Several months ago I asked for help as when we went to get our usual 90 day Visa it became 2 x 60 day.
lomuamart was most helpful and we took the chance that we would have to leave in 60 days and came to Cha-am.
The manageress where we stay had the forms for us to fill in when we arrived and took us to Immigration.
We leave here as usual now in September instead of August.
I guess that it will be the same deal in March 2015 when we apply for our visa and hopefully we will get 2 X 60 day and we can go to Hua Hin for a 30 day extention.
Should we be thinking of a retirement visa to use for only 4 months per year.
We are Australian's that live in Melbourne but I notice on the Canberra web site that they are the only ones in Australia that do Retirement Visas.
There are two of us so do we need to submit 2 sets of paperwork and each have to have 800,000 thai baht per person or 65,000 thai baht each monthly.
You may wonder why I am asking for advice but after numerous phone calls and emails to Canberra they have never contacted me. I'm hoping you can help us.
Thanks rosievictoria
Got the 30 day Extension
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rosievictoria
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Re: Got the 30 day Extension
Glad things worked out for you.
You may have noticed that visas and visas exemptions are coming under close scrutiny over here at the moment. Currently, the rule changes don't affect Non O or OA visas but that dosn't mean that there won't be some changes in the offing. It's impossible to tell. You'll have to keep up-to-date with developments on forums such as this.
If by a retirement visa you mean a Non Imm OA, or long stay visa, it's something you can consider although they are designed to last you a year or even two if you get a multi entry. There should be only the need for one of you to demonstrate the financial requirements to get one OA. The other will be eligible for an O visa as a dependent. Whether the O visa, which would have to be multi entry to tie in with the validity of the OA, will be easily forthcoming next year is anyones' guess at the moment. But that would be the way to go other than both getting OA visas and proving savings or income twice. Normally, people will plump for the OA visas if they're seriously thinking about retiring here full time.
Although Imm are clamping down on back-to-back tourist visas at the moment and denying people entry, you should be fine as you'll both have been back in Aus for some time before re-applying. I would think you'd be viewed as bona fide tourists and not one of those who is under suspicion for working illegally. For stays totaling 4 months of the year, I'd be inclined to use tourist visas as long as your visits are interspersed with a decent amount of time back in your home country.
Sorry I can't be more helpful at the moment. Things really are up in the air and August 12th is the date when matters may become clearer. Keep yourselves up to date by regularly reading this visa section and the news.
You may have noticed that visas and visas exemptions are coming under close scrutiny over here at the moment. Currently, the rule changes don't affect Non O or OA visas but that dosn't mean that there won't be some changes in the offing. It's impossible to tell. You'll have to keep up-to-date with developments on forums such as this.
If by a retirement visa you mean a Non Imm OA, or long stay visa, it's something you can consider although they are designed to last you a year or even two if you get a multi entry. There should be only the need for one of you to demonstrate the financial requirements to get one OA. The other will be eligible for an O visa as a dependent. Whether the O visa, which would have to be multi entry to tie in with the validity of the OA, will be easily forthcoming next year is anyones' guess at the moment. But that would be the way to go other than both getting OA visas and proving savings or income twice. Normally, people will plump for the OA visas if they're seriously thinking about retiring here full time.
Although Imm are clamping down on back-to-back tourist visas at the moment and denying people entry, you should be fine as you'll both have been back in Aus for some time before re-applying. I would think you'd be viewed as bona fide tourists and not one of those who is under suspicion for working illegally. For stays totaling 4 months of the year, I'd be inclined to use tourist visas as long as your visits are interspersed with a decent amount of time back in your home country.
Sorry I can't be more helpful at the moment. Things really are up in the air and August 12th is the date when matters may become clearer. Keep yourselves up to date by regularly reading this visa section and the news.
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rosievictoria
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Re: Got the 30 day Extension
Thanks so much for your help agai. Yes I will continue to watch this site
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