Non Immigrant B Extension

[markregensburg]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to extend my 3 month B non immigrant visa by 10 days. Will I have to do a border run? Or will I be able to extend it at immigration in Bangkok. If anyone could get back to me on this issue, it would be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Mark

[lopburi3]

You will have to make a border run and extensions are only 7 days unless you qualify for one year type extension.

[fauxie]

You will have to make a border run and extensions are only 7 days unless you qualify for one year type extension.

Although there is (was?) room for discretion there if you've a very good reason. I got 15 days extension on my already 15 day extended 2 month tourist visa when my wife got sick and I had to change my flight, though this was a few years ago.

Edit: She wasn't my wife then, in fact, but it didn't seem to matter. It wasn't a non-imm B though, so maybe that makes a difference here. Was trying to suggest that discretion is used on rare occasions so perhaps things aren't always absolutely set in stone? Only time I've experience that here though, I must say.

Edited October 16, 2007 by fauxie

[lopburi3]

That was then - seven days is now.

[fauxie]

That was then - seven days is now.

Indeed. How things change! If I recall correctly I needed 12 more days so they gave me another one of those 15 day jobs. They were actually pretty nice about it too.

[lambous]

What are the requirements for a one year extension?

I also heard that they only give 30 day extensions the 1st few times you apply, is this true?

[lopburi3]

A one year extension for work or something else? This thread was not about one year extensions of stay. For basic information go to this link and click on visa extensions http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/en/ba...p?page=service#

[lambous]

Thanks for that, the one year extension would be for work.