Went to two different Immigration offices in Phuket this week hoping to get some information about renewing in-country. Neither of them had any idea about cost or requirements 🙃.

Edit: *big apology to the semantic sticklers*

I (obviously) meant "extension" not "renewal." Yes words have meanings. They also get jumbled around in my brain and probably shouldn't make you so frustrated.

Has anyone successfully changed the way they qualify for a retirement extension, from the money in the bank to monthly income, at the Jomtien office? And before anyone asks, yes I have maintained the proper amount in the bank for a year, as well as transferred in the 65,000 each month for a year.

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS

IMMIGRATION HOLIDAYS DECEMBER & JANUARY

All immigration offices in the country will be closed the following days

Thursday - Dec 5th

Tuesday - Dec 10th

Monday - Dec 30th

Tuesday - Dec 31st

Wednesday - Jan 1st

That means at the end of December the last day you can go to immigrations this year will be Friday the 27th of December and the next day they will be open will be Thursday the 2nd of January 2025.

PLAN ACCORDINGLY

As always if your current stamp expires on a date the immigration office is closed (weekend or holidays) and you go the very next day they are open you can get your extension like normal, you will not be fined for the overstay, but you will get a stamp that says "overstay xxx days fine waived due to closure"

Also land entry points (borders) do not close on holidays 🙂

October holidays for immigration offices.

Please be aware that

Monday October 14th and

Wednesday October 23rd

are public holidays and all immigration offices will be closed.

Airports or land borders are not affected by these closures.

If you have a stamp that expires on one of these dates then either apply early for an extension or go the next open day. For the latter you’d get a small stamp in Thai saying “overstay, fine waived due to closure”.

Due to a planned power outage tomorrow 30th April Phuket Town immigration will be operating limited services. If you can avoid going tomorrow please do so.

Patong or Blue Tree offices are not affected.

I have a visa for 60 days. Can it be extended to 30 more days at all immigration offices in Thailand?

Hi i would like to apply for a retirement O visa. I am arriving on a tourist visa in a few weeks. I believe i can use an agent or can i do it myself applying for a retirement O visa when i am in thailand. I have the money required in thailand. What else would i need. I will be staying at a friends place. I am South African and will be staying in Koh Phangan can i arrange this from the island or do i have to travel to Phuket or Bangkok to do this. I have travel insurance for the whole year through AiG will that be good enough.Any advice will be appreciated thanks.

Are the Immigration offices open on December 4 and December 5? Thanks!

Hi, if someone comes in with a 2 month tourist visa from the Philippines, gets stamped in at Suvarnabhumi airport but then goes to Chonburi province, at the end of the 2 months, when ready to ask for an extension for another 30 days, can we go to Chonburi immigration? Or do we need to go to the Bangkok branch?

For families that need to do their 90 day report, do children & their spouse need to go to immigration or can one person go, and do the report for everyone?