Can I apply for a Non-O visa in Phnom Penh if I'm 50 and my wife is not?

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March 18, 2024

6 months ago

William ******

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Can I apply for non o in Phnom Penh if I am 50 and my wife is not?  She would be a dependent.  They were not clear when I asked.  They shad bring marriage certificate but she wasn’t clear if that was enough.  I have to provide bank statement is that one month or more that one month.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user inquires about applying for a Non-O visa in Phnom Penh at the age of 50, while his wife, as a dependent, does not meet the same age requirement. There is ambiguity regarding the need for a marriage certificate and bank statement duration for the application. Comments clarify that typically the Non-O visa is not granted based on dependence in Southeast Asia, and it's suggested that the user might need to apply for a Non-OA visa instead in their home country.

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John **********

Most embassies now require you apply for a non-oa visa to allow your wife to get a trailing spouse visa. You can only do that in your home country

6 months ago

William ******

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Any idea how many months bank statements they require

6 months ago

John **********

@Dennis ******

for what

6 months ago

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John **********

William ******

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So, an agent in Thailand f said he could do it but was costly. He told me if my wife can get non a in Cambodia do it because easier. So, now they don’t do it. Not flying all the way back to her home country to apply. I was told once I have the retirement visa she can apply outside Thailand. But me getting the non o here and then extending it in Thailand doesn’t help her get a non a at embassy here. Is it worth a try dollying for both? In Hanoi they told me I could even apply for non o myself unless in my country. Maybe she confused non o with non oa.

6 months ago

Brandon ************

@Dennis ******

it used to be possible to get a dependent non-O trailing spouse visa at a couple of the Thai embassies in the region, but that's no longer the case as of a few months ago

6 months ago

William ******

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@Brandon ***********

was told by agents in pattaya they can do the dependent add on. One said she had to leave once I had my extension and apply at embassy

6 months ago

Brandon ************

@Dennis ******

What embassy though? No embassies offer it anymore. The last 2 stopped a couple of months ago. There's no embassy in SE Asia that will provide a trailing spouse non-O visa anymore. That's the issue. You can only get it in your home country now, and not even every country offers it at all. More and more people are required to do the 800,000 in the bank for both spouses now. If one is under 50 then there's not many options.

6 months ago

William ******

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@Brandon ***********

why the change? Guess we can try they say no will bounce around Asia for a while. Maybe Philippines. They have a program that might work. We can do Vietnam for 90 days

6 months ago

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William ******

Aake **********

@John *********

wrong, NO visa not NOA

6 months ago

Stuart *********

@Aake *********

No idea what you’re trying to say here. Some embassies will only issue a Non O dependent visa to a spouse applying for a Non OA visa. Some will allow for a Non O based on being over 50.

6 months ago

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Stuart *********

You can apply for the Non O. There is currently no consulate or embassy in SE Asia that will issue a Non O based on being dependent. You could try in your home country for such. You may or may not get one.

6 months ago

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Stuart *********

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Can I apply for two Non-O visas, one for myself over 50 and one for my wife under 50, while living in Thailand?

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