Resident Permit - 3 Years

[singa-traz]

1.1 Foreign national applicant must hold a passport that bears a Non-Immigrant Visa and was granted with one-year visa extensions which reveal that up until the date of application submission, the applicant have been staying in the Kingdom for at least 3 consecutive years.

How does the immigration review this criteria?

Does the applicant need to have 3 consecutive one year extension or 4?

You guessed ... I want to know if I can apply now ... or next year ...

[lopburi3]

You must have completed three complete years in that status is my understanding so you would be on your 4th.

[kiakaha]

1.1 Foreign national applicant must hold a passport that bears a Non-Immigrant Visa and was granted with one-year visa extensions which reveal that up until the date of application submission, the applicant have been staying in the Kingdom for at least 3 consecutive years.

How does the immigration review this criteria?

Does the applicant need to have 3 consecutive one year extension or 4?

You guessed ... I want to know if I can apply now ... or next year ...

technically it is not a 1 year "visa" extension, it is a 1 year "permit of stay" extension.

seems even immigration don't know the difference in terminology between a visa and a permit.

this is a typical scenario for many expats working in Thailand :

board aircraft and enter thailand with a single entry non immigrant visa with 90 day usage validity

get a 90 day permit of stay stamp from the immigration officer at the airport

get a work permit

get a 1 year permit of stay extension for 3 consecutive years on the basis of having a work permit

if you need to travel in and out of thailand during this time, get a re-entry permit, this will ensure that your 1 year permit of stay extensions are not forfeited.

[singa-traz]

Thanks.

I got one more year to prepare then.