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Can I renew my Non-O visa in Pattaya two months early due to travel plans?

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May 3, 2021
4 years ago
Paul ********
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Hi I’m in Pattaya now on an O visa and want to know if there is any chance I could renew it two months early because I need to travel back to England soon?

Thanks in advance
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The user is seeking advice on whether they can renew their Non-O visa in Pattaya two months early because they need to travel back to the UK. Responses from the community suggest that typically, renewals can only be done one month before expiration, but some immigration offices may accept applications as early as 45 days. There are anecdotes of exceptions being made under certain circumstances, especially with proof of travel and valid reasons. Others recommend applying for a new visa in the UK as an option.
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Paul ********
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So I was at immigration this morning early and I can do an early visa extension through the tea bag method 👍🏻
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Tod *********
@Paul *******
 that is sad.

They totally have discretion to allow it above the table not under the table.

Sadly (mostly for you) the bad thing is once you start down that slippery slope with those shifty "special price for you" passport stamping, paper-pushing officers you're gonna find it really hard to get back above the table and push your own paper without paying the "special price" :(
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Thomas *********
Just apply in London for a new one. 5 working days turn around. Simple
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Andy ********
@Thomas ********
 it isn't possible to get a non immigrant O in London based on being over 50.
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Thomas *********
Simple get your visa in UK
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Peter *********
@Thomas ********
 then need insurance etc
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Thomas *********
@Peter ********
 you telling me you're living in Thailand with insurance?
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Peter *********
@Thomas ********
 with insurance yes
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Peter *********
@Thomas ********
 yes
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Thomas *********
@Peter ********
 hope you have a few million sitting in your account. Good luck
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Tod *********
okay I have personally seen the immigration offices make an exception to their "30 day or less rule" for new extensions.

IF you show up with proof of your flight out AND proof you're not gonna be back until after your current extension expires AND you have a valid reason as to why you're leaving.

I had a friend get a new yearly extension 87 days early :O because she had proof she was leaving before the extension expired, and wouldn't be back until after it expired AND showed why she was traveling. We were denied by the first officer, but she told us to to file an appeal in writing and a day later we got called to go back and get the extension.

So at least I know it CAN be done.

You're out nothing by trying and you're out nothing by telling the first officer who says no you can't do it, that you want to file an appeal in writing.
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Paul ********
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@Tod ********
 thanks that’s most helpful as I have new grandchildren to see at home also get my Covid jabs and then come back here to stay for retirement and have a few pension things to sort out back in the Uk. Things are different than normal now and hope I get a good immigration officer later today
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Tod *********
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@Pa**
 all they can say is no :) AND you don't wanna be their friend or get a f*cking christmas card from them over the holidays, you want them to help you,

SO if you get some mid level passport-stamping, paper-pushing goof-ball telling you it can't be done push it as high up chain as you can.
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Paul ********
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@Tod ********
 I have a great Thai girl who looks sweet and innocent she will put my case over if I get a DICK head
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Tod *********
yeah, that's a fail
@Pa**
 Believe me taking a "tag-along-thai" with you does NOT cut any ice with the officers at Immigrations.

Believe me you're far from the first foreigner to show up there with a thai-in-tow :P
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Paul ********
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@Tod ********
 my Thai girl is not Tattooed and definitely not a bar girl. As she says she speaks good unlike most bar girls. Not from issan either. Educated from near Bangkok
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@Paul *******
 yeah ok, if you say so :O Still, she's not gonna be helfpful at immigrations AND due to the brainwashing thaiz get from birth to blindly take anything a thai in a govt uniform says as gospel (even if the person telling them is pulling the answer out of their arse) :O she's actually a liability going in.

What she knows about visas and extensions I can put in a teaspoon and still over sugar my coffee.

BUT

I'll bow out and wish you good luck with it
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@Tod ********
 I once took a retired Police Officer who had a couple under his command transfer to Immigration as a whitntess to my marriage Just in case I needed a marriage visa however turns out he was not needed as they accepted my paper work for extension based on retirement. However my Visa was processed with the speed of light.
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Tod *********
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 which is not the same as lugging your thai (in)significant other with you :P Those are whores from different go-go bars entirely :O
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@Tod ********
 totally agree and that was the point I was trying to make unless they look up to who you bring , instead of down, unless to bring a Thai.
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Paul *********
Tik Tok services Pattaya can help
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Steve *******
You could get another Non Imm O in the UK
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George *************
Some immigration offices allow you to apply as early as 45 days before your expiration date. Even if Pattaya is not one of those offices I don't think it would hurt to visit the office in person and ask if they would make an exception for you because of your travel plan. The worst that can happen is that they will say no.
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Peter *********
No
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David *********
One month before
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David *********
Then you have to start the process again when you return. Personally Inwould not leave until I renewed my O Visa. Who knows what it will be like when you return.
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Paul ********
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@David ********
 I know that’s why I want to do it earlier
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@David ********
 no chance of doing it two months as it runs out end of August and I need to go home June
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 If you come back before end of August you can still keep your allowed stay with a re-entry visa to get before leaving Thailand. Then you'll ask for an extension when you're back.
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Paul ********
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 yes but I was hoping to get a vaccine when I’m away and the timescale is not enough
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