Hello Everyone ! ☺️

I’d like to know if there’s any one in this group who have try to do a second DTV after the first one was cancelled? Is it even possible ? (I got job in Thailand so i did Non B )

Question about visas: I entered Thailand on a non-b visa but things didnt work out with my first employer. I left the country and went to Laos for a border run and re-entered on a tourist visa so my second employer could convert it to a non-b. once again, things did not work out. now i have a new job that starts in mid-october but my tourist visa currently ends on september 27th. should i go to immigration and get a 30 day renewal or should i leave and re-enter again? how long should i leave for? should ask my new job for a letter to help me at the border? im afraid of being denied at the border but i would do it by air this time to another country instead of by bus like the last time.

Hello everyone, a silly question here but when one is advised to 'ask directly to your local IO', in my case Chaengwatthana. Where do you go and ask your questions directly?

I often find the front desk at the entry pretty much clueless and/or with a poor understanding.

Do I need to ask and probably disturb the officers at the counters inside, where people has a queue number already? Or is it there any useful information area in the building?

Thank you for your help.

Hi guys !

I’m really being curious how to live in Thailand with DTV without any local bank account. ….

I have my own property and I am a director of a Thai registered company .

Are there’s facts still not valid to open a personal bank account in Thailand ?

Hi all. It's my first time working as a teacher in Thailand, I got a non-B visa from Laos. My work permit is short and will expire on 30th September, however my non-B will expire on 4th November! Is it true I have to exit Thailand when my work permit expires or can I stay in Thailand till the non-B visa expires in November?

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice about switching visas here in Chiang Mai.

* I’m currently on a Non-B visa extension through a tutoring company I work for.

* My extension expires on Jan 5, 2026.

* I’m married to a Thai citizen, and we live together in Chiang Mai.

* I want to leave my job and instead switch over to a Non-O marriage visa.

I understand for the marriage extension I’ll need:

* 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account (seasoned 2 months before applying), OR proof of 40k monthly income.

* Marriage certificate, wife’s ID, lease/landlord documents, and photos together.

My questions:

1. Is it possible in Chiang Mai to switch directly from a Non-B extension to a Non-O (marriage) without leaving the country?

2. If not, would my best option be to do a border run, come back on a Tourist visa, and then convert that to a 90-day Non-O marriage inside Thailand?

3. For proof of residence, my name is on our lease — do I need to update it so both my wife and I are listed, or will landlord’s ID + lease + photos be enough?

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has done this recently in Chiang Mai, as I know rules can vary by office.

Thanks in advance 🙏

Hello,

I am on a Non-B visa and my wife and two kids are under a Non-O, all with extensions valid until October 31st 2025.

Question is after applying for the new extension can one leave Thailand during the "under consideration" period before we get the yearly stamp?

We are currently planning to have some autumn holidays abroad all together for the first time and want to avoid any restraint.

Thank you

Hi - my work permit (WP) ends on the 16th Oct and my Non B on the 24th Feb. I am looking to appoint a manager to take over my resort and pass the WP to him. I am returning to the UK but don’t have accommodation until 12th Nov. So if I bounce out to KL and get my Non B cancelled while in KL and just return to Thailand on a VOA for a couple of weeks. Will I have any issues?

Urgent help needed 🙏

My mother's Non-O visa (dependent on my father’s 2-year Non-B visa) is about to expire in 2 weeks. Since my parents just got separated, we’re trying to transfer her dependency to my Non-B visa (1-year for a foreign teacher).

Here's where we’re stuck:

1. Her visa is issued in a different province.

2. The officer in my city says she needs to cancel her current visa before we can apply for a new one.

3. The officer in her city says we need a cancellation letter from the BOI (Board of Investment) before they’ll stamp the cancellation on her passport.

4. We went to my father’s company to get this letter, but both my father and the staff refused to help.

Has anyone dealt with a similar situation? Or does anyone have advice on alternative solutions to help us get her a new Non-O visa? 🙏

Following up questions about change jobs in thailand:

my husband currently holds a non b visa 1 year extension working for a company in BKK, valids till 18th oct. Me, holdin Non-o related to it. He is trying to change his work to a company in Koh samui as soon as possible. we are dealing with 2 lawyers now ,one in bkk represents the current company, another one in samui ,represents the new company. there is some confusion and confliction, would like to have your advices.

-can he cancel work permit in bangkok, and apply new work permit on the same day in koh samui, to avoid to go out of thailand

-do we both need to cancel our current visa extensions? as bangkok lawyers are asking us to cancel the visas at the same time as cancel the work permit. But lawyers in koh samui ask us not to cancel the visa, only the work permit, due to language barriers , we could not get explainations of this. what should we do? cancel the visa or only cancel the work permit?

-it sounds extremely stressful situatuion for us. if the 2 lawyers can't coordinate their work about "the same day" . what will happen to us? as technically , we will be risking over stay.

-we can consider to go back to France, and apply all over again, but apparently the WP31 in samui require 1 month to obtain, and it can only be applied when the current work permit is cancelled, so we will be facing to stuck in france at least 1 -1.5 months . but would this be a better solution?

thank you in advance if you can share your insights and advices with us.