Can I apply for a multiple entry Non-O visa based on marriage after entering Thailand with a single entry?

Question

Hi. UK citizen about to pass through New Orleans where i got a non o multiple entry a few years back. The lady said today that no honorary consulate can issue a multi entry any more. She did say I could get a single entry and then apply for a multiple when I arrive in Thailand. Is this correct and how do I do this at immigration, is this straight forward? The non o is based on marriage and I will be applying at Jomtien immigration. Thanks.

Ask Thailand · Answer

The poster, a UK citizen, is confused about obtaining a Non-O multiple entry visa based on marriage after being told by the honorary consulate in New Orleans that they can only issue a single entry visa. Comments clarify that they cannot convert a 90-day single entry Non-O visa into a multiple entry once in Thailand. Instead, they can either return to a Thai consulate like those in Savannakhet, Ho Chi Minh City, or Seoul for a multiple entry visa, or apply for a yearly extension based on marriage at Jomtien immigration, which requires meeting specific financial requirements.

Joe *********** · Answer

Theses Consulates spoken of here, Portland, New Orleans and add those in (Dallas, Miami, Atlanta I believe and Honolulu) Are not standard Thai Consulates. These offices are contractors - most often not Thai Citizens. Officially they are termed: Royal Thai Honorary Consul General.

They used to have nearly full function but are quite limited in their powers these days. The Thai Govt. cut way back starting about two years ago

They used to have nearly full function but are quite limited in their powers these days.  The Thai Govt. cut way back starting about two years ago

Tod ********* · Answer

If you definitely want to get a year-long, multi-entry Non-O visa based on marriage (the kind where you border bounce every 90 days on) you could go to the thai consulates in Savannakhet Lao, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam or Seoul South Korea and apply for one. Those consulates require minimum documentation and no proof of funds.

Tod ********* · Answer

If you get a 90 day single entry Non-O based on marriage you can't apply for a multi-entry once you're here :/ A 90 day single entry visa is just that good for one single entry of 90 days.

Then you either go get a new visa from a thai consulate and start over

OR

you apply for a yearly extension of stay based on marriage by meeting both documentation and the financial requirements of 400K baht banked in a thai bank account in your name only for 2 months before your application or a notarized affidavit of income from abroad from your consulate here in thailand stating you get 40K baht a month in income.