Can I switch my extension of stay from retirement to marriage under Thai immigration rules?

NON-O visa Retirement extension Extension of stay Marriage visa Amnesty rules Bank transfer requirements

Sep 9, 2020

4 years ago

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HI 2 quick questions.

1) I was on a non imm O from Savannakhet valid until Feb 2021. While on the amnesty I got a retirement extention of stay based on 800k. It was issued on 31 July but only valid 30 July 2021. I understood that extentions of stay granted during the amnesty were valid from 26th Sept. Is this correct?

2) Will I be able to go on an extention of stay based on marriage and a monthly 40k coming in to my Thai bank account from abroad for 12 months when this current retirement extention of stay expires next year (as things stand now)?

Thanks for any information and advise.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user inquires about two questions: the validity of their retirement extension under the amnesty rules and the possibility of switching to a marriage-based extension of stay. According to a comment, the user's retirement extension was correctly dated, and they can switch to a marriage extension if they meet the bank transfer requirement of 40K baht monthly for 12 months before applying.

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Tod *********

IF you transfer in to the country a minimum of 40K baht each month every month for the previous 12 months before you apply for your next extension you should be able to change the reason for your extension from one based on being over 50 (retirement) to one based on marriage to a thai.

I'd say about a month or so before you go to get the extension based on marriage next July, stop in the immigration office with your thai wife, get the hand out listing the requirements and show them the bank book showing the monthly transfers to make sure there's no hiccups.

4 years ago

Mik **********

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Thank you Tod for your swift replies.

4 years ago

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Mik **********

Tod *********

Missed it by a day :P

you got the extension on the 31st of July and the new amnesty (that starts all extensions from the 27th of Sept) started on the 1st of Aug. You got your year extension for the exact amount of time you were supposed to

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