Hi, just double checking something quick. I'm like 20k baht short for my Non-Immigrant O due to the horrible exchange rates currently, so I'm forced to do another border run.

I've only done one border run this year which I extended by 30 days and then another 60 days under "family extension" (my thai wife). I should still be able to do another border run, despite this 60 day family extension I've done, right?

I am a Brit on a ME non imm wife visa I got in Savannakhet last year. I am due to do my third border bounce in a few weeks.

I have recently moved from BKK to Kanchanaburi. And as far as I can see my nearest border is Ban Laem. So to avoid the hassle of a 6 hour each way drive I am wondering if it is possible to cancel this visa and apply for an in country visa at the local immigration office

If it is what do I need to do?

TIA

Anybody any clue as to when visa border-run will be possible again? E.g. Malaysia. Myanmar, Vietnam?

How to get the most out of your year-long, multi-entry Non-Immigrant Type O visa based on marriage.

This visa is currently available at three Thai consulates in S/E asia without the need for proof of funds. Those are the Thai consulates in Savannakhet Lao, Ho Chi Minh CIty and Seoul South Korea.

The requirements to get this visa for this reason are not extensive. You need; the original marriage certificate, copies of the marriage certificate, your thai wife's i/d & her house book listing along with copies of your passports relevant pages and a few passport sized photos.

The Thai consulate in Penang Malaysia will issue this visa but they require proof of 400K baht in a bank account (no seasoning required) OR the notary letter from your consulate stating you get over 40K baht a month in income.

This visa is a multiple entry visa meaning you can enter/exit the country as many times as you want during the validity of the visa (a year from the date it's issued) and you will be stamped in for 90 days. When that 90 days is running out you go to the border, stamp out of thailand, stamp in&out of another country and stamp right back into thailand to get another 90 day stamp. You do this for the validity of the visa itself.

The way to maximize the time in country with this visa is to make sure your LAST entry on the visa is done just prior to the "enter before" or "valid until" date on the visa itself. This gets you one final 90 day stamp taking you to just about 15 months of stay.

Then you need to apply for the 60 day "visit family" extension at the immigration office for 1900baht. This extension does not require proof of financials to get. That will take you to 17 months on a single year long visa. ..

Good Luck.