Can I keep my Non 'O' visa after divorcing my Thai spouse?

Jan 4, 2025
4 days ago
Aleksey *******
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Hello.

I have a Non "O" visa multiple entry got in Vientiane 01.08.24. I obtained this being married to a thai national.

We both have a 9 years old child together (my name on birth certificate).

My thai wife now wishes to divorce and here is the question.

A few years ago here was written that this type of visa is not cancelled after divorce and can be used untill the provided date (July 2025).

Please advise if this term is still valid and I should not notify immigration about marriage cancellation and immediately do a new visa based on kid's care.

Also if someone have an experience in local divorce procedure please share it with me in private message as I have no idea how its going on...

Thanks in advance.
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The Non O visa allows you to remain in Thailand until its expiration date regardless of changes in marital status. You can continue using this visa for multiple entries until July 2025, even after a divorce from your Thai spouse. It's recommended not to notify immigration about the divorce and to maximize the time allowed on the visa. Additionally, you can later apply for an extension based on caring for your Thai child.
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Tod *********
You have a year-long, multi-entry VISA and when you got it you were married ๐Ÿ™‚

Doesn't matter if you get divorced the next day after it was issued ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

The visa is good until the date stamped on it even if the reason you got it changed

You can exit/re-enter every 90 days and use that visa until it runs out, and as Lloyd said, if you bounce out/back just before the VISA itself expires you can get a final 90 day entry stamp,

THEN

when that final stamp runs down you could apply for the year extension based on supporting a thai child at the immigration office for 1900baht

I wouldn't do anything until I maxed out the time I could get on that visa, no need to tell immigrations anything, as you don't GO to their office for anything, you bounce out and back every 90 days on the visa you have
Lloyd ********
Correct, as you have a VISA, you can use it up until the valid until date, so if you do a border hop a day or so before it expires, you can get nearly 15 months out of it.
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