Re-entry Permit Service

These are visas whose sticker clearly states Multiple-Entry from the outset (such as the first-year Non-O-A visa issued by an embassy, the 10-year Non-O-X visa, or certain premium privilege visas). Holders of these visas can travel in and out without losing their status.

Generally, a Re-entry Permit is not recommended for tourist visas, because the permitted stay usually ends when you fly out according to your travel itinerary. The exceptions are multiple-entry tourist visas (METV) or specific official concessions.

Permanent residents must obtain an exit endorsement (Endorsement) and a Non-Quota Immigrant visa instead of the Re-entry Permit used for ordinary temporary visas. ETHAIVISA can also handle this service for you.

You can apply in advance at the immigration office in the area where you live, such as Immigration Division 1 at Chaeng Watthana for Bangkok, or the immigration offices in the surrounding provinces and elsewhere in the country.

Yes. Major international airports such as Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang have immigration counters offering Re-entry Permits before passport control. However, allow at least 1-2 hours extra, as queues can be very long and you risk missing your flight.

You do not need to go at all. Our service works with a power of attorney, so our liaison officer can submit the file and collect the stamp on your behalf, 100%. You simply wait to receive your passport back in comfort.

The immigration office now has an online appointment system for booking a submission slot in advance, but the actual permit must still be printed as a sticker or stamped in ink in your physical passport. A purely digital permit cannot be used at departure immigration.

The main documents are: 1. original passport 2. TM.8 form 3. photo 4x6 cm (white background) 4. copies of the passport information page and current visa page, plus a copy of the TM.30 notification of residence.

It must be a colour, front-facing photo with a pure white background, without a hat or dark glasses, taken within the last 6 months, sized 4x6 centimetres.

There should be at least 1 full blank page for the Re-entry Permit sticker or stamp, together with the entry and exit stamps.

Yes, but it will not be worth the fee, because the Multiple permit will end within 20 days together with the main visa. We recommend getting a Single permit, or completing your annual visa extension before you fly.

The Single permit was used up on your first trip. Before your second trip, you must apply for a new Re-entry Permit. Never fly out without the stamp.

The visa and Re-entry Permit are attached to the lost passport. The foreign national must promptly contact their embassy to issue a new passport or emergency travel document, and coordinate with Thai immigration to obtain a certificate so the records can be transferred and the stamps restored when flying back into the country.

No. A Re-entry Permit is not a visa extension. If you return to Thailand after the main visa's expiry date, that status is considered ended immediately, and you will be refused entry under your previous status.

No, it does not. However, leaving the country pauses the 90-day count, and when you return to Thailand the 90-day period automatically restarts from day 1. Your previous reporting appointment is therefore cancelled automatically.

You must first complete the transfer of your visa stamp (Transfer Stamp) from the old passport to the new one at the immigration office. After that, the Re-entry Permit can be stamped in the new passport for travel.

Once the immigration officer has approved and stamped the permit in your passport, the government fee cannot be refunded under any circumstances. However, the stamp remains valid for use until the main visa expires.

Yes, they do. The law applies to all long-term foreign residents regardless of age, so that the child's visa stamp is not lost.

It is completely safe. Your documents are handled directly by the Liaison & Logistics Officer (document delivery and external liaison officer) of Billfett Co., Ltd., with a systematic log for receiving and returning passports, so there is no risk of your passport being lost.

It reduces the risk of last-minute oversights, which are the main reason foreign employees and senior executives unintentionally lose their visas, and saves you from gambling on long queues at the airport on your travel day. The ETHAIVISA team prepares the TM.8 form and handles the process at your local immigration office well in advance, reducing errors so that every international trip goes smoothly, worry-free and with maximum security.