Hi I’m new to the Forum. My query is if I get my 90 day Non Immigrant O visa converted to a year Visa as I am married to a Thai National can I go back to the UK and re-enter Thailand within the year.
Assuming that air travel returns to normality
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Yes, you can convert your 90-day Non Immigrant O visa to a yearly extension based on your marriage to a Thai national. After you apply and receive your one-year extension, you must obtain a re-entry permit before leaving Thailand to ensure you can return. It's important to note that due to travel restrictions, re-entry could be affected based on the country's current border policies.
you cannot get back into thailand at this time AND the thai consulate in Lao is closed :( PLUS now to get in to lao you need to buy a visa before you go, AND you need to be quarantined for 14 days once you get there..
So maybe re-think offering out popping over to Lao for a marriage visa for a while there
What will happen is you will use the Non-O visa you have now to apply for what's called a "yearly extension of stay" based on marriage to a thai. You will show the proof of funds, submit the required documentation and pay the 1900baht. They will give you a month long stamp that says "application for extension of stay is under consideration", When that date comes up you go back to the immigration office and they will put the year extension stamp in your passport
THEN
If you wanna leave the country you would buy a re-entry permit (a single is 1000 baht and a multiple is 3800 baht) then you can leave and come back