1 Week left on my Non-Immigrant B Visa HELP...

[OPG]

I'm American and currently have a Non-Immigrant B Visa. It will expire within 1 week. My concern at the moment, is that I am still in the process of incorporating a new company and I really do not want to leave the country just to reapply for another Non-Immigrant B Visa, so can I with the time I still have remaining (less than 1 week), apply for an extension of 1 year or must I apply for the typical 1 month extension and then work on my 1 year extension while working on the issuance of my work-permit or must I leave the country and re-apply for a new Non-Immigrant B Visa?

Thank you in advance.

[KarenBravo]

Is it your Non-Imm B visa that expires, or, is it your latest entry stamp?

It's the entry stamp that counts.

Edited December 23, 2015 by KarenBravo

[ubonjoe]

There is no 30 day extension you can apply for.

The only extension possible is the one year extension and that requires a lot of sporting documents and a work permit to get.

You will not get another non-b visa unless you have a work permit or a work permit approval letter from the Labor Ministry at any nearby embassy or consulate.

[OPG]

Is it your Non-Imm B visa that expires, or, is it your latest entry stamp?

It's the entry stamp that counts.

The Date of Issue on my Non-Imm B Visa is 21 September 2015. I entered on the 29th of September and the stamp expires it on the 27th of December.

[OPG]

There is no 30 day extension you can apply for.

The only extension possible is the one year extension and that requires a lot of sporting documents and a work permit to get.

You will not get another non-b visa unless you have a work permit or a work permit approval letter from the Labor Ministry at any nearby embassy or consulate.

How can it not be possible to get any type of extension on a Non-Imm B Visa... Is it so that once the Non-Imm B Visa expires, and if I have not received an approval letter for my work-permit or my work-permit, I must leave the country and return with a tourist visa and then leave again once I have the approval letter to apply for Non-Imm B Visa again. That makes no sense.

[ubonjoe]

There is no 30 day extension you can apply for.

The only extension possible is the one year extension and that requires a lot of sporting documents and a work permit to get.

You will not get another non-b visa unless you have a work permit or a work permit approval letter from the Labor Ministry at any nearby embassy or consulate.

How can it not be possible to get any type of extension on a Non-Imm B Visa... Is it so that once the Non-Imm B Visa expires, and if I have not received an approval letter for my work-permit or my work-permit, I must leave the country and return with a tourist visa and then leave again once I have the approval letter to apply for Non-Imm B Visa again. That makes no sense.

That is what the rules say. Thirty day extensions are only done for visa exempt or tourist visa entries.

You could apply for a 7 day extension, pay 1900 baht and be given 7 days to leave the country.

Hong Kong has been reported as doing a single entry non-b without a work permit or the approval letter.

[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.