Can I leave Thailand while my Non-Immigrant B visa extension is under review?

Jan 17, 2024
10 months ago
Jacob **********
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Hi. My 1 year non immigrant b visa will end soon. The company plan to extend on 7th February at Chaengwattana. I have a trip on the 15th February but if I remember right there is a 1 month wait before you go back to get the actual stamp put in.

My questions now:

1) I canโ€™t remember if they hold my passport after the application and if they do, how long?

2) Am I able to leave the country whilst thatโ€™s under review?

Thank you so much
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You can leave Thailand while your Non-Immigrant B visa extension is under review, but you need to obtain a re-entry permit. This permit is valid only for the 30-day under consideration stamp issued after you apply for the extension. It's essential to return before the stamp expires to complete the visa extension process.
Ellie *******
Better to make sure you can do as Tod says with your employer and have them talk with the immigration office.
Tod *********
๐Ÿญ) ๐—œ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ, ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด?

They do not hold your passport at immigrations. They issue you a 30 day under consideration stamp when you apply for the year extension

๐Ÿฎ) ๐—”๐—บ ๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„?

Yes, you can leave the country IF you buy a re-entry permit (which will be valid ONLY for that 30 day under consideration stamp) <- that means you have to return before that stamp runs out so you can go to the immigration office on that date and get the year extension inked in.
Jacob **********
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@Tod ********
seriously appreciate your help on my answer and so many peopleโ€™s posts ๐Ÿ™
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