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Can a wife convert her tourist visa to a dependent visa if her husband is on a retirement visa in Thailand?

Retirement Visa Dependent Visa NON-O Visa Visa Conversion Thai Immigration Tourist Visa

Dec 27, 2022

3 years ago

Debbie ******

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Question: If the husband is on a retirement visa, can the wife fly in on a tourist visa and then convert & get on his visa?

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The wife cannot convert her tourist visa to her husband's retirement visa directly upon arrival. She must typically apply for a dependent visa at a nearby consulate if the husband is on a yearly extension of stay. Alternatively, she can enter on a 90-day Non-O visa before further applying to stay as a dependent.

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John **********

Assuming the husband is already on a 12 month extension of stay the wife should get a 90 day Non-O visa before flying in. If she comes on anything else she'll have to leave again to obtain the correct visa

3 years ago

Bob **********

I think you can piggyback on your husband’s yearly extension

3 years ago

Wayne *********

3 years ago

Stuart *********

@Wayne ********

No idea who they are but they’re misinformed. There is nothing stopping a spouse from getting a dependent visa off of someone with a retirement (over 50) extension. Most offices won’t issue them in country (a recent change to the rules in Phuket seem to allow for this) but the spouse can visit a nearby consulate and get a Non O based on being dependent of someone on a year extension of stay.

3 years ago

Debbie ******

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@Stuart ********

sounds good! I just wrote to the Embassy here to ask if I (over 60) can get this based on hubby's (yearly extension) retirement visa . Problem is I am out of the country and hubby is in Thailand -- so what kind of docs would they need from him for me to do this?!

3 years ago

Stuart *********

@Debbie *****

each embassy tends to have its own rules of what’s required for a specific visa type. Look at their website for “Non O visa based on being a dependent of a long term extension holder”.

3 years ago

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Stuart *********

David *********

Absolutely not She would either apply for a visa from the Thai embassy in the country where she lives or apply for a retirement visa if she meets the criteria. I am assuming that is the course she wants to proceed with.

3 years ago

Lisa ********************

@David ********

I think that's incorrect.

3 years ago

Stuart *********

@Lisa *******************

It is.

3 years ago

Stuart *********

@David ********

3 years ago

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Stuart *********

If he’s on a year extension of stay based on being over 50 then the wife can go to a nearby consulate and apply for a dependent visa. If you are using the Phuket office then apparently you can apply in country. If the husband is on the initial non O visa then the consulates generally won’t issue a dependent visa until he is on the year extension.

3 years ago

Wayne *********

@Stuart ********

dependent visa if under 50 years of age if over 50 must be her own retirement visa ?

3 years ago

Stuart *********

@Wayne ********

Nope. Can be a dependent if over 50.

3 years ago

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Stuart *********

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