Hello I have a quick question. I have the Non-B visa, I am planning on changing jobs in July. I have been told 2 options: 1, I can cancel my visa July 1st and the effective date is the 18th. 2, I can cancel on the 11th of July and its effective on the 1st of August. My new job has told me if I want the Non-B I need to go to laos or another country and apply for it. I looked online and it appears to be a 10-15 day process with the E visa system. They no longer do in person visa's as of the 1st of this year. Can I apply for this while in Thailand? https://vientiane.thaiembassy.org/en/page/applying-for-a-visa?menu=63bcd64c12bee0714f516833 I am married to a Thai citizen. Could I just switch to the Non-O marriage visa without leaving the country, or would I still need to leave Thailand to apply? What does this process look like? Do I need to apply for the Non-O visa the same day as I go to cancel my non-B? Follow up questions: If I do need to leave Thailand to do the visa, is a land board crossing okay? About 2 years ago I tried to do a land boarder crossing into Laos near Chiang Rai and I was told I wasn't going to be allowed to leave if I don't get a reentry permit on my visa; which completed defeats the point of trying to do a visa run.

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Can I switch from a Non-B visa to a Non-O marriage visa without leaving Thailand?

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Apr 29, 2025

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Blake ***********

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Hello I have a quick question. 

I have the Non-B visa, I am planning on changing jobs in July. I have been told 2 options:

1, I can cancel my visa July 1st and the effective date is the 18th.

2, I can cancel on the 11th of July and its effective on the 1st of August. 

My new job has told me if I want the Non-B I need to go to laos or another country and apply for it. I looked online and it appears to be a 10-15 day process with the E visa system. They no longer do in person visa's as of the 1st of this year.

Can I apply for this while in Thailand? 

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I am married to a Thai citizen. Could I just switch to the Non-O marriage visa without leaving the country, or would I still need to leave Thailand to apply? What does this process look like? Do I need to apply for the Non-O visa the same day as I go to cancel my non-B?

Follow up questions:

If I do need to leave Thailand to do the visa, is a land board crossing okay? About 2 years ago I tried to do a land boarder crossing into Laos near Chiang Rai and I was told I wasn't going to be allowed to leave if I don't get a reentry permit on my visa; which completed defeats the point of trying to do a visa run.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user is considering switching from a Non-B visa to a Non-O visa while changing jobs. They are exploring options to cancel their current visa and either apply for a new Non-B visa from a nearby country or switch to a Non-O visa without leaving Thailand. The guidance suggests that they cannot apply for a new visa while in Thailand and must go to a Thai consulate abroad to apply for the Non-B visa. For the Non-O visa, the user will need to meet specific requirements, including financial conditions if switching from employment to marriage.

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Tod *********

You cancel your current extension of stay based on employment, then go to a thai consulate in a nearby country to apply for the Non-B visa with documentation from your new employer.

You are correct since Jan 1, all thai consulates in the world are eVisa, and you don't go to the consulate to apply for the visa, HOWEVER in Lao you DO go to the thai consulate after you've applied for the visa to pay for it in cash

You cannot apply for the eVisa when you're inside thailand <- you have to upload PROOF you're in the country whose thai consulate you're using (visa/entry stamp)

It is NOT a 10-15 day process 😕 Many people have used both Vientiane and Savannakhet for regular visas (Non-B, Non-ED, Non-O) and gotten them approved about 24 hours after they went to the consulate to pay. So about 3 - 4 working days

You aren't going to be able to change the reason for your current extension to marriage to a thai without banking 400K baht in a thai bank account in your name only for 2 months, because to use employment inside thailand as the proof of funds you have to BE employed and you're not 😕 You would have had to made this change months ago. <- meaning IF you wanted to cancel your current extension based on employment and immediately apply for a new extension based on marriage your only option is banked money method

No problem exiting thailand by land to GO to a consulate to buy a Non-B visa, You will have already cancelled your current extension anyway before you exit

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