Answered7 years ago

Can I apply for a one-year extension on a Non-Immigrant OA visa after leaving Thailand before the first year ends?

Non-Immigrant OA Visa Visa Extensions Re-Entry Permit Thailand Immigration Policy Multiple Entries Visa Stamping

Bob *******

asked May 5, 2019

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Non immigrant OA visa multiple entry leave before 1 year get stamped another year second year you need re entry form correct? I am not planning on returning to US can I file for one year extension?

Answer summary

The inquiry concerns the Non-Immigrant OA visa, specifically about leaving Thailand before the first year expires and the possibility of extending the visa for another year. It clarifies that exiting Thailand and re-entering just before the visa expiry allows for a new year's stamp. However, if one wishes to leave and return during the second year after the visa expires, a re-entry permit is required to maintain the entry stamp. If no exit from Thailand is planned during the second year, a re-entry permit is not necessary.

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Terry **********

Can you bounce out and back in anywhere? Or do you have to come in from country of original issue.

7 years ago

Amornrat **********

any border that allow you to bounce OUT/IN.

7 years ago

Tod *********

IF you bounce out and back in just before the VISA expires you will get stamped in for a whole new calendar year.

IF during that second year (after the visa itself has expired) you want to leave the country and return you would need a re-entry permit to keep that last entry stamp 'alive' so you would be stamped in until it expired when you came back

IF you are not leaving the country during the second year, you don't need a reentry permit.

7 years ago

Bob *******

@Tod ********

ok got it thx

7 years ago

Tod *********

if you go the extension route you apply for a yearly extension every year, by meeting financial requirements and turning in the correct documents. You do that year after year for as long as you want to.

7 years ago

Tod *********

@Bob ******

there is no "permanently", you would either go back to the US and get a new O-A visa or you would apply for a yearly extension by meeting the financial requirements and submitting the appropriate documentation, copies, bank letters etc to the immigration office. You can apply for a yearly extension when you have 30 days or less left on your current stamp.

7 years ago