Can I change my non O visa extension reason in Thailand if I plan to marry?

NON-O visa Thailand immigration visa extension rules marriage visa retirement visa

Sep 25, 2023

a year ago

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Today i went to Amnat Charoen immigration to extend my non O visa based on been over 50 . As i talked to the officer i explained to him that i was planning to mary soon and asked if i could change the reason for my extension in a few months or could i have a shorter extension than a year ? Answer are no and no.

Hope this can help others for planning.

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A user visited the Amnat Charoen immigration office to extend their non-O visa based on their age of over 50. They inquired about changing the reason for their extension due to an upcoming marriage or obtaining a shorter extension than a year. The officer stated that both requests were not allowed. A comment from another user confirmed that if a reason change is desired (e.g., from retirement to marriage), it must be done at the time of renewal.

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Tod *********

Yep, that is totally common, if you're on a retirement extension and want to do a reason change to an extension based on marriage you have to wait until it comes up for renewal and do it then..

a year ago

Tod *********

only one I've seen them do like that is one going the other way, from marriage to retirement when you get divorced 😮

That's because your extension ends when you signed the divorce decree so they let you apply for a new retirement extension "out of sequence"

a year ago

George ******************

@Tod ********

what about if you got a job? Could you switch from retirement to marriage, so you could work?

a year ago

Tod *********

@George *****************

You could but you'd have to wait until the retirement extension was comin up for renewal,

they wouldn't let you change (out of sequence) to marriage because you got a job.

if you wanted to change right away you'd do what Jame said

a year ago

James ********

@George *****************

leave Thailand without a re-entry permit, re-enter visa exempt and start with the Non O Visa as Married and its one year extension of stay as Married.

a year ago

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