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What happens to a dependent's Non-O visa when switching from an ED-Plus visa to a Non-B visa in Thailand?

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Zaina ******

asked Nov 5, 2024

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I am currently on an ED-Plus visa valid until June 2025, and I have a dependent on non-O visa also valid until June. If I switch from an ED-Plus to a non-B visa, what will happen to my dependents’ visa status? Will they need to cancel their non-O visas and apply for new ones, or can they change their visa status within Thailand without leaving the country?

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If you switch from an ED-Plus visa to a non-B visa, your dependent's non-O visa will no longer be valid once your visa is cancelled or expired. Your dependent will need to apply for a new non-O visa, which may be done at the local immigration office if your new employer agrees to support the application. It is unclear whether your dependent will need to leave Thailand to apply for the new visa, as this can depend on the specific immigration office.

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Ellie *******

A visa/extension based on dependent on another foreigner is no longer valid as soon as the main foreigner's visa/extension is cancelled or expired. In that case, her dependent extension must be cancelled with yours.

Now it depends on the employer and immigration office whether she can apply for her Non-O dependent to a foreigner with a visa or extension based on employment at the local immigration office or has to leave once.

Your new employer has to agree to support your wife's Non-O as well, as she needs paperwork from the company to apply for it inside or outside Thailand, anyway.

2 years ago

Ellie *******

In usual cases such as applying for a Non-O dependent visa inside Thailand from a tourism entry stamp, the main foreigner needs to be on a 1-year extension already. This results in family members having to go to the Thai consulate around to apply for an initial visa there, or wait until the first 90 days pass with border-bounce or tourist visa.

As Non-ED-PLUS is quite a new one, no report of converting to Non-B so far. No one knows yet how the immigration offices handle the procedure like this.

2 years ago