What are the implications of receiving a NON-RE visa after leaving and re-entering Thailand?

NON-RE visa NON-ED visa Visa Extension Re-entry Permit Visa Status Thailand Immigration Rules Student Visa Siam University

Oct 29, 2021

3 years ago

Eli ********

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Hello,

Is anyone familiar with the implications of the "NON-RE" visa? I just received it at the airport but I haven't been able to find much info on it.

Context: I have been studying at Siam University on a NON-ED visa. In March 2021 I received a 1-year extension of stay, which lasts until 10th March 2022. I recently took a trip back to the United States and got a single-use reentry stamp at the airport as I left. I returned to Thailand yesterday and just noticed something odd. On arrival, they stamped my passport with a NON-RE visa, expiring 10th March 2022.

I did find something on the website of Kasetsart University which says, "Students who go out of Thailand have to do Re-entry visa for keeping visa (Non-Ed) valid. When you come back to Thailand, you will get Non-re visa."

I haven't been able to find much info besides this. Does anyone know the implications? Do I have two visas now? Or is the NON-ED visa cancelled? What impacts will this have when I go for my next extension of stay in March 2022? Do I need to do something special to get back onto a regular ED visa?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The NON-RE visa you received upon re-entering Thailand indicates you have used a re-entry permit and are still in possession of your NON-ED visa status, which is valid until 10th March 2022. Your previous NON-ED visa is not cancelled; rather, the NON-RE visa is reflective of your current status upon return. During your next extension application in March 2022, your educational status must still be valid, and you may need to clarify the continuing reason for your visa extension since it pertains to your studies.

Kevin ******

I read the answers and have a follow up question. Normally you need to leave the country if the reason for extension no longer exists, correct? Is the reason for extension in this case still education?

3 years ago

Benjamin ******

@Kevin *****

The reason for the poster's extension of stay is education, and that reason for the extension of stay is still valid. The poster simply got a "re-entry permit" to keep the extension of stay alive.

3 years ago

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Benjamin ******

Tod *********

It means you used a re-entry permit to come back into the country on a valid visa/extension stamp and were stamped in until that extension runs out (10th March 2022)

3 years ago

Krzysztof *********

@Tod ********

Haha, I also was confused at the first time 🙂 I thought that the guys mistakenly put "retirement" instead of marriage visa...

3 years ago

Tod *********

@Krzysztof ********

people think that one a LOT.

3 years ago

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Tod *********

Eli ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thank you! So am I still on my NON-ED visa as normal? Or was the NON-ED visa cancelled when the NON-RE one was added?

3 years ago

Tod *********

I think you are confused

@Eli *******

a bit.

You were on an extension of stay based on education,

you needed to leave the country,

you BOUGHT a re-entry permit,

you left the country

When you came back you USED the re-entry permit to get in

You got stamped back in for the duration of the original extension you were on before you left 🙂

3 years ago

Tod *********

@Eli *******

you haven't been on an ED VISA for a long time. You said yourself that you got an "extension of stay" and that is what you are allowed to be here on.

This entry stamp shows the date you came in AND how long you're allowed to stay <- which if you notice IS the expiration date of your current ED EXTENSION 🙂

3 years ago

Eli ********

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@Tod ********

Oh interesting. Thank you very much for that clarification 🙂 So I am not currently "on a visa." I am "on an extension." Great to know! I appreciate your thorough, quick, and kind response.

3 years ago

Wannikea *********

@Eli *******

visas allow entry to a country for the reason on the visa, permission to stay stamp says for how long you are permitted to stay

3 years ago

Tod *********

@Eli *******

no worries, it's confusing if you haven't been on an extension w/a re-entry permit and left/come back in before

You're good and your extension is still valid until 10th March 2022, like it was before you left.

3 years ago

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Tod *********

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