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Do I need 12 months validity on my passport to apply for a new marriage visa in Thailand?

Marriage Visa Passport Validity NON-O Visa British Passport Application Visa Extension Immigration Office Procedures

Sep 25, 2022

4 years ago

John ******

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Good morning, can I ask for advice (on behalf of a good friend) on whether I need to have 12 months validity on my passport to apply for a new marriage visa.

Secondly after trying to apply for a new British passport the official government website says that I will need to go to Bangkok to complete the application.

Many thanks in advance for you advice and replies.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user seeks advice on passport validity requirements for applying for a marriage visa in Thailand. It's clarified that for an initial Non-O single entry visa, a 6-month validity is sufficient. When extending based on marriage, the extension can either be for 1 year or the remaining validity of the passport. For renewing a British passport, the user notes the need to go to Bangkok, although there are alternative options via VFS in Chiang Mai.

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Andy **********

You can also get a new British passport through VFS in Chiang Mai

4 years ago

John ******

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Thank you Andy

4 years ago

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Jeffrey ************

Your extension will be one year or the time left on your passport. Yes, we have to go to Bangkok.

4 years ago

Ellie *******

For an initial Non-O single entry visa you need 6-month validity.

When you apply for an extension based on marriage to a Thai, your extension will be shorter one of 1-year or your passport validity.

If you get a new passport and you need to transfer stamps, you need to go to the immigration office that issued your extension, not always Bangkok.

4 years ago

John ******

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@Ellie ******

many thanks for your reply.

4 years ago

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