Retirement Extension for Dummies ver 2015

[Freddy]

Bart

I did my renewal on December the 13th. I obtained my bank letter from Bangkok Bank in Lam Plait Mat. They have provided my letters for the past 3 years and are fully familiar with what is required. This most recent renewal they prepared the letter whilst I waited however the two previous years I was required to collect it the following day. Guess it depends on how busy they are or who you deal with. Charge is 100 baht.

Other forms required are exactly as outlined in in previous post link.

[Thai Bart]

I popped in on the way back from shopping to pick up the forms to pre-fill but the immigration lady said none were required, even when I showed her the old retirement visa. So as I say I will let you know next week unless you go before me of course.
Many thanks Freddy, I shall try Lam Plai Mat.
Bart

[Freddy]

Personally I'll be amazed if the forms listed in the link are no longer required to be pre-filled. Surely a misunderstanding. In December I didnt complete or sign a income declaration form. I assumed they overlooked this but maybe they no longer require that one. Might be worth double checking that she wasn't saying no form required in relation to your bank account.

[Thai Bart]

no she did say you needed the bank statement form but that no other forms were required. As I say wait and see.

[urleft]

I'm kind of with Freddy.  I recommend you fill out the TM 7, have passport and house book copies, and color photos.  If you look at the downloads on the post 1 of the 2016 version there are retirement instructions that I specifically got from Buriram Immigration. 

http://www.buriramexpats.com/forum/index.php/topic,9077.0.html

But then again, maybe immigration has upgraded and will print the TM 7 for you and take your picture. 

[Thai Bart]

Hi urleft, she said that I needed a house book copy with girlfriends id card on it but I am not sure about the photos now you come to mention it, they did take a picture of a Danish guy doing his visa, via their webcam at my time of asking her and as someone else somewhere has written, he was told to remove his glasses. However, I will take 2 with me just in case.
Cheers for your help and advice.
Bart

[Freddy]

In December they scanned in my completed TM7, took a web cam photo which was applied to the scanned copy and then stuck the photo I provided over the top of webcam photo. Same process for the re-entry permit. I didn't notice if they retained my original completed forms or discarded them. I don't recall being asked to re-sign the computer copies but I may have done.
Possibly they are going more computer based like they do for driving license but much more time consuming for them if they are filling in all information on our behalf.
Interested to hear the outcome.
Bart - Let us know and good luck with your extension.

[Thai Bart]

Thanks Freddy.

Does anybody know where you can get the passport size photos done in the Nang Rong or Lam Plai Mat towns, I only know the Robinsons / Makro strip so unless they have a photo booth in Robinsons or Big C then Buriram is ruled out for me.
Cheers in advance.
Bart

[Thai Bart]

Looks like I may have located one in Nang Rong in the market area, I shall investigate today.

[Freddy]

If not, there are a couple in Lam Plait Mat. Get yourself into town by the main entrance to the railway station and carpark on your left. Carry on down that road a couple of hundred metres and there are 2 shops on your left. I use the first of the 2. You will see the Fuji sign sticking out at the front of the shop.

[nookiebear]

Looks like I may have located one in Nang Rong in the market area, I shall investigate today.

I know of one in Nong Ki

[Thai Bart]

Cheers guys, got them in Nang Rong
Regards
Bart

[urleft]

I would recommend getting about a dozen at the time, they come in handy for other things.  Furthermore, while you will probably not be allowed to reuse the photo you took last year, the photo taken the year before that is generally acceptable. 

[Thai Bart]

Hi urleft.
I can confirm first hand that there are no forms, other than a declaration for why you are staying in the kingdom to be filled in, basically name and nationality in two places and passport number and signature and why you are staying, I wrote retirement.

They take a web cam photo and you also provide one photo for their paper records. A photocopy of your passport also.

They still require the Bank statement ( FYI which has been slightly updated from the one you posted for me ) and a proof of where you are living. In my case I gave them a copy of the house book with the girlfriends id card and signature. They staple them together put their office stamp on said pages and then you sign each page in front of them.
Mine was as in the original post for an extension ( renewal ) maybe a first timer has forms to fill in.
Hope this helps.
Bart

[Thai Bart]

They also did a new 90 day report form without me asking them, so that was useful too

Bart