Can my son extend his stay in Thailand by marrying his Thai girlfriend?

I am married and choose to use Tourist Visas.

If your son is married to a Thai person they are eligible for a Marriage Visa. There is a lot of paperwork to complete. I think the hassle is worth it, to live in Thailand but I find the tourist visa is an easier option. Perhaps one day my luck will change and I will feel differently but that isn't today (or the past couple of years)..

Despite all the adversed comments (which are cautionary in nature)

hopefully your son's aspiration come true, maybe he is one in a million who makes it.

Sounds like a bad idea if he wants to marry her just to stay longer. But the short answer is yes. Up to 90 days then 1 year with thai bank account that has 0 baht in it.

Only if he pays 2 million Bth upfront, she will sort it out after money is deposited into her Thai bank account

marriage for a visa is the best option for him

i think 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Great parenting here - encourage getting married for a visa 55

Yeah. Marriage visa. Your son needs to Investigate all aspects to Thai life, it's a big LEAP.😎😎😎

Yes

Yes

What the ??? Sounds like he is a few bottles short of a carton.😆

NO!

Please !

Well...the absolutely disgusting answers I am getting make me sick. Fir the information of the keyboard warriors..my son is in late 50's he has known his wife for enough time..we know her family..we know the correct procedures..he covers the financial side of things..she is a lovely girl. All I was asking..for MY information..was about length of time these visa take and if there are unscrupulous agents taking advantage...so thankyou for the nice answers...the rest of you...just get lost. No more comments required.

Marriage. Think about that 🤔

May as well get her pregnant and produce a grandchild for you

Elite Visa is cheaper than girlfriend/marriage.

Sounds like he needs to grow up first

😂😂

Oh Stop it!

What can possibly go wrong....

I'm amazed at how many nonsense answers you're getting. Of course he can stay if married to a Thai by applying for a non-o based on marriage. I entered on a tourist visa four years, got married, applied for the non-o, and then 1 year extensions since then. It's very easy to do.

The hardest part is getting a bank account in his name only on a tourist visa so he can meet the 400k baht financial requirement. It was easier 4 years ago. An agent can help with that part, but not needed for the rest of it. Alternatively he can apply for the non-o in his home country and may be able to meet those financial requirements eaiser. It'll then be much easier to open the Thai bank account to meet the 1 year extension requirements.

You may want to ask this and any future questions on the Thai Visa Advice or Thai Visa Forum groups. The admins are extemely helpful and don't allow all these cynical trolls.

Marriage.doesnt help at all..he still needs to apply for the same.visas as everyone else

If his girlfriend is famous he may have some.sway with her family. He should.live here for a few months and get legal advice to make this decision.

What is Thia?

If you do not know Thailand, and your son has only been here on holliday, make him try to forget it, and wait until he's at least 50 years of age.

Hope he has money cause that's only way to stay having the right income

If your son is old enough to get married, he should be able to figure out the stuff by himself. Or at least ask for himself🤪. Even being married to a Thai only allows you to get a non-immigrant O visa, which is good for 90 days.

How old is he?

Worst option for himself 😆😆😆

He can stay until the money runs out... 🤠

Don't marry it

There's a lot of this way that way on this give him a realistic answer and let the lad make his mistakes .b4 finding the good rite one ,I think we have all made our mistakes, I know I made mistakes 20 years ago

Live and learn .

No.

This sounds like a disaster waiting to happen

What is it recently with parents asking questions for there kids.

If he marries, he have money for maximum 6 months🤣

Ed visa ? Contact

@Nok *********

15 months, 50k bahts depending of university

Is this based on him knowing a person for 3 months?!? Red flags! 🤯

Mum if she was a bar girl tell him to end it there are millions of beautiful honest Thai women that have professional jobs especially nurses and teachers just don’t let him marry a girl from the bars

Lmao everyone trying to give relationship advice when visa advice was asked for.

If he's getting his mummy and daddy to ask, I'm guessing he's not mature enough

MET visa

No ,,getting married to a Thai doesn’t effect the visa at all or length of stay ,,,

Yes, as long as he has enough money in the bank or as income from abroad to meet the financial requirements for extensions of stay. But you'll also need to line up a back up wife, or two, in case of divorce / death, as that would affect his visa status.

As long as he can pay

He will give dowry to his future in laws

If he has enough money no problem

This is the second time you're asking this question?

If he thinks getting married is the best thing to do then that’s a terrible option. Even the. He’ll have to go thru all the visa rubbish. Best to get any of the other visa options.

Sounds like he needs his mommy

Sounds Loke Mommy Is "Still Supporting Junior And Asking Questions That He Should Be Asking...He Is Over 18 ? Sounds Like He's More Like 6 Yrs. Old.

What Is An Elite Visa...The One Where You Are Compelled To Put 800K Bht In A Thai Bank ?

Thank you Barabas for the long weekend.

Dont

Happy Easter everyone!

Our Lord has risen … let’s just hope he doesn’t have internet access to read the comments section of TVA 🫣🤷‍♂️😝🙏

Are you supporting his decision or is time he left the nest? You have said nothing about the circumstances, his age and whether he has any means to support himself. Let alone anything about whether she has children and whether or not a bride price has been discussed and who is going to pay at it and what is being done with it? Is he not capable of asking these questions himself?

My son married his Thai girlfriend..(because they love each other) but still struggling to get her a visa to visit UK to meet his family ! They have provided everything visa people have requested but 2 months on still no visa ! I don't know if agent she got is ripping them off

he is a kid still if you are solving his problems XD, so I guess it is not a good idea

you think his thai girlfriend doesn't have other foreigner boyfriends as well as her thai husband and children and sick buffalo?

Is he 50years, 800.000 i the bank for some months, then no problem. 🙄😊

Ed visa

Elite visa

It would cost less in the long run to do visa runs like everybody else

If your son is over 50years old it could be possible. Otherwise it sounds like you can foot his bills and he can get an ED visa.

Christ.

Stay as long as he wish...if he has the money..

@Dean *******

if he marries and puts 400K thb in a thai bank he can stay as long as he wants on yearly extension of stay.

Yes, forever!

Look into non-immigrant O visa (family/spouse).

Run 🤣

Yes that’s possible but lots of hoops to jump through and could end in tears

You're coming across in a totally crass manner. Here's an alternative suggestion equally as crass. Rob a bank and stay a long time for free.

conditions apply.

He can asking it for himself ?

If he’s only intending to marry to stay I think that’s wrong and stupid !

If he can’t figure out what his options are or how to stay long term getting married sounds like a pretty terrible idea