Visa

There has been a lot of speculation whether the US embassy here in Thailand would follow the lead set by the UK embassy regarding the certification of income letters. To the best of my ability with verifying the article published today, it certainly looks like they have ceased providing the income affidavits. The article states that they will no longer …

So today we take a second run at my retirement visa renewal. Last week I had a problem with the bank reporting where they wanted the certification letter dated the same day as the renewal visit. This meant that I needed to head to Citibank in Asoke as the first leg of the journey. I can tell you, I would …

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 …