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

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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? 
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.

Ask Thailand · Answer

The user is considering changing jobs while on a Non-B visa and is seeking clarification on the procedures for applying for a new visa. They are exploring the possibility of switching to a Non-O marriage visa without leaving Thailand and understanding the necessity of a visa run to a neighboring country (like Laos) for their new Non-B visa application, given recent changes to the visa process that require eVisa applications to be done from outside Thailand. They ask if a land border crossing is acceptable for this purpose, highlighting past difficulties with reentry permits.

Tod ********* · Answer

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

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

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