What should I do if my Non-O visa extension was denied due to missing paperwork?

Same question: Why is it impossible?

If your DTV is based on something you can document extremely well as ongoing (like your business), I guess it's possible, given your local immigration office is open to it. Some aren't.

You can easily organize a border run for yourself on one day and for your wife the next day and you will have another 179 days you can spend together in Thailand without leaving the dogs alone.

There are two of you: you and your wife. You could each do an overnight trip somewhere while the other stays with the dogs? That's what my roommate and I do. She goes wherever while I stay with our cats, then it's my turn the next month while she stays with the cats. But you don't have to stay more than a night if you don't want to.

I just got a roundtrip ticket to Penang, Malaysia for $120. Idk how that cost, plus a hotel for 1 night, compares to the extension fee.

My understanding is you will need to produce all documents from your original application. Updated where required. +TM30 Also that it can only be done in Bangkok. I stand corrected if anyone knows otherwise.

Good luck with that

Hey, let me know if you need a dog sitter, I might be able to help! :)

Get a dogsitter for 2 days and do tge border run

I mean it's better to do a same day "flight" border run. Show pictures of dogs to IO to make them understand that your going back is very important. It's allowed by law and they will agree to it. 💯

You can leave food out for the dogs and make a 1 day trip and back. Still a higher iq move than the baggage of extending.

But pay attention on your tax situation too. You will become officially a tax resident in Thailand when you spend more than 180 days per calendar year there. That means that you have to pay tax on all the money which you brought to and spent in (remitted) Thailand.

In addition you have to consider your personal situation where you are registered to live mainly. In the most countries you have to inform the government that your main location of living is now a different one when you are away 6 months or more, which can lead into loss of different rights (government support payments, work permit, insurances, etc.).

For example, if you are a foreigner living in Switzerland, you will lose your status of residence after 6 months abroad. You can avoid this by requesting an exception and get an approval. But if you don’t do it, you lose your residency status and work permit in Switzerland which have a big impact.

It’s only an example, but perhaps you have similar dependencies?

And consider that a lot of countries have a double taxation agreement or an agreement of data exchange. Which means that they probably can share the information that you stay longer than 180 days in Thailand.

I have experience with this in another country where they wanted to tax my world income. I had then to prove that I wasn’t more than 180 days per calendar year in that country. If it had been not successful, I would have to pay taxes on my income twice, because there was no double taxation agreement in place between my registered country where I lived and the requesting country.

I’m just curious, not being offensive but why is a border run impossible? I have 2 cats and they’re important and require (slightly less) attention than dogs… but my neighbour is a good friend and he feeds them and cleans their litter whenever I’m not at home. Only needed his help 2x this year but still! Is there not someone that can take care of them for the 1-day you’re border running? I’m sure in DTV you don’t even need to stay the night in Laos/Malay/Cambodia/Burma

It's really not worth it. Just go one by one. Much easier. Less stress.

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can definitely help you out. They are always on point. Never had an issue with them

As others suggested here, go out of Thailand separately, so that one of you can look after the dogs whilst the other is on the border run.

It will most likely be a lot less hassle than trying to do extensions.

Maybe check with your local immigration office and see what they say, and you will get a feel for it.

There is a small risk that one or both of you fail the extension process and then you are in the soup, whereas if you do a boarder run separately it’s very unlikely that you will be denied the 180 days stamp

Who said that leaving Thailand is impossible? You can do same-day border run very easily. i know, I have 12 dogs.

Go to the office first and get their specific list of requirements for the DTV extension

You can go and when you're back your wife can go. There's your solution.

You will need all updated documents like you were applying for the DTV for the first time it. From experiances in reported in the group your best option is to just leave and come back same day. Fly to ha noi will need a visa for vietnam if you are not afforded visa exempt in vietnam and come back the same day

You could leave early in the morning and come back late on the same day, or the next morning too.

You Will get tax resident..get your TIN

In the past I know a pal used Rayong instead of Jomtien to resolve a situation. Said they were helpful in his situation. It will be a quiet office. I would go in and ask them requirements first. At least then you will have the lay of the land. Good luck.

Yes. There have been some detailed reports in the group.

The documents needed:

Visa extended in Bangkok (success):

DTV extended at Udon Thani (success):

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A noble cause, good luck with that, let us know how it goes.

Not impossible but the vast majority who tried gave up on the idea. The very few who succeeded even suggested not trying it and said they wouldn’t do it again. I would think about a plan B like leaving one by one maybe?! Good luck!

You will most likely need all of the original documents you supplied updated for when you apply, so updated proof of income etc which will all vary depending on how you applied plus 500k in your bank for at least 30 days