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When can I renew my 1 year non-B visa for Thailand?

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Bashir *******

asked Sep 19, 2021

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What is the soonest I can renew my 1 year non B visa. I have a US passport and I will be completing my first year of non b upon which I hold a work permit. What has been everyone's experience? Thanks

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The earliest you can apply to renew your 1-year Non-B visa is either 45 days before it expires (October 20, 2021) or 30 days before it expires (November 4, 2021), depending on the immigration office. Some offices may allow applications a bit earlier for valid reasons, but it's generally not advisable to apply much before the 30-day mark.

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Benjamin ******

I'm shutting this down, since the same question is being asked by the op over and over. You MUST get an extension of stay in person. Thank you.

5 years ago

Serdar ********

as far as my experience, if you work in the same school or the company, they will extend your visa by completing some paperwork provided by the school/the company, and also they will extend your work permit on the new page of the same bluebook, or if you start to teach in different school but in same province , you can renew your non.b visa by paperworks from new employer without leaving country

5 years ago

Ellie *******

That depends on the immigration office and how the old and new work permits are processed whether if you don't have to leave or not.

5 years ago

Benjamin ******

@Serdar *******

>they prefer you to be present in immigration pffice during visa extension

No, it's a requirement for a person to be physically present when getting an extension of stay. According to

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"APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT THE APPLICATION IN PERSON"

Just because YOUR immigration office is breaking the law doesn't mean it's legal.

5 years ago

Bashir *******

@Serdar *******

do I have to be present there for them to do that? Or can it be done without me?

5 years ago

Chanon ******

@Bashir ******

the work permit extension can be done without you there. Just give power of attorney for the company’s staff to handle it for you as well just in case.

Chanon ******

no, you must show up

Bashir *******

what about the Non B visa. Can that be done without me being there?

5 years ago

Benjamin ******

According to this post

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Your Non-B expires in December 4, 2021. At the earliest, you can apply for a one year extension of stay based on employment on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 (assuming 45 days) or Thursday, November 4, 2021 (assuming 30 days).

*SOME* immigration offices may allow a person to apply a little bit earlier, if they have an extremely good reason, but I doubt they would let you apply a month or more early.

5 years ago

Bashir *******

@Benjamin *****

do you know if my company can apply without my being present physically at the immigration office?

5 years ago

Benjamin ******

@Bashir ******

No they can not. You need to be physically present. This is according to the TM7, which says

"APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT THE APPLICATION IN PERSON"

(Note: Upper case in original text)

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5 years ago

Benjamin ******

What immigration office?

Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Buriram, Phuket, Chiang Rai and a couple other ones all allow people to apply for extensions when they have 45 days or less left on their current stamp.

Everyone else is 30 days.

5 years ago