What is the process for applying for a 1-year NON-O extension in Thailand before my current visa expires?

You can submit the application up to 30 days before the expiry of your current stay permit

“before the expiry of the stay permit”. . is this understood? NOT before the visa expires, this is something else!

In Bangkok, Korat and Chiang Mai it up from 45 days before

Please do not confuse it: the duration of the visa validity is NOT the same as the duration of the “admitted stay permit” granted

You should already be registered with TM30, otherwise you will not be served at immigration!

I would visit Immigration as early as possible because should Immigration request additional documents and other evidence because something has changed again, or new documents are required, you may be under time pressure

Example: the recently required 12-month statement from the bank regarding the 400.000.- THB or 800,000.- THB balance for Expats using the "family" or “retirement" extension

Some bank branches issue the “bank letter of guarantee” immediately for a period of 2 months, but many require up to 10 days for a 12-month statement, be warned of the time delay.

For the duration of the next extension, it doesn't matter when you submit the application - the new one-year extension will always count from the day your current stay permit expires.

For example, my EOS has expired on the same day for 16 years - always on January 4th.

Some immigration offices make the mistake of starting to count from the following day, which causes the date for applicants to move forward by one day every other year.

Whether the new “Extension of Stay based on family or retirement” is stamped and given to you immediately, or can only be picked up a few days later, depends on the specific immigration.

At the immigration I use, the process takes around 20 to 25 minutes (!) and I don’t have a single pre-filled form on me when I enter the office.

During this time they manage

*** to issue the 1-year extension

*** to stamp a re-entry permit

*** to take note of the 90 day report and attach a new 90 day report date to my passport

An Extension of Stay “on the basis of being married to a Thai” is generally NOT issued immediately.

You will get a stamp saying that the application is for “4 weeks under consideration” (subject to review) and the date stamped on it when you can pick up the passport with the new extension four weeks later

If you apply early (within the 30 days) the time is added to your extension period, so you might as well apply as early as it is convenient for or you. Just in case you need to get any extra information for immigration.

if you entered Thailand with a Non-Imm-O visa, don't confuse the duration of the validity of the visa with the duration of the stay permit you received. That's a common mistake people make. Check your entry stamp, it shows the date when the stay permit expires. On most immigrations you can apply to the 1-year extension out of a Non-Imm-O visa (regardless the reason it was issued for) as soon as 30 days are left until the expiry of the stay permit. In Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Korat, you can go 45 days earlier. . . . In case you received the 90-days Non-Imm-O visa by "change of visa type" inside Thailand, refer to what

@Brandon ***********

advised

What you will apply for is a 12 month extension of stay based on your already used Non-O visa. Not a 12 month Non-O visa

Umm, under which category of type O extension do you have, marriage, retirement, dependant, which?

I'm assuming you got your non-O inside of Thailand. Yes you must apply before the end date of your stamp but you can apply up to 30 days early at most offices.

If you live in Bangkok you would go to Chaeng Watthana. You should go there a few days before you want to apply and ask for the handout of the requirements for your extension as every office has different requirements and they change from time to time. You should go get the handout every year.