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What are the implications of the under consideration period for my Non-O visa and re-entry permit in Thailand?

Aug 7, 2025
3 days ago
Alastair ********
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I'd like to clarify about the under consideration period please.

I have a Non-O (Thai wife) visa, and am on an annual extension with a multi-reentry permit (current extension and re-entry both issued at CW). Expiring 24/11/25. I'm in Bangkok, so will be applying at Chengwatthana.

If I've understood correctly, I can apply for the next year when I've got 45 days or less remaining (i.e. from 10/10/25 onwards), and will get 21 days under consideration from the application date.

If I apply on 10/10/25, I'd go back on 31/10/25, which is before my current annual extension expires.

On 31/10/25 would I get stamped for the next 1 year until 24/11/26, and be able to apply for a multi-reentry until 24/11/26? Or do I need to come back at a later date to get the extension stamped in?

If I'm planning to travel overseas during the under consideration period, would the existing re-entry permit still be valid, or does it get cancelled by the next year application, needing a new re-entry permit to cover the under consideration period?
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TLDR : Answer Summary
If you hold a Non-O visa based on marriage to a Thai national and you're planning to apply for an extension, it's important to be aware of the under consideration period. You can apply for the next year of your visa when you have 45 days or less remaining, starting from 10/10/25 in this case. Upon applying, you will receive a 21-day under consideration period. If you apply on 10/10/25, your current extension will still be valid when you travel, provided you inform immigration officers of your need to leave Thailand during this time. It is advisable to obtain a new re-entry permit for this 21-day period to avoid complications.
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Tod *********
๐—ข๐—ป ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—œ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐Ÿญ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ?

That is 100% correct, when you show up to get the year extension inked in right after that you can go buy a multiple re-entry permit from Section C-2 and it will be valid until Nov 24th, 2026

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—œ'๐—บ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฑ, ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฑ?

That is a trickier question BUT I would err on the side of caution, get a single re-entry permit (which would be valid only for that 21 day under consideration stamp) just to be sure
Wannikea *********
The under consideration period isn't always an automatic amount of time, it can be a month, can be a week, can be not given out at all.
James ********
Your one year extension of stay is ADDED to your current ending date.

Your reentry permit is valid until the current ending date.

Be careful with plans to travel outside of Thailand during the Under Consideration time period. As Thai Immigration Officers may wish to make a home visit.

IF you do want to travel outside Thailand during the Under Consideration time period, tell the Thai Immigration Officers of your need to travel.

Hopefully they will accommodate you by setting up a home visit date which allows you to travel.
James ********
THESE are the common found requirements for the One year extension of stay as Married to Thai... Suggest you Read other recent posts from forum members who have obtained the one year extension at CW.
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