Can I apply for a Single Entry Tourist Visa (SETV) without returning to the USA when my employment in Thailand ends?

Non-Immigrant B Visa SETV Visa Tourist Visa Work Permit Cancellation 90-Day Reporting Family Visa Issues Onward Travel Proof Visa Application from Thailand

Jun 16, 2018

6 years ago

Keef ********

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Hello folks.  I current am on Non Immigrant B Visa multiple entry and work permit working for US company but with Thailand office.  Family (wife and son) piggy backed onto that via my employment.  Family and I have to report every 90 days or leave/come back  via flight over border. Company handles the 90 day reports, we just hand over forms and passports.

>>>Employment ends end of this month.  Company is using a service to cancel my work permit, they say I must leave country by end of month+ 7 days grace period

We have apartment with belongings.

I also have 1 year vietnam visa in passport

Goal:   Stay here, continue looking for next tech job.  Family is currently back in USA (our country of residency, returning 26th June)

Questions:

1. Can we get a SETV “tourist” 60 day + later 30 day extension WITHOUT the cost of returning to USA to apply for it? Not Thailand but close by country?

2. If 1 is true, then can we simply go to HCMC Vietnam or do you recommend another place?

3. If 1 is not true ( have to go back to USA), then since family is ALREADY in USA, can they apply there for new SETV visa despite currently they are in US, and despite the work permit not yet cancelled?

Attached pictures of my passport pages

Thank you for tips, trying to minimize costs but go by the book....

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user is currently in Thailand on a Non-Immigrant B Visa and work permit, which are set to end soon. They are seeking options to stay in Thailand and continue job hunting, especially for their family currently in the USA. The main inquiries pertain to applying for a SETV without returning to the USA, potential travel to neighboring countries like Vietnam for the visa application, and requirements for proof of onward travel. Community responses suggest that a border run to apply for the SETV is feasible, especially in Vientiane, Laos, and confirm that family members can also apply for a new visa from the USA, provided they cancel their extensions. There is also information shared about documentation and requirements needed for visa applications in various locations.

Tod *********

@Ke**

is sorted. Thanx one and all for the advice.

He's gonna go next week, cancel his work permit and his two year extension, They'll stamp him in to the 30th as that's his last day on his termination paperwork.

His family will get back on the 26th & they will go cancel their extensions once they're here, also getting stamped in until the 30th because they're "piggy-backed" on his 2 year Non-B extension.

Then they'll all go to Vientiane to snap up single entry tourist visas.

Again, thanx to everyone who offered advice. (y)

I believe we're done :)