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What should I do about my expired Non-Immigrant O-A visa and options to restore my prior stay date in Thailand?
I have a Non-immigrant category O-A multi-entry visa issued on 23 Aug 2017 and enter before 22 Aug 2018. I first entered Thailand 21 Nov 2017 with pp stamp admitted until 20 Nov 2018. In Sep 2018, I flew to Hanoi and returned to BKK 4 days later where Thai Immigration told me my visa had expired. They stamped my pp and gave me 30 days (until 10 Oct 2018) which is well before my prior until 20 Nov 2018 stamp. Is this correct? Do I have any options to restore my prior until 20 Nov 2018 date? Thanks for any advice.
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The user's Non-immigrant O-A visa expired on 22 Aug 2018, leading to confusion over their permissions to stay in Thailand. They entered Thailand on a valid visa but failed to secure a re-entry permit before traveling to Hanoi. Upon their return, immigration granted them a 30-day visa exempt status instead of restoring their original stay until 20 Nov 2018. Community members clarified that without a re-entry permit, their initial permission to stay was voided, leaving them with no options for extending earlier dates.
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Bruce *********
OPSo the re-entry permit was the key. Thanks for the clarification!
Biff *******
Your visa expired on 22 August 2018. Your last permission of stay would have lasted until 20 Nov 2018 if you had either stayed in Thailand until then, or got a re-entry permit before you left (that's what re-entry permits do, they keep your permission of stay current).
You now have no visa, just the standard 30 day visa exempt status.
You now have no visa, just the standard 30 day visa exempt status.
Al *******
You needed to purchase a reentry permit to keep your extension alive when reentering Thailand after the enter before date. Without that you start over with a 30 day visa exempt entry.
Suthipat ***********
Do you do re-entry before go out Thailand?
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