Hi I'm contacting you on behalf of a elderly thai friend of mine .
She unfortunately mistakenly entered Thailand on her US passport and has been put on a non o visa .
She has a Thai ID card She has just renewed her US passport so next time she travels will be a different US passport .
Can she now just forget about the non o visa and just make sure next time she travels make sure she enters Thailand on her Thai passport .
Thanks in advance for any information
TLDR : Answer Summary
The individual can indeed shift from a Non-O visa back to using her Thai passport for future entries into Thailand. She was mistakenly issued a Non-O visa upon entering with her US passport but can later regularize her status by leveraging her Thai nationality. As a Thai citizen, she can obtain a free extension after initially entering on a free stamp. To switch passports, she must exit Thailand with her US passport and re-enter on her Thai passport, as nationality cannot be changed at land borders. Any existing fines for late reporting can be disputed, as the fine for missed 90-day reporting is capped at 2000 baht under normal circumstances.
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