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I have jumped through thte hoops -I have the company, I have the one year WP d as of yesterday , I have the revenue Dept registration number and 5 full time , 500- 700 baht a day employees for my WP

my 90 day issued Non B expires this Friday ( I know , a holiday ) Do I really have to leave Thailand and obtain a brand new visa? (I used to get my investor visa extended at Immigration every year. )

I cannot believe they expect new business owners to leave every 90 days , I simply cannot go.. My business has horses and I can not trust any worker to care for them for the three days it will take .

I'm very close to just closing down ( though I haven't even opened yet ) and writing it off as a very very bad decision to even try to do business here, the worker situation is impossible,too.

one worker tried to extort money when I informed him to make sure to bring his ID as the revenue Dept was due to pay a vist " YOu pay me more to show up that day.."

Really not interested, anymore in supporting this attitude so prevalent in the country- that foreigners are aliens tobe used and abused..

If you're thinking about it.. don't do it is my advice-

So to Malaysia ? Or can it be done at immigration?

Thanks in advance

A new company will not meet the requirements for extension of stay (financials for more than a year is a basic requirement) so until then you must leave every 90 days. If company is established and you have the required paperwork then one year extensions are available from Immigration.

Per above, you can go to KL for a multiple non-B with your work permit and company papers.

If you still qualify as an investor, just get an extension of stay based on that.

Running a business here as a foreigner often involves a lot of hoop jumping....

And yes the next hoop to jump is that you will have to leave Thailand to get a new non immigrant B visa, as with a newly registered company and no annual accounts you will not get a one year Extension of Permission to Stay on the basis of Employment in the Kingdom of Thailand (Police Order 777/2551 Section 2.1).

Go to KL with the correct papers and you should get a Multi Entry One Year Non Immigrant B Visa - however the KL Thai Embassy will be closed on the 13th.

If you don't have time to sort your papers out before Friday then you can get a max 7 day extension to buy you more time.