Can I change the renewal date on my Non-O visa to January instead of April?

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Dec 9, 2023

a year ago

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Can I change the renewal date on my non-immigrant O visa? Now it is for April and I want it to be earlier, in January.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

Changing the renewal date of a Non-Immigrant O visa is generally not possible. To alter the renewal timeline, one option is to apply for an extension of stay based on your passport's validity, or to leave Thailand without a re-entry permit and re-enter as a tourist to obtain a new 90-day Non-O visa. However, achieving a January renewal after already holding a visa that expires in April isn't feasible under normal circumstances.

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George *************

No, but you do have some flexibility depending on your local immigration office. It is generally possible to do your application for an extension 30 days before it is due. In some immigration offices, you can do this 45 days before it's due (e.g., Phuket).

This doesn't get you to January though. To do that would require leaving Thailand and re-entering on a date about 2-3 months before you wish to do your extension. This gives you time to obtain a Non-O visa in Thailand (90-day permission) to stay, and then to apply for an extension of stay about 2 months later. This application for an extension to stay is what will determine the date on which you can renew your annual extension.

a year ago

Simon ********

@George ************

My local immigration office say that there is no such thing as a Non O visa in Thailand (90 day permission to stay). They just looked bewildered and said Mai Mee.

a year ago

George *************

@Simon *******

I don't know which immigration office you use but I guess a Non-O visa being issued is discretionary and perhaps your particular office has decided not to offer it. Here's how it is handled in Phuket:

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If your local immigration office doesn't offer this service, then I guess the alternative would be to acquire the Non-O visa at a Thai consulate outside of Thailand. I believe they can be obtained in neighboring countries, but I don't have any details about that.

a year ago

Simon ********

@George ************

Mae Sai had never heard of it and said it didn’t exist, so I tried in Chiang Rai. They said the same, so I went to Vientiane and have now extended it (at Mae Sai) for one year for retirement.

a year ago

Nongnuch ********

@Simon *******

you SURELY can "change of visa type" from a Tourist Visa to a 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement visa. Just show them their own website. You case number is 9 . . . .

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a year ago

Simon ********

@Nongnuch *******

Thank you. That will be a help to my Airbnb guests.

a year ago

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Simon ********

Monika *******

Try an agency, they have options (tea money) 🙏🙏🙏

a year ago

Bent *************

No!

a year ago

Steven ***************

What do you think??? Excuse me officer.. I'd like you to move my expiry date forward 10 years...

a year ago

Graham ******

Too late now to get a January renewal. You should have exited without a re-entry permit 2 months ago then applied for a new Non-O when you came back (or got one outside) so that the initial 90 days would be up in January then you'd extend every January.

a year ago

Brandon ************

No. The only 2 ways to change the date are to apply for an extension when your passport expires less than a year later, then you'll only get an extension to the date of your passport. The other way is to leave without a re-entry permit thereby cancelling your extension, and then you would enter Thailand as a tourist and start over completely with a new 90 day non-O visa then apply for a 1 year extension after that.

a year ago

Peter *********

No 👎

a year ago

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Peter *********

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