Will I Get Another 3 Months?

[Doi Thong]

My one year non-im B visa will be expire next month. I got two workpermits, so the extention should not be a problem, however my question is: if I go outside the country now and come back as I did every 3 months, will immigration grant me 3 additional months for my existing visa, or they will just allow me to stay till the expiration date? Thanks for any information, especially from personal experience.

[Indo-Siam]

If you depart Thailand and reenter with a valid non-immigrant visa - even if you enter Thailand one day before the visa expires - you will receive a 90 day entry permit upon entering Thailand.

If the visa has expired before you reenter, then you either need to go get a fresh non-immigrant visa, or you will just receive a 30 day "entry on arrival." If you get this type of entry permit, you will be unableto revalidate your work permits, and they will be canelled.

Good luck!

Steve

Indo-Siam

[jayenram]

I've heard two conflicting cases of this scenario.

In one, the visa holder was granted a further 90 days a few days before the expiry of the validity of said visa - Chong Chom.

In the other, the visa holder was granted only 3 days (until the end of his visa validity) - Aranyapratet.

So I guess the answer is "there is no answer".

[lopburi3]

I've heard two conflicting cases of this scenario.

In one, the visa holder was granted a further 90 days a few days before the expiry of the validity of said visa - Chong Chom.

In the other, the visa holder was granted only 3 days (until the end of his visa validity) - Aranyapratet.

So I guess the answer is "there is no answer".

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Can only assume on the 3 day entry but it would appear he may not have been allowed normal entry and given 3 days to leave the country rather than allowed visa entry. Are we sure he was not on a extension of stay perhaps and in that case would have only been given entry until his re entry permit date? Indo-Siam replay is correct so this had to have very extenuating circumstances.

[jayenram]

Can only assume on the 3 day entry but it would appear he may not have been allowed normal entry and given 3 days to leave the country rather than allowed visa entry.  Are we sure he was not on a extension of stay perhaps and in that case would have only been given entry until his re entry permit date?  Indo-Siam replay is correct so this had to have very extenuating circumstances.

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He was holding a one year multy entry based upon his marriage to a Thai; I believe it was obtained in the UK (British passport holder). There may have been other circumstances of which I am unaware but I don't believe so.

However, I agree that this was more than likely a rogue situation as I have not heard of such a happening since (the example was about 3 years ago).

[Wee Jimmy]

I've heard two conflicting cases of this scenario.

In one, the visa holder was granted a further 90 days a few days before the expiry of the validity of said visa - Chong Chom.

In the other, the visa holder was granted only 3 days (until the end of his visa validity) - Aranyapratet.

So I guess the answer is "there is no answer".

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Can only assume on the 3 day entry but it would appear he may not have been allowed normal entry and given 3 days to leave the country rather than allowed visa entry. Are we sure he was not on a extension of stay perhaps and in that case would have only been given entry until his re entry permit date? Indo-Siam replay is correct so this had to have very extenuating circumstances.

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