documents ready, including a bank statement to my address, a statement from my landlady and copies of my Thai driver's licenses. My passport already contained a form as proof of an earlier tm30 report, for my Thai driver's license.

To my surprise, at the 90-day counter, I was told that, for unknown reasons, I didn't need 90 days, but an extension. I went a little too easy with that. I had to fill in a tm7 form and go to counter 8. In the meantime I had a tracking number and after waiting 2 hours I arrived at counter 8 where I was told that an extension was not possible, but if I only needed three weeks extra stay, I had to go to counter 1 should. At counter 1 I was given a set of forms to fill out, which mainly related to the risks of overstay and I was asked to come back the next day, because today it was no longer possible. No sooner said than done.

The next day, I got in line again and went to counter 1. There I received a serial number and the request to come back around 13:00 after lunch. Of course I complied with this request and damn, at 14:00 PM it was my turn. My forms were accepted at counter 1 and stamped and I was allowed Bht. 1.900 checkout. That seemed like a good sign. The next day I was able to collect my passport upon presentation of my serial number. When I reported the next day, there was indeed a stamp in it, but with the text that my request was 'under consideration' and that I had to come back on February 15th. I hope to fly to the Netherlands on the 23rd of February. Who knows, I may still be legal in Thailand if the 'consideration' works out well.

However, it remains a mystery why I could not report for 90 days. Perhaps a No-O visa from The Hague is different from a Non-O visa issued in Thailand. You keep being surprised when it comes to visa matters and a portion of patience comes in handy.

Reaction RonnyLatYa

You write “The stories about the Jomtien immigration never stop.” Indeed and I am sometimes surprised with what some immigration offices ask and a portion of patience always comes in handy in Thailand. But so am I if the fault is not with immigration, but with ignorance of the applicant and those stories are almost as many.

When I read your story, I rather have the impression that you do not quite know exactly how the fork is in terms of the meaning of your visa, length of stay, what a 90-day notification is and what the possibilities of extension are or which forms and evidence you need to submit.

To then point to immigration on social media, where I deduce from your text that they actually helped you even further. They could also have told you that you only had to apply for a year extension and if you did not comply, you had to leave Thailand after those 90 days.

Maybe better inform you next time….

1. Visa

You have a Non-immigrant O Retired Multiple entry visa I believe. Such a visa is valid for 1 year. This means that you can enter Thailand with that visa as often as you want, as long as this happens within the validity period of the visa (note that this does not mean that you do not have to meet the Corona requirements applicable at that time). ).

2. With that Non-immigrant O Multiple entry Retired visa you will have a maximum stay of 90 days on each entry. If you want to stay longer, you have 2 options in normal circumstances:

– Or you apply for a Retired year extension insofar as you can meet the requirements

– Either you leave Thailand at 90 days, go somewhere and come back in and you will get 90 days again. Then take into account the Corona requirements as I said before

It is not possible to extend for 90 days at immigration because you have a Non-immigrant O Retired Multiple entry.

At the moment, however, there is still a 3rd option and that is the Corona extension of 60 days. It normally ends on January 25 and I have not read whether it will be extended, but you are still on time. And that's what you got now.

However, some immigration offices immediately give 60 days and other immigration divide it over 2 x 30 days. The first 30 days is then “Under consideration” and afterwards you get the second 30 days. Normally that won't be a problem if you've had the first one.

3. 90 days address notification

You write “I went there for my first 90 day notification” A 90 day notification is nothing more than an address notification. This should only be done by foreigners who stay in Thailand for more than 90 days without interruption. This does not apply to you at all at that time, since you have only obtained a maximum stay of 90 days.

Such a 90-day address notification is never a permission to stay. It is only the address that you report or confirm. The date you will receive afterwards on a piece of paper only as a reminder when you have to make an address report in the next 90 days. Not until you can stay.

4. Documents and Evidence.

If you are going to do something at immigration and you are not sure which documents you will need, please inquire beforehand. Usually there is a document there with what you need for that specific question. You now only list a few documents, even your driver's license, but it is best to check in advance what you really need.

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