Can I switch from a retirement visa to a marriage visa while in Thailand?

you dont need 800k if married to Thai man -

Yes can.

Female married to a Thai national can get Thai nationality. No need for a visa.

Female married to Thai man you don't need the 400k in bank go to immigration they have a form with everything you need listed on it I'm going back at the end of the month just applied to go from retirement to marriage visa waiting on immigrations decision. But I went there before I applied they gave me a list of all the paperwork I needed

It's a great country we live in, where Immigration can say "No", but we all know it can be done anyway.

Yes

But you should go to your local immigration. You have to go there anyway a few times to apply it.

No further discussion needed at this point.

You don't need to show them any proof of funds being a female, but you need to be legally married here (in amphur).

If you're are married (papers from Amber) not Monk blessing..then you don't have to show money in the Bank. As of Thai lov is the husband duty to supply money..

Take him to immigration

As a female married to a Thai National you are entitled to a marriage visa and not have to show any funds.

I understand your issue as I had exactly the same issue. The crux is the visa you entered Thailand on.

I entered on a non immigrant O-A based on being over 50. I extended that visa a couple of times (this is important). Then I decided I wanted to change the reason of my extension to marriage.

I took advice from this group and my immigration office. What I needed to do was cancel my current extension and apply for a 60 day spouse visit extension. This is very simple to do and only requires proof of marriage and address. During that 60 day extension I put together the mountain of paperwork required for the marriage extension.

On the last of the 60 days I applied for an extension of stay based on marriage. I was successful in that application and that will be my method of extension going forward.

Hope this helps.

When I renewed my NON O marriage visa back in December there was a lady that was changing from Retirement to NON O because she just got married. Not sure why you can’t get it done. Just make sure you have all the paperwork needed. Good luck.

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Get an agent

If you are already on an extension of stay you do not change the visa you change the reason for your extension of stay. Easy to do. All you have to do is meet the requirements for that type of extension and provide all the paperwork requested. If you change extension type (i.e. from reason of work to for reason of married to a Thai or vice versa) the new extension will start from the date of application, not added to your current extension. This only happens when you change type not for future extension if reason remains the same.

I had no problem changing in county at local immigration office. They will try and talk you out of it saying it’s no different, more paperwork for them to process. But I found based on marriage to a Thai carried more weight getting back into Thailand during this pandemic

I came here on a married and changed to a retirement the next year then two years ago changed back to a married no problem other then I lost 1 month.

I just did the same change last month. Lots of paperwork but no problem

It is possible there is a guy on YouTube called Teacher Thomas Thailand (TTT) he's been living in Thailand for 6 years. Non O extension for family support or marriage. 400k in the bank. He does it by having at least 40,000 THB per month being transferred from aboard per month without holding 400k in the account. I'm going to do it the same way. Contact him he's a fantastic guy always willing to help and no charge.

We are an American couple that have been on separate retirement visas for 10 years. We were told by immigration we could change and have one of us go on the others as a dependent but we needed a certified marriage certificate.

Thai marriage visa requirements for female married to thai is different

Check out official thai gov website

>I have a retirement visa at present

There's no such thing as a "retirement visa". This is a:

- Multiple Entry Non-OA visa based on being over 50

- Single entry Non-O visa acquired outside of Thailand based on being over 50

- Single entry Non-O vis acquired INSIDE Thailand based on being over 50

- A one year extension of stay based on retirement from a Non-OA visa

- A one year extension of stay based on retirement from a Non-O visa based on being over 50

- A one year extension of stay based on retirement from another visa that's *NOT* a Non-O. visa based on being over 50.

>s it possible to change it to marriage visa

There is also no such thing as a "marriage visa". There is:

- A single entry Non-O visa based on marriage to a Thai national (which you can not get inside Thailand)

- A single entry Non-O visa based on marriage to a foreign national with a valid Non-Imm visa (which you can't get inside Thailand)

- A one year extension of stay based on marriage to a Thai wife [I'm assuming this question is about you, which naturally won't apply to you]

- A one year extension of stay based on marriage to a Thai husband

- A one year extension of stay based on being a trailing spouse to a foreign national with a valid Non-Imm visa

We need to know what you have in your passport NOW, and what you want in your passport so we can answer your question.

Where is your retirement from? Which immigration

While I have not done it I have read several times that it is possible. People do it both ways. I read you just change your reason at the renewal. Instead of retirement it’s marriage to Thai.