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Can I extend my tourist visa in Thailand for another 30 days while waiting for a work permit?

Visa Extension Tourist Visa Non-Immigrant B Visa Work Permit Thailand Immigration Visa Rules

Mar 5, 2018

8 years ago

Vincent *********

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Hi everyone,

I arrived in Thailand with a tourist visa in December and I found a job end of January. I did trip a short trip out of Thailand in order to have +30 days stayed and let the company start the work permit process.

The thing is that I’m still waiting for documents from the company to be able to apply for a non-immigrant B visa and my +30 days will expire this week on the 8 of March.

I would like to know if I can extend my journey with another +30 days... Or do I have no other choices to wait out of Thailand ?

Thank you.

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A user inquired about extending their tourist visa in Thailand, which is set to expire soon while waiting for a non-immigrant B visa to begin employment. A commenter suggested that it's possible to extend a Visa Exempt Entry for another 30 days at a local Immigration Office if not already done. Additionally, the user could possibly do a border run for another extension if needed.

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You can extend the Visa Exempt Entry once with another 30 days at local Immigration Office. If you already did that you can do a second (and last) border run this calendar year.

8 years ago

Vincent *********

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Thank you

8 years ago

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