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What happens to my Non-O visa extension if I leave Thailand during the 90-day reporting period?

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Feb 25, 2024
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Bryn ********
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During a 90 day extension, if you leave the country, does the extension date extend past the original 90 day for the period you’re out of the country? I’m on a year-long, non-O. When I return, the non-O will still be valid, but I will let it lapse after I return and only be here a couple weeks after that. Basically, I want to return for a couple weeks and then return only for vacationing at the end of this year for a couple months. I know that routine. I was planning on getting an exit permit at the airport before I leave. With the non-O, are there any issues with exits? This is my first exit in two years.
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The original post raises confusion about the implications of leaving Thailand while on a Non-O visa with a 90-day stay period. Several commenters point out inaccuracies regarding the nature of the visa and the rules governing it, clarifying that there is no 90-day extension in the context described. Instead, a Non-O visa provides a 90-day stay permit upon entry into Thailand, which resets when re-entering the country, given that a re-entry permit is secured. The conversation highlights difficulties in understanding the differences between visas, extensions, and the requirements for 90-day reporting.
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Stuart *********
OK. Are we supposed to guess what type of stamp or visa you are on. You claim you are on a Non O but you haven’t exited in two years - which is not possible. You claim not to know what a year extension is but that’s the only way you could have not exited for two years.

Without knowing exactly what you have it’s not going to be possible to give any sensible answer.
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Frank **********
I'm totally confused about your post. Do you even know if you are on a visa, an extension or what?
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Bryn ********
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@Frank *********
 Non-O as stated. Sorry about the confusing post. Serious case of old guy fog.
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Nongnuch ********
this is a train wreck of a post. would be best if you can show us the stamp you received in your passport, or the pdf print out of the visa. You are mixing up visa, stay permit, 90-days report and extensions
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Frank **********
@Bryn *******
 I definitely can understand that as I experience it quite a bit myself lolol.
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John **********
This is very confusing. Are you on a 1 year multiple entry visa or are you on 1 year extension of stay? Perhaps posting a picture of your visa (with personal details blanked out) would allow people to understand
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Bryn ********
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@John *********
 Sorry for the confusion. Serious old guy fog.
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Nongnuch ********
if you are on a year long Non Imm O visa, a multi entry permit is included. You will get stamped in on each entry for a 90 days stay permit. Before these 90 days stay permit expires, you need to leave Thailand. That's why you not have to do a 90-days report on Immigration. When you re-enter, you will again get stamped in for 90 days. If you exit and re-enter on the last day of the visa validity ( 'visa must be used by') you will receive a last 90-days stay permit. So you can actually reach a 15 months stay in Thailand.
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@Nongnuch *******
 I must apologise I was assuming it was a 1 year extension the original OP was talking about.
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@Nongnuch *******
 on year long non of visa you get stamped in till the date the visa expires. You do not have to leave the country every 90 days, just report your address to immigration which can be done on line or on person at no charge. If however you decide to leave and have reentry permit your 90 day count resets at the new entry date
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Nongnuch ********
Pauline Swain no, you got your wires crossed! When entering Thailand during the one-year validity of a 365-days multi entry Non O visa, you will get stamped in for 90 days STAY PERMIT upon each entry, which is not the same date as the date the visa itself expires. You MUST leave Thailand before these 90 days expire. You CANNOT extend the stay permit on Immigration
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Nongnuch ********
Pauline Swain I would suggest you ask Brandon Thurkettle or Tod Daniels of the visa advice group. Something is wrong with your 21 June 2023 stamp. . . . . and you have been lucky, nobody at the border has discovered it, yet.
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Pauline *******
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 please accept my apologies again I am on an extension and have been for a few years. I was assuming it was a question about extended stay visa.
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Nongnuch ********
Pauline Swain sadly, both stamps are wrong. When you entered by 3 Jan 2024, the officer stamped you in based on a wrong stamp. He should have stamped you in until April 2nd.
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Nongnuch ********
@Pauline ******
 'RE' does not mean 're-entry' you got your wires crossed
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Nongnuch ********
Pauline Swain if you entered on June 21, 2023 with a 1-year Non O visa and got stamped in for almost one year, then you got stamped in wrongly !
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Pauline *******
Here are more wrong stamps from immigration
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Nongnuch ********
you are not on a visa but on an ' extended stay permit'
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Micah ********
@Nongnuch *******
 Non-O Year long visas do not require you to leave within the stay period.

Usually within the first 1-2 years of having a Non-O, you'll be required to extend every 90 days (or 180 in some cases), but once you get your 1-year, the only thing you have to do in that time is 90-day check-ins (and now they're also requiring a 6-month report update at immigration)
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Nongnuch ********
and you renewed this extension for one more year
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@Pauline ******
 okay - you were on an 'extension of stay based on retirement' that expired on May 17, 2023
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@Nongnuch *******
 only if he has a multiple entry non-o
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Nongnuch ********
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 a single entry Non O is valid for 90 days. If he has what he claims to have, it is a multi entry one-year Non Imm O visa. It comes with a multi re- entry permit included. . . . . Well, maybe he is not on a visa at all but on a 1-year Extension of Stay. Then he needs to buy a re-entry permit, or the EOS becomes invalid when leaving Thailand
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Pauline *******
@Nongnuch *******
 multiple re-entry permit is not included in yearly extension, there is a separate charge for it. When you apply for it it lasts for as long as your extension
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@Pauline ******
 well said he has a 1-year visa, not a 1-year extension. With a visa, the multi entry would be included. With an extension, he would need to buy a re-entry permit to keep the stay permit alive when exiting Thailand
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John **********
@Nongnuch *******
 he's also said he hasn't left the country in 2 years which would indicate he hasn't a clue what he has
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Bryn ********
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@Pauline ******
 I have a non-O Imm. No idea how one gets a “yearly extension” or the difference between the two. 90 day reporting required with non-O.
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@Bryn *******
 is your non o for 1 year? If so you can extend it at immigration before expiry date. Yes you have to report your address every 90 days or if you leave the country before those 90 days the new date for reporting is reset at that day of reentry.
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Nongnuch ********
Pauline Swain you can NOT extend a 1-year Non O visa on Immigration !!! By the way, visa cannot get extended. Only stay permits get extended. Sadly Immigration and their bad English draw no difference between a visa and a stay permit. This is the reason why so many people are confused
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Roberto *********
This post doesn't make a lot of sense. If you're on a 12-month extension, where does the 90-day extension come in? There's no such thing as an "exit permit" - you don't need permission to leave. Perhaps you mean a re-entry permit? You cannot allow an extension to "lapse" - you need to leave the country before the expiry date otherwise you go onto "overstay" which is not a good strategy.
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Bryn ********
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@Roberto ********
 12 month non-O. Reentry, yes.
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Stuart *********
Not quite sure where coming from on this one. There is no such thing as a 90 day extension.
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@Stuart ********
 90 day report.
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Bart **************
@Bryn *******
 oh, but that's a very different thing. Totally unrelated to re-entry stuff.
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Pauline *******
I think you mean the 90 day report. It resets on return to Thailand each time as long as you have re-entry permit
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