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Yejamin
  3/14/2015 05:13 EST

Can someone please tell me if it's possible to get an extension for multiple entry visa? She's on her 1st entry and believes each entry can extend additional 30 days. Is this correct?

caughtintheact
  3/14/2015 15:38 EST

According to http://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand/re-entry-permit-thailand.php
"If you have an extension of stay but would like to travel outside Thailand for a short period then you will need to apply for a Re-Entry permit."
Thus it appears that the original type of visa, not the re-entry permit determines how much time one has left in Thailand after leaving and returning on a multiple entry permit.
For example, if you have been in Thailand on a one year extension, and have 6 months left, if you leave the country with a re-entry permit, for a month, and return, you will have 5 months remaining.
In other words, the re-entry permit allows you to return to Thailand based on your original status, but it does not change your original status. You will not get an additional 30 days here to compensate for the 30 days when you went abroad.
The re-entry permit just allows you to leave and come back without having to start the immigration process all over again.

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