Extend Or Get A New Multi-entry Non B Visa

[Coolname]

Hi!

I have tried to find an answer to my question, some came close but not exactly so I will try to ask here.

Standard info:

I have been here 1 year on my Non Immigrant B Visa multiple entry.

I have a work permit.

I am Danish

I have paid tax and social fund in Thailand 1 year

I am a shareholder of a Thai software business and I am the managing director in that business.

We have 4 Thai employees and no other foreigners.

The company has paid Tax and VAT for 1 year now and is operating is business daily.

I am NOT looking for retirement visa.

Details:

I recently came back from a business trip to Phnom Penh to find that my Non B multi visa had expired. The immigration officer in the airport instead gave me a tourist visa 30 day. (I had a stamp for 90 days already from a business trip to Singapore).

Now first thing was to go to check about the work permit and they said they could extend it until 26 September and wait for the renewal of my visa.

My question:

I need to extend or get a new multi-entry Non B visa and how to do that?

Can I obtain this at the Immigration Bureau Office at Suan Plu when providing all the necessary documents?

Or do I really have to fly out of the country again and go to a Thai embassy or consulate in KL, Singapore, Phnom Penh or similar?

I don’t really care if I get my NON B and only 90 days and have to renew every 90 days as long as I can pursue my business quickly.

I am still flying in and out of Thailand almost every 2-3 month on business trips in the region so no problem. Just happy if I can stay here, go to Suan Plu and pursue my business again and renew every 90 days.

Thank you

[Oishi]

Hi!

I have tried to find an answer to my question, some came close but not exactly so I will try to ask here.

Standard info:

I have been here 1 year on my Non Immigrant B Visa multiple entry.

I have a work permit.

I am Danish

I have paid tax and social fund in Thailand 1 year

I am a shareholder of a Thai software business and I am the managing director in that business.

We have 4 Thai employees and no other foreigners.

The company has paid Tax and VAT for 1 year now and is operating is business daily.

I am NOT looking for retirement visa.

Details:

I recently came back from a business trip to Phnom Penh to find that my Non B multi visa had expired. The immigration officer in the airport instead gave me a tourist visa 30 day. (I had a stamp for 90 days already from a business trip to Singapore).

Now first thing was to go to check about the work permit and they said they could extend it until 26 September and wait for the renewal of my visa.

My question:

I need to extend or get a new multi-entry Non B visa and how to do that?

Can I obtain this at the Immigration Bureau Office at Suan Plu when providing all the necessary documents?

Or do I really have to fly out of the country again and go to a Thai embassy or consulate in KL, Singapore, Phnom Penh or similar?

I don’t really care if I get my NON B and only 90 days and have to renew every 90 days as long as I can pursue my business quickly.

I am still flying in and out of Thailand almost every 2-3 month on business trips in the region so no problem. Just happy if I can stay here, go to Suan Plu and pursue my business again and renew every 90 days.

Thank you

If i get this correct, you have or had a NON B multi entry and it has expired?

You went abroad and back on a business trip. In the airport they told you that you NON B multi has expired and gave you a 30 day turist stamp?

Was your NON B multi, relly one year? Or did you have to report or come and go every 90 days?

If so, (report or come and go) then you must have had a stamp in your pasport from other trips extending the expire date of your visa or they would have told you when "cheking out" of Thailand, that you visa had expired and you had overstay. So you must have had a stamp extending the visa expire date.

And as you say they (Must be Ministry of Labour) told you to fix the visa and come back and get your WP fixed to and they even gave you a couple of days to do so.

My guess is you should get a extension from immigration without going abroad.

Cant see any thing wrong here, you pay tax, have a WP everything seems okay except that your visa expired but you had a stamp.

And I dont see any chance off overstay if that is what you are worried about.

You have stamps to support your stay - well until the new laws are in order, but you should have your papers ready before that.

http://www.thaivisa.com/295.0.html

http://www.thaivisa.com/298.0.html

[lopburi3]

As you do not have a visa of any type (entry without visa) suspect you will have to exit and obtain a visa. That said there was an unconfirmed report in last day or two of someone being able to convert a 30 day entry stamp at Pattaya Immigration but if true it is the first time it has been reported as possible that I recall. It seems you live here so I would exit and obtain at least a single entry visa but believe even with frequent travel it would be to your advantage to use extension of stay rather than multi entry (even if initial cost is higher) as you may well want to apply for PR and that will be a requirement.

[Coolname]

As you do not have a visa of any type (entry without visa) suspect you will have to exit and obtain a visa. That said there was an unconfirmed report in last day or two of someone being able to convert a 30 day entry stamp at Pattaya Immigration but if true it is the first time it has been reported as possible that I recall. It seems you live here so I would exit and obtain at least a single entry visa but believe even with frequent travel it would be to your advantage to use extension of stay rather than multi entry (even if initial cost is higher) as you may well want to apply for PR and that will be a requirement.

Thank you Oishi and Lopburi3.

I went too the Immigration at Suan Plu along with a lot of company documents.

It is not impossible to get an extension, but they did ask for more documents (Photos of our offices, a certificate of a education i took 20 years ago and so on).

I am not sure about the timeline if I go and deliver theese new documents next week. I think Lopburi3 may have the point that it would/could/sould be a good idea to go abroad and get it. I would like to get it as soon as possible, because even tough I have the WP with stamp to work I dont do that as long as my papers are not in order, so loosing time/money at the moment.

My guess is that everybody is going to Penang to get either this or that at the moment.

Do you think it would be possible to get the same in Phnom Penh?

Again thanks to both of you for taking the time to answer my question during this time of changes.

[lopburi3]

If immigration is able to process you I would strongly urge you to take it up. Get those documents and do the extension of stay. The only reason I said leave was if you could not do it here.