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What are the best options for extending my stay in Thailand on a tourist visa while consulting for a company?

Giorgos ***************
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Hello!! I am currently in Thailand on a tourist Visa (Greek passport holder) and have already done a visa run to Laos. I will not be actively working since I am employed from a foreign company and will mostly have a consultation role in a small company in Thailand so I just need to reassure that I will be in Thailand for one more year, asking to find out which is the easiest way to do so.

-- Is it true about the new regulation providing you a six month tourist visa and unlimited land-boarder crossings? Would it be possible to spend a year just by renewing my tourist visa?

-- Is it hard to get a Non-Immigrant Visa “B” and in which embassy would it be easier to make it? Could my already two entries create problems for the business visa?

Thank you for your help!
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The user is currently in Thailand on a tourist visa and has completed a visa run to Laos. They want to know if it's possible to stay in Thailand for another year by renewing their tourist visa and inquire about the new regulations regarding an extended six-month tourist visa and unlimited land-border crossings. The community responses highlight that the claimed new regulation isn't true, cautioning against relying solely on tourist visa renewals for an extended stay. They recommend obtaining a Non-Immigrant Visa B and a work permit, suggesting the Vientiane consulate as a favorable option for this visa type. The discussions emphasize the need for appropriate documentation and the possibility of complications regarding prior entries.
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Tod *********
Tod *********
NO it's not true about the unlimited visa exempt entries OR the double entry tourist visa. <- Those things were approved by the cabinet but not implemented. So no you're not gonna renew any tourist visa to stay here a year.

Hard to get a Non-B means what? Look at the consulate website and see what the requirements are, meet them and they hand out the Non-B, don't meet them and they don't.
Benjamin ******
Benjamin ******
Oh boy... here we go:

" Is it true about the new regulation providing you a six month tourist visa and unlimited land-boarder crossings? Would it be possible to spend a year just by renewing my tourist visa?"

Not true. If there are any changes, I expect it to get tighter, not looser. You'd have to find some type of valid visa to stay here. Good options to look into are:

1. Non-B visa based on either the company who's you're working for, or through a company like Iglu.

2. (Illegal, expensive, but possible) the Thailand Elite Visa. Legally, you can't work on it.

You should be paying income tax and be part of the social security scheme.

"Is it hard to get a Non-Immigrant Visa “B” and in which embassy would it be easier to make it? Could my already two entries create problems for the business visa? "

It's up to the company to get the paperwork to do the Non-B. As an employee, your job is to deliver the paperwork to the consulate. The last I heard, Vientiane, Laos is the best consulate to get the Non-B.

" Could my already two entries create problems for the business visa? "

No.
Benjamin ******
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Giorgos ***************
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@Benjamin *****
Thank you for your response!
Robert *******
Robert *******
You need a Work Permit, the company can apply at the Ministry of Labor and next to this you need to get the Non Immigrant B visa, which you can get at a local Immigration Office if the company can and is willing to meet the requirements or after application of the work permit you can apply at a Thai Consulate.
Danny *****
Danny *****
Technically, you need a work permit to do consulting AFAIK. You need a work permit for any revenue generating activity in Thailand. And even for voluntary work.
Danny *****
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@Giorgos **************
You need both to be legal.
Giorgos ***************
Giorgos ***************
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Thank you for your response, my main responsibilities will be to talk in seminars and train the employees. I understand that possibly I would need a work permit for that, but I would not be covered by the business Visa?
Jo ********
Jo ********
Of course you need a work permit, even consulting.

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