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Can my Filipina girlfriend obtain a dependent visa if we are not married?

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I'm american over 50, my Filipina girlfriend is under 50. We arrived March 15 using visa exemption. We have not used the 30 day extension yet. We decided we want to stay indefinitely.

We plan to get the 30 day extension before amnesty expires. I will then apply for 90 day nonimmigrant O visa based on retirement, and later apply for 1 year extension.

Can my girlfriend get a 'dependent' visa if we are not married?
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An American expat over 50 and his Filipina girlfriend, who is under 50, are inquiring about visa options as they plan to stay in Thailand indefinitely. They arrived using a visa exemption and intend to apply for a 30-day extension followed by a 90-day Non-O visa based on retirement. The expat wonders if his girlfriend can obtain a 'dependent' visa despite their unmarried status, but responses indicate that she cannot, as dependent visas are only available to legally married couples.
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Tod *********
Tod *********
Nope, she cannot. Even if you were married they don't issue in country 90 day Non-O visas based on someone being married to a person on a "retirement" visa. She'd need to get that from another country.

BUT

Seeing as you're not married, she's gonna hafta find her own way to stay that is not connected with your visa/extension
Benjamin ******
Benjamin ******
>Can my girlfriend get a 'dependent' visa if we are not married?

No, she can not, only if you two are legally married

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