28 Days On Existing Visa

[sara1]

Does anyone know if the rule of having 21 days left on existing visa in order to change visa status is still the case. I was told by an immigration officer today that you now only need 7 days remaining of visa on arrival in order to change it to a non B. I am not sure about this as all the information I have read seems to indicate that you still nedd to have 21 days left of you stay in order to change.

[InterestedObserver]

The only visa status change I'm aware of is for getting a non-immigrant "O" in preparation for a 1 year extension of stay based on marriage to a Thai or retirement. The 7 day remaining part has never been posted on ThaiVisa, it would be something new if confirmed. I could be wrong on both points.

[Lite Beer]

There have been a few reports on here that the 21 days might not be strictly adhered to anymore.

Nothing official though.

[sara1]

Sorry in the heading I put 28 days I did of course mean 21. The reason I asked this questions is that i had an informal talk with an immigration officer outside of work hours. He is a relative of a co-worker and he told me that the 21 days was not adhered to anymore. But of course can not be sure unless officially stated.

[lopburi3]

We have had several recent reports with 7, 10 and 15 days all being mentioned so it appears to be less than 21 now in at least some cases.