Unanswered5 years ago
Can I extend my Covid visa in Thailand after changing from a volunteer visa?
Hi everyone! I am little confused with the Covid Visa extension as my agency is saying I cannot renew it anymore after January, but I see on the news they are extending until March. I arrived here on a tourist visa just before first wave of covid and lockdown. A few days before my visa was due to expire I went for a long term visa as volunteer (1 year). After the volunteer visa expired I changed my visa to covid visa and made already one extension which will expire on the 21st of March. I am schedule to go back to Europe on the 30th of April, for that reason I wanted to extend one last time before leaving. Does anyone here know if there is any option for me to extended my covid visa. Advice and help would be much appreciated, thank you in advance.
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The user is seeking advice on whether they can extend their Covid visa after having previously held a volunteer visa. They were informed by their agency that extensions are not possible and that only certain visas, like tourist visas, qualify for Covid extensions. Comments suggest that the user cannot extend their Covid visa due to its previous transition from a non-immigrant status and that they may only receive a short exit stamp to leave Thailand.
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Peng *********
Maybe try fly to Cambodia / lao before going back to Europe
Seems like you can’t further extension from all the comments above
Seems like you can’t further extension from all the comments above
Гагин *********
Try to offer money to the officer for coffee, maybe it will work. I heard that in pattaya got covid extension after non b.
Brahim ******
Those volunteer visas one advice don't go back with that in your passport
Brahim ******
Change your passport is best option. I know many who got turned back with those flaky visas in their passports.
Iram *********
OP@Brahim *****
Thank you for the advice
Steve *******
You cant get the covid extention as you're coming off a non imm visa/extention.
Iram *********
OP@Steve ******
Thank you for the info
Lyndon ************
No sorry, you are at the end of the road. Best you could get is a 7 day stamp to leave the country
Iram *********
OP@Lyndon ***********
How do I apply for that?Lyndon ************
@Iram ********
apply for a covid extension, pay 1900b and get a formal rejection. 7 days stamped from the day of your application to get out of Dodge...Iram *********
OP@Lyndon ***********
Thanks
Will ************
If you go into immigration you will get a 7 day get out of Thailand stamp
Darren *******
You can't extend as you were on a volunteer visa. Only visa exempt and tourist visas can extend using the covid extensions now.
Monika *******
@Darren ******
sorry but can I ask you. I am on a tourist visa 60 days, I have extended it for a further 30 days. Are you saying I can extend a further 60 days? How do I do that and under what reason?Darren *******
@Monika ******
yes, as a tourist visa you can extend if you've had a 30 day extension. As to what reasons...the usual I cannot travel stuffMonika *******
@Darren ******
thanks for thatJames *******
@Darren ******
I thought it depended on what you entered the country on, not what you may have changed to??James *******
if Darren is correct these other visas don't allow another extension visa.
James *******
Yeah I know you did. There isn't actually a visa called 'covid visa' it's an extension.
Iram *********
OP@James ******
Thank for the adviceIram *********
OP@James ******
I entered as tourist, then volunteer visa, then switched to covid visa... which I extended once already. So not sure why I cannot extended again if officials already said they are extending covid visa.
Bobby ********
Jo Jo. He didn't mention he had a bogus visa. There are actually genuine volunteers out there who can get extensions or new volunteer visas
Bobby ********
Iram Martins. You could possibly get another volunteer visa. Have you approached your foundation? They could assist
Iram *********
OP@Steve ******
Thanks for the infoSteve *******
@Iram ********
Your last visa was a Non Imm O. Covid extentions for that status ended on 25th January.
Alf ***********
@Iram ********
, there is no such thing as a covid visa.Iram *********
OP@Darren ******
Thanks for the adviceDarren *******
@Iram ********
doesn't matter, the volunteer visa is the reason why you're no longer eligible for a covid extension. You can always go down to immigration and see if they'll give you an extension but I don't fancy your chances of being successful.Iram *********
OP@Darren ******
But then changed to covid @Visa ********
Darren *******
@Iram ********
because you went onto a volunteer visaDarren *******
@James ******
apparently not, from reading what people have said from visits to immigration it appears to be the last visa you were on.Iram *********
OP@Darren ******
But my visa status was changed to covid visa and was already extended once.
Benjamin ******
@Iram ********
a COVID-19 visa doesn’t exist. Look in the passport- it says “extension of stay “. An extension of stay is not a visa.Activity
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