1 Year + 3 Extra Months For Non-imm B

[satopower]

Hello,

First post here. I've read a lot of great info here for my upcoming move to the LOS from the U.S.

I understand that the Non-Immigrant B is good for 1 year. I have read that if you leave the country and arrive back in Thailand just before the 1 year expiration date, you can get another 3 month stamp as a kind of bonus, making it almost 15 months that you can use the Non-Imm B.

My question is, once you get the stamp for the final 3 months, does that mean you cannot leave the country again? Once you leave again, do you have to arrange another type of visa for your return?

Thanks!

[lopburi3]

Once your visa expires you can not enter the country again on that visa even if you have a permitted to stay stamp for a longer period. But what you can do is obtain a re entry permit for the time of that permitted to stay stamp at the cost of 1,000 baht for each entry. Or you can obtain a new visa and start over.

[thaiflyer1]

You can exit but you must obtain a re-entry permit (available at the airport....cost 1000 baht) this protects the final permission to stay stamp in your passport upon your return.