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Does my friend need to cancel his Non-B visa before applying for a Non-O visa in Sawannakhet?

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Oct 22, 2019

7 years ago

Michael ***************

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A Question that properly been up here before :) My friends workpermit and employment is expired this month, but his Non B will expire in December. He wish to go next week to Sawannakhet and change to a Non O. Question is do he need to have his Non B cancelled first or can he just cross the border and apply for the new visa? TIA

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The question discusses whether a person in Thailand needs to cancel their Non-B visa before applying for a Non-O visa after their work permit has expired. Comments suggest that staying without a valid work permit may lead to overstaying issues and provide insights about visa validity and the application process.

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If your friend visited the Immigration Office to get a new stamp with in the second line Extension of Stay permitted up to ../Dec 2019, this stay became invalid on the day he stopped working and is from that day in overstay.

7 years ago

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What does your friend and you call a Non B. If your friend has a Non Immigrant B visa sticker in his passport and left Thailand every 90 days to buy a new one he can stay till the Admitted until date stamped inside his passport

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