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Can I apply for a 1-year marriage extension in Thailand if my current visa expires soon?

Jul 13, 2025
2 days ago
Steve ******
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Iโ€™m on a 60 day extension of a 90 day non o. Need to apply for a 1 year marriage extension. My 2 month funds seasoning is up on the exact day my leave expires. Is it still possible to apply? Someone told me need 14 days left on leave when applying. Thanks in advance for any info.
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The user is seeking advice regarding the application for a 1-year marriage visa extension while on a 60-day extension of a 90-day Non-O visa, with concerns about timing due to the expiration of their current visa. Responses indicate that while it is usually advised to apply with at least 15 days remaining on a visa for initial entries, once holding a 90-day Non-O, one can apply for an extension as long as they have 30 days or less left on their current visa. However, it's crucial to gather all necessary documentation beforehand to avoid complications at the time of application.
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Tod *********
๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

Someone was confused. You need a minimum of 15 days left on your visa exempt entry or tourist visa entry to apply for the 90 day in country Non-O visa because of the review period.

BUT

Once you have the 90 day Non-O stamp to get a year extension you can do it any time you have 30 days or less left on your current stamp (meaning from 30 days before right on down until the day your stamp expires)

The down side in your situation is that IF you don't get the documentation all correct the day you apply you don't have any time left on your current stamp to re-group and apply again.

I would go to your immigration office well before your expiration date, get the hand out listing the requirements at that specific office (photos, bank documents, marriage documents, thai wife's documents, lease, TM30, copies, etc) because you got one chance to pull this off before you run on overstay at 500baht a day

This is a general list of requirements for an extension based on marriage to a thai. It is NOT office specific (which is why I said go get the one from your office)

Best of luck with it, you're fine, you're just running it right down to the wire time wise
Steve ******
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@Tod ********
Thanks for the information. Thats great to know. Iโ€™ll get prepped up with the docs and give it ago.
Tony *******
@Tod ********
that list is very helpful thanks
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