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Do local immigration offices in Thailand not offer visa extensions due to COVID-19?

Visa ExtensionCOVID-19Thai ImmigrationNon-O VisaPhetchabun
February 22, 2021
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Andrew *****
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Just been to my local imagination office in phechabun there telly me they don’t give visa extension (covid) is this true
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The user inquired about the validity of a claim from their local immigration office in Phetchabun that they do not provide visa extensions due to COVID-19. Community comments prompted follow-up questions regarding the type of visa, expiration date, and nationality, indicating a need for clarity on procedures for extending a 'Non-O' visa and how COVID-19 might affect these processes.
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Mo ******
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Imagination office ? 😆
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Andrew *****
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 the immigration office for the province I live in
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I think you need to do your 60 day extension for your non o beforr they will give you a covid extension
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Benjamin ******
1. What visa did you enter on?

2. What is the expiration of your existing extension of stay?

3. What is your nationality?
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Terry *********
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Andrew *****
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Ron ******************
Phetchabun office is one of the better offices in my experience. I think there was a communication problem. I think they thought you wanted to extend your non O. Return to the office and speak to the guy in charge.
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Andrew *****
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@Benjamin *****
 I’m British
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Andrew *****
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@Benjamin *****
 on a non o 90 days
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@Andrew ****
 90 day non-o based on what reason?
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Andrew *****
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@Benjamin *****
 wife and child
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Benjamin ******
@Andrew ****
 What is the "depart by" date?
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Andrew *****
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@Benjamin *****
 3rd of March
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Benjamin ******
@Andrew ****
 You might be trying to apply too soon. I'd go on March 1 and try again. If they still say no, then you'd just have to get a 60 day extension of stay based on visiting Thai family, OR a one year extension of stay based on marriage/ raising half-Thai children.
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Andrew *****
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 I may have to go to a different immigration that knows what there doing and are helpful this isn’t my first problem here with that office
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Benjamin ******
@Andrew ****
 You have to get a 60 day extension of stay based on unable to travel due to COVID-19 at the immigration office where your TM30 is filed, you can't pick and choose immigration offices :(
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Andrew *****
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 looks like I’ll have to use a agency
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Benjamin ******
@Andrew ****
 Good luck! I'm not going to talk to you anymore. Expect a lot of problems in the future.
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Bobby ********
Benjamin Hays. There was a report a few weeks ago where a non-O married to Thai was refused a covid extension and was told to "get the proper visa" which meant he had to get the 400k into the bank account. I'm pretty sure that was Chiang Mai. It appears some places will only give covid extensions if no other options are available, and perhaps some offices don't like the 400k criterion being by-passed?
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Andrew *****
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 I got the money but not had the time for it to be in the bank long enough
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Steven ***************
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 . I had a similar situation regarding the 400k not in bank long enough. They gave me a 60 day 'visit family' extension to buy the extra time. They then gave me a yearly extension after that.
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 I was after the 60day visit family at first but they said no I really think I turned up on a bad day
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@Andrew ****
 . Ask to speak to the person in charge. I had headaches too until that happened and explained it directly to the boss at my local office. He saw the logic, knew it was allowable and ordered the officer to process it for me.
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 I’ll be honest the stress it’s causing moving here getting my daughter in a good school can’t go to a school as you don’t have her records speak to her old school they only release records to schools she is going to attend got that sorted I’m just going to go to a agent the stress isn’t worth it
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Bobby ********
Andrew Cox. Do what Stuart has suggested and go stay a night at a hotel near a "friendly" IO. A much better strategy than getting onto the visa agent carousel. It's hard to get off once you're on.
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@Benjamin *****
 thank you
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Andrew *****
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@Benjamin *****
 then I have a problem they won’t do anything
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Stuart *********
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 a slight work around would be to choose an office that will issue the Covid visa and stay at a hotel near there. Ask the hotel for a screenshot of them having filed your tm30.
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@Stuart ********
 yes that’s one way
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Benjamin ******
@Andrew ****
 Different immigration offices have different policies, sadly. I'm 100% positive you *CAN* get a 60 day extension of stay based on visiting Thai family
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 yes thinking of doing that
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