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Can I leave Thailand while my visa application is under consideration and re-enter with a Non-B visa?

ED visa Covid extension Non-B visa immigration advice visa exemption ASEAN passport

Andrew *******

asked Apr 28, 2022

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Hi! So I'm holding an ED-visa (which I have cancelled) and I've been on Covid extension since June 2021. So my extension was due to expire on April 21st so I applied for another extension on April 18th. The immigration put me under consideration and asked me to close the loop on May 18. However... I recently got hired by a company that's willing to sponsor a non-b visa and I'll have to start on the 9th of May. I was wondering if it is okay for me to leave Thailand - without closing the under consideration "loop" and re-enter. (FYI: I have an ASEAN passport so I am eligible for Visa Exempt -> can be converted to Non-b, correct?). Can someone enlighten me on this?

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The user is currently holding an ED visa which has been cancelled and has been on a Covid extension. They applied for another extension before its expiry date but their application is under consideration. They have also secured a job that would sponsor a Non-B visa, which they plan to start on May 9. The user is inquiring whether they can leave Thailand without closing the current application loop and if it's possible to enter back on a Non-B visa.

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Ellie *******

And your holding ASEAN passport doesn't make you eligible for visa-exempt. It's your nationality. Some ASEAN countries are not on visa-exempt scheme.

4 years ago

Ellie *******

You can leave Thailand without an under-consideration stamp closed (before that date) with no problem. But if you leave the country, it may be better to try to apply for Non-B with help from your employer to enter Thailand again after the historical multiple Covid extensions.

4 years ago

Robert *******

You should talk with your employer and the Immigration Office if a Visa Exempt Entry can be converted into a Non Immigrant B visa.

Easier is to apply for the Non Immigrant B visa while you are abroad as the requirements of a Thai Embassy are less than conversion at Immigration.

4 years ago