Business visa time period

[Goodmind]

Dear Friends,

Thank you in advance for reading my post. I have a question regarding the period of time which I may stay in Thailand with a business visa.

I have a one year business visa which expires on November 4th.

Every ninety days I have to leave and come back.

My last exit and return was on August 29.

The man who organized the visa run told me that although the 90 day time which is stamped is from Aug. 29 to Nov. 29. and the busness visa expires on Nov. 4th that...... if I leave again before Nov. 4th and come back that I would still have another 90 days. (which for example if I leave on Nov. 3rd which is still within the business visa period that I could stay until about Feb. 3rd).

I would just like to get some second opinions about this.

Might someone be able to share if this information may be correct?

Thank you very much. It is surely appreciated.

[paz]

Correct, you must leave on or before midnight of the "allowed until .." entry stamp date, and do your last entry on or before midnight of the "enter before ..." visa date.

Note that 90 days from Nov 3rd brings you to Jan 31st, not Nov 3rd.

[Maestro]

Yes, that's how all multiple-entry non-immigrant visas work. On every arrival in Thailand before the "enter before" date shown on your visa, you are given permission to stay for 90 days, regardless of the number of entries you make and regardless of the actual length of each stay, provided no stay is longer than 90 days.

[paz]

Note that 90 days from Nov 3rd brings you to Jan 31st, not Nov 3rd.

I mean, "not Feb 3rd".

[SteveB2]

I guess its worth while stating that with a considerable amount of Limited Company supporting paperwork, a single non-imm 'B' business visa can be extended from within Thailand practically indefinitely.

I am currently on my 8th year of extension to a single Non-Imm-B

If you have decent staff who can provide all the supporting paperwork that your local immigration office require, the extension route is very convenient; Your staff to do the 90 day reporting, you don't need to leave Thailand every 3 months, and you only need to show your face down immigration once per year... plus for an extra 100 bucks you can have them put a multi-entry visa in your passport for utterly hassle free travelling in out Thailand at any time whenever you want

Finally - once you have a few years extensions in your passport to that original non-imm-B visa, you've kept your nose clean, and you meet loads loads of other terms and conditions(lots and lots), you can apply or a Residence Permit

[PoorSucker]

Extension of Thai Business Visa
The Thai "B" or Business Visa can be extended to a one year visa in country as follows.
The extension of the visa is normally based on employment and as such there are certain regulations governing the company who is employing you.

These are the regulations for the extension of the "B" Business Visa:
1. The business must be registered in Thailand.
2. The company must be capitalized to at least Baht 2 Million while operating fund must be at least Baht 1 Million.
3. The company must have a ration of at least 4 : 1 - Four Thais for every foreigner.
4. You must earn at least in accordance with the level specified for each nationality by the Labour Department.

Duration of the Extension
- One year at a time.

Documents required for the extension:
1. Application form (T.M. 7 )
2. Passport or document used in lien of passport and its copies .
3. The applicants 4 x 6 cm. photograph .
4. Extension fee Baht 1,900.-
5. The company letters certifying as follows ;
- Nature of business
- Reason or necessity in employing the applicant his / her position, salary and education background.
- Number of Thai and foreign employees.
6. Copies of work permit or receipt of work permit application.
7. Company's annual balance sheets.
8. The juristic persons Annual Income Tax Declaration Form (Form No.50) of the latest year and its receipt of payment.
9. Thai employees Monthly Income Tax Declaration Form (Form No.1 ) of the latest month and its receipt of payment.
10. The applicants Annual Income Tax Declaration Form (Form No.91) of the latest year and its receipt of payment.
11. The official letter that certify the registration of such juristic person.
12. Business Registration or Business License.
13. Value Added Tax Registration and list of share holders.
14. A map that indicate location of the Company.
15. For those who operate export business, the documentary evidence clarifying its export activities is needed.
16. For those who operate tourism business, the documentary evidence clarifying its total number of tourist that brought in by the company is needed.

Some Immigrations offices.
17. Picture of all the company's employees at work
18. Picture of all company's employees in front of the office with clear name of the company showing

N.B. In case of necessity , documents No.7 , 8 , 9 , and 10 can be substituted by the company letters stating its reason.

[Eaglekott]

Thank you in advance for reading my post. I have a question regarding the period of time which I may stay in Thailand with a business visa.

I have a one year business visa which expires on November 4th.

Every ninety days I have to leave and come back.

My last exit and return was on August 29.

The man who organized the visa run told me that although the 90 day time which is stamped is from Aug. 29 to Nov. 29. and the busness visa expires on Nov. 4th that...... if I leave again before Nov. 4th and come back that I would still have another 90 days. (which for example if I leave on Nov. 3rd which is still within the business visa period that I could stay until about Feb. 3rd).

I would just like to get some second opinions about this.

Might someone be able to share if this information may be correct?

Thank you very much. It is surely appreciated.

I hope you have things to do so you leave the country every 90 days, because if it is only to verify your adress every 90 days you can do that everywhere, and even by sending a copy of your passport and the filled from to the migration by post.

and and if you get a new visa or extension of stay in Thailand your 90 day report your 90 day report does NOT reset. you have to report around the date on the paper in your passport.

I had initially a b-visa for one year, then one year of extension of stay, then after 2 years I started to work for another company, so I had to revoke my WP and made my extension of stay invalid and then get a new B-Visa and then one year of extension of stay, And I have never left Thailand during these 3.5 years.

[Maestro]

The OP did not say that he is employed in Thailand, nor does it look like he is.

[paz]

I had initially a b-visa for one year, then one year of extension of stay, then after 2 years I started to work for another company, so I had to revoke my WP and made my extension of stay invalid and then get a new B-Visa and then one year of extension of stay, And I have never left Thailand during these 3.5 years.

How did you got a new non-imm 'B' visa without leaving Thailand ?