steve73 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) A friend of mine has a 1 year multi-entry non-O visa, which he uses for 3-4 trips per year always less than the 90 day limit. Unfortunately, his return flight into Brussels has been cancelled, and the earliest return is beyond his 90 day Permission to Stay limit. Obviously he could do a quick out-in border hop to activate another 90 day PTS, but since his rescheduled return is just 2 weeks later he would prefer to extend his current PTS. A short trip to immigration will be a lot quicker (and probably cheaper) than a border-hop, or will they insist he leaves the country? Is this possible? Thanks in advance, Edited March 31, 2016 by steve73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Is your friend married to a Thai national or the father of a child of Thai nationality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve73 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Neither... but I'm not sure on what basis he has the 1yr non-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Neither... but I'm not sure on what basis he has the 1yr non-O The longest extension he could apply for would be 7 days. His only choice other than that is to do a border run for a new entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve73 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Thanks Joe....as ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve73 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Turns out his original flight will be reassigned to Frankfurt, so now leaving on time... But useful to know that only 7 day extensions are possible to this type of visa... Would it be different if he had been married or supporting a Thai child.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivasamui Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 What is this "non O"? I have a non-resident O visa that I can extend yearly for another year at the local immigration office on Samui without leaving the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 What is this "non O"? I have a non-resident O visa that I can extend yearly for another year at the local immigration office on Samui without leaving the country. A non-O is the normal abbreviation for a Non-immigrant visa class 'O' (for other). It's usually issued for those married to a Thai and allows 90 day entries (like all non-immigrant visas except OA which allows 1 year). You have a 12 month extension, not a visa of any type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Turns out his original flight will be reassigned to Frankfurt, so now leaving on time... But useful to know that only 7 day extensions are possible to this type of visa... Would it be different if he had been married or supporting a Thai child.? The 7 days is actually a denied extension, you get 7 days to leave the country. With a Thai wife or child he could get a 60 day extension to visit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve73 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Thanks Crossy.. I'll keep that in mind. He's unable or unwilling to get the 1 yr retirement extension, but I thought "unsupported" 1 yr non-O's had been discontinued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Thanks Crossy.. I'll keep that in mind. He's unable or unwilling to get the 1 yr retirement extension, but I thought "unsupported" 1 yr non-O's had been discontinued. His multiple entry non-o is probably based upon being 50 or over for retirement. There are some honorary consulates that will issue them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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