Can my friend with a Non-O visa request a 60-day extension for a family visit in Thailand?

Non-O Visa Visa Extension Family Visit Visa Thailand Immigration Retirement Visa

Nov 10, 2022

2 years ago

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My friend came with a non or retired visa on September 28th.  He is also married to a Thai woman Can  he request the 60-day extension for a family visit?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

Yes, your friend can request a 60-day extension for a family visit under his Non-O visa. It is advised that his Thai wife accompanies him during the process.

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James ********

2 years ago

James ********

2 years ago

James ********

2 years ago

Tony *****

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I'll explain better: he came for the first time with non o retirement in 2020. He has been in Thailand for 7 months doing the extension. Then he went to Italy with his Thai girlfriend and got married and his not o expired. He came back here with another one non o at the end of September 2022.

2 years ago

Tod *********

@AnTonyo *******

AND I'll explain better. He's on ONLY a 90 day Non-O visa entry that he got when he entered at the end of Sept.

The REASON he got that Non-O visa controls what extension he can get the first time. IF he got that Non-O visa issued in Italy based on retirement (AND it's noted on the visa sticker) he HAS to take the first year extension based on retirement.

IF there is no notation on the visa sticker in remarks stating why he got it (OR if he got it based on marriage to a thai) he can get a yearly extension based on marriage to a thai the first time.

Otherwise if it says 'retirement' on that visa he has to take the first yearly extension based on retirement and then the second year he can apply for an extension based on marriage

Now to answer your question; if he's married to a thai, then YES he can get the 60 day visit thai family extension on that 90 day Non-O entry (no matter what the reason was he got the Non-O issued for) 🙂

2 years ago

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Tod *********

Lloyd ********

Yep, no problem at all. His wife will need to accompany him

2 years ago

Tony *****

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@Lloyd *******

so he can also ask later for 1 year marriage extension ?

2 years ago

John **********

@AnTonyo *******

Be careful here. As I understand it the first extension MUST be for the reason the visa was issued. So if he's here on a Non-O issued for retirement his first 12 month extension must also be for retirement. The second year he can switch to an extension based on marriage

2 years ago

Tony *****

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yes this was my dubt

Tod *********

brought up a great point. IF he got the Non-O visa based on being over 50 (retirement) he's got to take the first yearly extension FOR that reason.

He needs to look on the visa sticker (if he got one) OR on the PDF file if he used the eVisa website to get his visa and see if it says anything in the remarks area.

If it's blank or doesn't have any notation on why the visa was issued, he should have no issues getting a year marriage extension from it, BUT if it says retirement he's stuck and while he can take the 60 day visit thai family extension he would have to get the first year extension based on retirement and THEN the second year he could switch the reason to married to a thai

2 years ago

Tony *****

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@Tod ********

I'll explain better: he came for the first time with non or retirement in 2020. He has been in Thailand for 7 months doing the extension. Then he went to Italy with his Thai girlfriend and got married and his not o expired. He came back here with another one at the end of September 2022.

2 years ago

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Tony *****

Lloyd ********

@AnTonyo *******

yep, lots of people use the 60 day extension to give them time to season the money

2 years ago

Tony *****

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@Lloyd *******

my dubt was about he came inside with a retirement Non O

2 years ago