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Can I change my Non-B visa to Non-O based on marriage and how do I apply?

Mar 7, 2025
a month ago
Hello all,

I just concluded a contract with a Thai company and canceled my Non-B visa and work permit today with permission to stay until March 19th. The company staff told me that I can change the visa and extend to Non-O based on marriage.

1. Is that true?

2. Do I do this at CW or Chamchuri Square (where the Non-B was issued)?

3. Can I just get a short extension as I have a business trip in April and can then just come back in and do the normal extension process based on marriage?

Thanks!
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The user, after canceling their Non-B visa and work permit, seeks clarification on changing their visa type to Non-O based on marriage. It has been confirmed that this is possible but must be done at the Chaengwattana immigration office before the current extension period expires. Users have indicated that documentation should be prepared for a marriage-based extension and there may be an option for a short extension to accommodate upcoming travel.
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Paul *******
You were on the ideal visa extension, as your permission to stay was for 2 years 9 months through the BOI company you worked for.
Jeremy *****************
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@Paul ******
Yes, it wasnโ€™t canceled entirely by choice.
Chris ********
And to add to Todโ€™s response, if you switch to the Non-O Marriage extension, you can keep this visa type. If you later get a job, you can obtain a work permit under the same visa, so thereโ€™s no need to switch back.
Jeremy *****************
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@Chris *******
Do I have to jump straight to the 1-year Non-O extension? My issue is that I need time to season the funds.
Jeremy *****************
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@Tod ********
Thanks.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™Iโ€™ve done this extension before and will report back on the success.
Tod *********
@Jeremy ****************
you haven't done it since you went on this Non-B visa/extension right? because you are allowed to do it only ONCE per "visa-chain"
Jeremy *****************
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@Tod ********
I donโ€™t believe so.
Tod *********
@Jeremy ****************
report back and let us know what immigrations says about issuing that extension on a cancellation of extension stamp if you would ๐Ÿ™‚
Jeremy *****************
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@Tod ********
Will do. Is that walk-in at CW? I remember having to make an appointment for the 1-year extension.
Jeremy *****************
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@Tod ********
Hi Tod, Iโ€™m pleased to say that they granted the 60-day extension based on visiting family at CW. My wife asked if anyone can do this and they said yes, as long as you have the right docs. They wanted to see all my termination paperwork from the company.
Tod *********
@Jeremy ****************
looks like they issued the 60 days starting the date you applied for the visit family extension, not from the 19th of Mar which your cancellation of extension was issued until.

That is not at all uncommon because when you get extensions for a different reason than your primary extension they usually start that new one the day you apply for it
Tod *********
@Jeremy ****************
That's GREAT to hear, congrats, glad it worked out for you.. I just didn't know if they'd issue it off a cancellation of extension stamp was all ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanx for the update

Now you have the time you need to get the funds in place, seasoned the 2 months so you can do the year extension based on marriage to a thai..
Tod *********
@Jeremy ****************
you go see if you can get that 60 day visit thai family extension (which as I said I've never seen on a cancellation of extension stamp before) and that could give you time to season the funds

Otherwise you go on the year extension (when you'd need to show the 400k for 2 months in a thai bank account in your name only

OR

You leave the country either come back in and start the process from scratch (90 day Non-O in country, then the year extension),

or

get a 90 day Non-O visa when you're out of the country based on marriage to a thai from a consulate before you come back, get stamped in for 90 days, then do the extension after that when you have 30 days or less and the funds have seasoned the correct time
Jeremy *****************
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@Tod ********
Thanks, Tod. Iโ€™ll head out to CW and ask if theyโ€™ll do the visit family extension. Iโ€™m trying to avoid leaving the country as I already have a business trip planned in April and hoping to hold out until then.
Tod *********
@Jeremy ****************
you want to make SURE you ask them for the "visit thai family" 60 day extension, don't say "married to a thai" because there is no 60 day extension for that exact reason, just so happens your 'thai family' is your thai wife ๐Ÿ˜›

this is the clause in the police order for the extension you want
Tod *********
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—ข ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.

๐Ÿญ. ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฒ?

They told you wrong, you wouldn't change to ANY visa, all you would do is before the cancellation stamp runs out, GO to Chaengwattana and apply for the year extension of stay based on marriage to a thai (by meeting the financial and documentation requirements)

๐Ÿฎ. ๐——๐—ผ ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ช ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ (๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—• ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฑ)?

You're done using Cham Churi anymore. You cancelled your extension of stay based on employment (you weren't on any visa but on an extension) and now if you want to apply for an extension based on marriage you go to Chaengwattana main immigration office Section L-1

๐Ÿฏ. ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ?

In theory you have until Mar 19th to apply for a new extension. I would say that you should get the documentation together, apply for the extension for 1900baht, get the 21 day under consideration stamp and THEN get a re-entry permit to exit/re-enter and not lose that stamp

Now can you get a 60 day visit thai family extension? I don't know as I've never heard of that being issued on a cancellation of extension stamp (the stamp that lets you be here now).

All you can do is go to Chaengwattana and see if you can get it, but again I'd say just get your ducks in a row documentation wise and go apply for the year extension FIRST, then travel..
Greg ***********
@Tod ********
top notch correct advice from Tod. Hey, he is your man
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