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Can an education visa be converted to a marriage visa while staying in Thailand?

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Peter ********

asked Dec 13, 2021

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Can an education visa be changed to a marriage visa whilst in country?

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It is possible to change an education visa to a marriage visa while in Thailand, but it depends on your current visa status. If you are still within the first 90 days of your education visa, the answer is no. However, if you are on an extension of stay based on education, you can cancel that extension and apply for a new extension based on marriage to a Thai national.

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Sarnai ************

Not sure if applicable to you. I have done this inside Thailand: Non-imm "B" (initial 90 days stamp, not extension) - amnesty - Covid extension (multiple) - marriage to foreigner with work extension.

5 years ago

Tod *********

IF you are on the first 90 days of the ED visa the answer is NO.

However if you are on an extension of stay <- based on education you CAN cancel that extension and immediately apply for a new yearly extension based on marriage to a thai.

So the real question is; are you on an extension of stay based on education?

5 years ago

Peter ********

@Tod ********

Thanks todd! no i am on my initial 90 days of ed visa…So if i am hearing you correctly, after the first 90days i could change it to marriage visa assuming i was married in that first 90 days?

5 years ago

James ********

@Peter *******

Peter Salmon Do you have the required 400,000 Thai baht to bank in a Thai bank account in your own name ...to obtain a one year extension of stay as married to a Thai ?

And you need to be legally married to apply.

5 years ago

James ********

@Peter *******

I have placed the TOPIC ..."extension married to Thai national"..on your post.

CLICK on the TOPIC and all posts re getting the one year extension will POP UP for you to read. Lots of helpful information.

5 years ago

Tod *********

@Peter *******

nope, you're not getting ANY visa, and you can't switch the reason for your extension the first time, you have to get it for the reason you got the visa, SO that means you'd get one extension based on education and then AFTER you got that extension you could change the reason the next time to marriage to a thai by meeting the proof of funds, etc

5 years ago

Benjamin ******

@Peter *******

Generally, it's the policy of the local immigration office, or best practices. What immigration office are you using?

5 years ago

Peter ********

@Tod ********

so complicated but that helps! is there a website where all of these facts are printed?

5 years ago

Benjamin ******

@Peter *******

No. AFTER you get the first extension of stay based on studying, you can return to the immigration office and apply for a one year extension of stay based on marriage (assuming you meet the requirements).

5 years ago