Extension on an expiring Non-O multi?

[thatmanagain]

Hi all,

 

I'm currently on a multiple-entry non-O from Savannakhet, which I've never extended - I travel often enough that the 90-day limit per entry isn't a problem, and an extension has never seemed worth it (tying up 400k in-country at low interest, spending a day at Chaeng Wattana, having immigration officials show up on the doorstep, etc).

 

That said, expiry is approaching and I am really going to struggle to squeeze in a Savannakhet trip before the visa expires (and I've already committed to an overseas trip which will see me outside Thailand on the day it expires, in a country with a known-unfriendly Thai embassy), so I may need to just bite the bullet.

 

Can I still just show up at CW after entering and exiting several times under this visa already and still convert to a one-year extension? And is there any requirement for how long my 400k needs to be in a Thai bank before I do?

 

And if this is an option, is there any way I can spare myself the CW torture and have an agent take care of the extension for me?

 

Edited to add: I do currently work in Thailand, and have a valid WP, but would prefer to use savings to justify the extension so that I'm not reliant on the job in any way. Mentioning this just in case having the job/WP changes things in any way.

 

Thanks in advance.

[ubonjoe]

You do a border hop for an new entry 90 day entry before you leave and get a re-entry permit (single 1000 baht) to keep the remainder of it valid when you use it to enter the country. Then apply for the new visa after your return.

You could also make a trip to Savannakhet to get a new multiple entry non-o visa.

There should be no problem for you to apply for the extension. You would need 400k baht in a Thai bank in your name only for 2 months on the date you apply for the extension or proof of 40k baht income. Since you have a work permit you could use your income from working to meet the 40k baht income requirement by showing tax payment receipts and your most recent tax return.

The problem you might have is being here during the last 30 days of you current entry or the 30 day under consideration you will have after applying.

[thatmanagain]

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You do a border hop for an new entry 90 day entry before you leave and get a re-entry permit (single 1000 baht) to keep the remainder of it valid when you use it to enter the country. Then apply for the new visa after your return. 

You could also make a trip to Savannakhet to get a new multiple entry non-o visa.

There should be no problem for you to apply for the extension. You would need 400k baht in a Thai bank in your name only for 2 months on the date you apply for the extension or proof of 40k baht income. Since you have a work permit you could use your income from 

working to meet the 40k baht income requirement by showing tax payment receipt and your most recent tax return. 

The problem you might have is being here during the last 30 days of you current entry or the 30 day under consideration you will have after applying. 

Ah, I assumed I would be done and dusted on the day, like with an extension on a tourist visa.

 

I also didn't realise I could get a re-entry permit on a visa entry. I thought those were only issued for extensions, for some reason.

 

I think that, between those two options, I should be able to sort something out though.

 

Never seen a tax payment receipt or a tax return, and would prefer not to tie the visa to the job anyway. Any idea on the agent question? All the more keen on that now if I do go for the extension and need to visit CW twice!

 

Thanks!

[ubonjoe]

27 minutes ago, thatmanagain said:

Never seen a tax payment receipt or a tax return, and would prefer not to tie the visa to the job anyway.

The extension would not be tied to your job since it is based upon marriage not working. 

You can certainly get a single re-entry permit to keep the 90 day permit to stay from the visa valid. A re-entry permit can be issued for any permit to stay in the country.

I cannot help the agent question.