Visa

We head back into Bangkok Immigration to run the gauntlet again with the 90-day check-in and my O-A Retirement Visa extension. The trick here is to get tickets in both queues and keep your fingers crossed that both numbers don’t get called at the same time. While waiting in the L-queue for the visa extension, I could see that the …

It’s that time again when I need to tell immigration where I live and do the whole 90-day check-in thing. I would have thought getting there an hour earlier than last time would have made the process quicker, but not this time. I had a 90 spot delay in the queue and that took 1 and a 1/2 hours to …

I do have reoccurring questions about the retirement visa for the long-term stay in Thailand and although I have covered the topic in the past, I’ve again brought it back up for comment and further questions from our viewers. This question regarding the Thailand Retirement Visa and Permanent Residency has come up from a few viewers over the last few …

So, I finally get things organized with my Thai family and we apply for my Tabien Baan. Apart from the running around to get the necessary document certifications, it proved to be a relatively simple process. If you are planning on getting your name in the Tabien Baan, you will most likely find that the process I went through will …

Well, we’re back at the Bangkok Immigration office for another 90-day check-in. I didn’t realize that it was a public holiday yesterday so the queue was already 160 deep when I got there at 10 am. I really do need to aim for that 9 am opening time to minimize the wait here. As I mentioned in the video, I’m …