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Personal life and other commitments got in the way. By the time I had space to worry about the extension and playing tag between 2 immigration offices 800km away from eachother it was too late. No big deal. Well aware of the docs required. Did a TR > Non-O and several 12 month extensions (which required more onerous paperwork than the original Non-O) so that's also no big deal. Just wasn't expecting all the neighbouring Consulates / Embassies to now be hiding behind a website, the end result being that it takes a lot longer to apply than it did before. The fact that I can convert the 60 day stamp to a Non-O was the golden answer.

When I was leaving (also via BKK), the IO asked when I was returning. I gave her the date after my extension expired and mentioned I'd left it too late to extend. She just said fine and off I went. On the way back in I pre-empted the male IO that my extension (and it's linked multi-reentry permit) had expired and that I was just after a 60 day visa exempt stamp. Again he just smiled, stamped and I was on my way. They were both probably the most pleasant IOs I've ever experienced at BKK.

Thank you all very much for the replies. Obliged.

Hello all and thanks in advance for any help. I am (M) married to a Thai (F) for 6 years. Previously I had a Non-O Visa based on marriage which was converted from a tourist visa in Chon Buri and then yearly extensions (about 5 of them) also issued in Chon Buri. I have since moved to Isaan, with Nakhon Phanom being my closest immigration office. Due to a myriad of reasons that I don't really want to cover (but non of them would have any impact on my ongoing immigration status), I left the country a day before my extension of stay expired last week and returned the day after, receiving a 60 day visa exempt stamp at BKK. I now want to start the process of getting a new Non-O, and then further 12 month extensions thereafter. What I've now seen is that, to get a Non-O, I must now first leave the country and then apply on the evisa site, a process which might take 15 working days (according to the site). I really don't want to have to spend 3 weeks or so out of the country, so would like to know what my options are: 1.) Is it possible (even if it's a bit tricky), to convert a 60 day visa exempt stamp into a Non-O? 2.) If not, are there still embassies / consultates in neighboring countries that offer a face to face appointment system with a successful visa being offered in just a few days? 3.) If not, what is my next best option to spend as little time outside of Thailand as possible? Info to be aware of: 1.) Nakhon Phanom immigration will be my local office. I really don't want to have to travel to other offices in the future, although I am happy to in this first instance. 2.) 400,000k+ has been sat in my Thai bank account since at least October last year. 3.) I really, really don't want to have to use an agent unless it's my only option, and then ONLY if I am not commiting to using that agent for every immigration interaction thereafter. 4.) If I MUST leave Thailand for more than just a few days, my preferences (for business reasons) would be to stay in Delhi India or Manila Philippines. 5.) I am a British citizen in my mid 50s. 6.) I'm not interested in the past, so telling me what I should have done before my previous extension expired will not be of any interest (If I'm in a similar position again in the future then I'll sure ask though). Thank you again.