Good morning everyone,

I wanted to understand and have clearer ideas if possible.

So 2 days ago on the 15th of this month I landed in Suvanambumi with an international flight, during the process to get to immigration everything was very fast and not many people but when I arrived in front of the agent for the classic check I was put aside and this is where my doubts began.

The agent checks my passport (I have an Italian passport) and sees various forms of extension and re-extension, then he calls his colleague and takes me to another checkpoint and he saw that I have done many extensions and re-extensions per visit family, then asks me to call my wife in an inappropriate way (call your wife, call your wife, call your wife), I point out that I could not open my mouth to make them understand that being a sailor and working on a cruise ship I stay out of the kingdom for 4 months and then return for 2 months, (sometimes 1 and a half months and sometimes for 2 months and something because always depends on the company when it gives me the next assignment but never more than 2 months and a 1 week).

After he spoke to my wife in Thai on the phone he tells me that this time he will let me in but next time NO more and I can be banned for 49 years😏. I know that I could request a NON-O visa based on marriage and I would have all the documents in order but for the work I do it is not really feasible as to get an extension of one year I have to initially stay 3 months without leaving the kingdom when I am at maximum on holiday for 2 months.

So after he stamps entry and I go in.

Perfect then since I had no peace yesterday morning I went to the main immigration in BURIRAM where I live and I explained to the officer what had happened to me, he told me that they CANNOT NOT let me in, that the visa based on marriage It is NOT suitable for me and within 1 year I can request this extension visa to visit family 4 times and I can always have it when I enter the kingdom by plane, I would like to point out that the official in BURIRAM notified me of residence I live in Buriram and it has attached in my passport.

Has anyone had a similar experience?

Who should I listen to?

Better i process this NON-O based in marriage?

And because every officer says different things?

Thanks for your advice.

Cheers.

Yesterday my application for a Non O (based on marriage to a Thai) 1 year extension was refused at CW. It appears that my understanding of the visa extension options was incorrect, however I’m interested to confirm whether this is indeed the case or perhaps did the immigration officer make a mistake.

I’m currently on a 1 year Non B extension which is due to expire in about 2 weeks time. I’m currently still employed but my work contract will expire at the end of June this year, and due to a change in my life plans I won’t be renewing my work contract. As such, I decided to request a 1 year extension based on marriage instead of an extension based on work. My understanding was that it’s possible to request an extension based on a different category to my current extension (Non O instead of Non B) providing that I meet the requirements of the new extension and have all of the required evidence/documents. I seem to remember hearing about other people who have done similar in the past. Anyway, in spite of me having all the required documents listed in the Non O extension check list, the immigration officer wouldn’t accept my application.

The immigration officer advised me to request Non B extension documents from my employer, return to CW and apply for a Non B extension, then at the end of June when my work contract expires I should request documents from my employer to cancel my Non B extension, then return to CW to cancel the extension, then leave Thailand and visit an embassy in a nearby country, obtain a 3 month Non O visa, return to Thailand, and finally towards the end of the 3 month Non O visa I can return to CW again and apply for the 1 year Non O extension using all of the same documents that I already had with me yesterday when I went to CW.

Obviously I’m going to need to do whatever I need to do, but I’m somewhat surprised by the immigration officer’s advice as I’m pretty sure I’ve heard of other people being allowed to apply for extensions based on a different category to their current extension.

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