Homebrewed95

The permit to stay has (just) expired. I was kind of assuming I would be able to do anything late July instead. I suspect I'm not the only one!!

But by phone, Samut Prakan said I had to leave Thailand - didn't offer the option of extension, hence my enquiry here.

28 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You can only apply for a one year extension of stay based upon marriage to a Thai at immigration.

Again, thanks Joe. My confusion was about "extension" and its various uses. 

As far as you know, could I do that around late July near the end of the amnesty? Or should I do a 60-day extension first (would not be cost-effective, is my first thought)?

Should local IO (Samut Prakhan in my case) know about this or will I have to wade into Chaengwattana?

14 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Your non-o visa cannot be extended. Only the 90 day entry from it can be extended. 

No need to do the 60 day extension at this time. You can stay until July 31st and then use the 60 day extension near to that day.

Got it – extension of the stamp, not the visa (and in this case the stamp is replaced by the '31 July' amnesty). Thanks a lot.

So it doesn't matter where the visa was issued.

But after the extension [by another 60 days] then I would have to leave, presumably (assuming "normality")? No way to get a new one-year (with or without re-entry) from inside the kingdom?

8 minutes ago, steve187 said:

the permission to stay stamp that the visa gave you on entry will be extended to 31st july, the actual visa issued in savannakhet will die on 2nd July

 

multi entry visas can not be issued inside Thailand, and visas can not be extended they are replaced with another one.

Understood about 31 July.

Surely a non-imm can be extended (or maybe this is the wrong word) for 60 days at IO? THB1900 and produce the wife?

Closely related concern: I have a 1-yr multi O marriage which ends 02 July, but it was issued in Savannakhet and involves leaving Thailand each 90 days. Is there any way to get it extended, or to apply for a new one, without leaving Thailand?