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Will my 30-day tourist visa affect my work permit or my Non-B visa application in Thailand?

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Mar 7, 2018

8 years ago

Kaila ***********

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Hey guys! I posted on here a few weeks ago asking for advice.

Unfortunately I got the info wrong - I thought my visa expiry date was on my re-entry stamp, but it was on the visa itself (would you believe I've been here for 8 years!? 😂)

So they let me come back in on a 30-day tourist visa. I just renewed my work permit. Will this tourist visa do anything to void my work permit or cause me any problems processing the paperwork for my non-B? Really hoping I didn't screw myself with my own stupidity!

Thanks for any advice you can offer!

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The poster mistakenly believed their visa expiry date was on their re-entry stamp instead of the visa itself, leading to their re-entry into Thailand on a 30-day tourist visa. They are concerned about whether this tourist visa will void their work permit or complicate their application for a Non-B visa.

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First there is no 30 day tourist visa, so I guess you came back into Thailand without any visa and using the Visa Exempt Entry for 30 days. Working is Prohibited on a Visa Exempt stamp, even if you have the Work Permit. You can process the paper work for the Non B, apply for it and than back to work.

8 years ago

Kaila ***********

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Yeah that's what I meant. The 30 days you get when you do a border bounce. Thanks for the info Robert!

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