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VISA for Satff
Visa Extension Workflow
For Foreign Lecturers / Employees at Khon Kaen University (KKU)

Step 1: Notification by Foreign Staff
- At least 45–30 days before visa expiration, the foreign lecturer/employee must contact the Faculty’s International Affairs/Relations Office to express the intention to extend the visa.
Step 2: Faculty Responsibilities
- The faculty prepares a Memorandum and relevant documents using the form IR-staff-Visa_Extend.
- The complete set of documents is submitted to the Division of International Affairs (DIA).
- Required documents:
- Copy of passport (information page)
- Copy of passport page with visa stamp and expiration date
- Copy of employment contract
- Copy of work permit (first page and latest updated page)
- Other supporting documents (if any), e.g. employment order, academic degree certificate
Step 3: Division of International Affairs (DIA)
- Reviews and verifies the completeness and accuracy of the documents.
- If documents are incomplete/incorrect → returned to the faculty for correction.
- If documents are correct/complete → proceed for approval and signature of the official letter addressed to the Immigration Inspector, Khon Kaen Province.
- Processing time: 3–7 working days (if no corrections are required).
Step 4: Return of Documents
- The DIA returns the signed documents to the faculty.
- The faculty proceeds with the visa extension application at the Khon Kaen Immigration Office on behalf of the foreign staff.
► 01 IR-Visa-Aplication
► 02 IR-staff-Visa_Extend
► 03 IR-Staff-2-Visa_Non_B [change type]
► 04 IR-staff-Visa_Cancelation