Hello, I applied for a non immigrant OA visa in Germany a few days ago. Now I had to fly to Thailand for urgent family reasons . As my OA visa was not yet granted, I arrived on a 30 day visa exemption. Now my OA visa is granted meanwhile, but I am on Thailand already.
I need to stay here for 100 days.
Anyone a recommendation if I can use my OA visa from within Thailand ?
I would not like to go on a visa run ..
Thank ypu all.
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user applied for a Non-Immigrant OA visa in Germany and arrived in Thailand on a 30-day visa exemption due to an urgent family matter. Although the OA visa was granted while in Thailand, it cannot be activated from within the country; the user must exit and re-enter Thailand to activate the visa. Forum responses confirm that a 'border bounce' is necessary to activate the visa, alongside the requirement to show health insurance documentation upon re-entry.
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