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What are my options for extending my Thai visa if I cannot return to Thailand until 2026 due to health issues?

Sep 21, 2025
3 days ago
Nick **********
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Hi,currently on 1yr ext married to Thai.exp 30th dec 2025.im stuck in uk after op for hernia went horribly wrong.wife in Thailand.if i cannot make a return til nx yr(2026),can i extend on return due to ill health..what are my options pls team
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The user is currently on a one-year extension of a NON-O visa due to marriage to a Thai national, which expires on December 30, 2025. They are stuck in the UK after a medical issue, and they seek options for extending their visa if they cannot return to Thailand until 2026. The community responses indicate that if they do not return before the expiration date, they will lose their current visa extension. However, they can apply for a new 90-day NON-O visa through the Thai consulate before returning or use a 60-day visa exempt entry and apply for a 90-day NON-O visa upon arrival.
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Tod *********
Sadly no, if you don't make it back before your current extension expires it runs out and you lose it.

You could buy a new 90 day Non-O visa from the Thai consulate in London online before you come back via the eVisa web portal

Arrive, get a 90-day entry stamp, and when you have 30 days or less left on that apply for a new yearly extension at your immigration office like normal.

OR

You could also come in free stamp entry on a 60-day visa exempt entry, then first apply for the in-country 90-day Non-o visa at your immigration office (if they are one of the offices that issue in country visas) and after you got that, apply for the year extension.

Of the two choices coming in with the VISA already in possession is the easier of the two as you then only need to get a year extension when it runs down
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