What should I do if my Non-O visa application is not approved by the time my extension expires in Thailand?

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I entered Thailand under visa waiver.
I have had  a 30 days extension valid until 15-09-23.

I have applied for a 3 month Non O retirement extension around 20-08.
I have submitted all required documents and paid 2000 thb and be told to come back on 15-09. I was, also  told that my application must be reviewed by the regional headquarters.

I have no receipt nor extra stamp in my passport, so If on 15-09 my application has not been approved for some reason should I be ready to leave the country immediately or does immigration will grant a 7 days extension ?

Would it be wise to  preventively do a visa run to get another 30 days or would that void my current non-O application ?

Thanks in advance for your advices.

Ask Thailand · Answer

The user is currently in Thailand on a visa waiver and has applied for a Non-O retirement extension, expected to be reviewed on September 15th. They seek advice on what to do if the application is not approved before their current extension expiry and whether a visa run for an additional 30 days would affect their current application. Commenters generally reassure the user that they should be fine with presenting their application details on the return date. However, they strongly advise against doing a visa run as it would void the Non-O application.

Thongnaipan ****** · Answer

Where did you apply? Following [mention redacted]

Michael ******** · Answer

If for any reason you did not receive the visa (unlikely if you prepared properly), you can apply for a 7 day extension denied stamp to leave Thailand.

Tod ********* · Answer

You are FINE, you should have a receipt that shows you paid 2000baht and on it should be a date that you return to "get your results"

ALL in country Non-Imm visas go under review like that and you will be totally okay just showing up on that date at the immigration office.

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼  𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗢 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ? <- DO NOT under any circumstances DO THIS 😮  Like you guessed, it will totally void the entire process

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