Do I need a passport valid for 6 months to apply for a NON-O visa based on marriage in Thailand?

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Jun 22, 2022

2 years ago

Marc *******

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Hi, Immigration Nakhon Sawan told me my passport need to be valid for 6 months to Apply for a NON O based on Marriage. Is this the case for every Immigration? In the paper handout this is not mentioned. Same in the paper handout in BKK.

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The user is inquiring whether it's necessary for their passport to be valid for at least 6 months to apply for a NON-O visa based on marriage in Thailand, as required by the Immigration Office in Nakhon Sawan. Multiple commenters confirm that this requirement seems to be enforced in Nakhon Sawan, despite it not being clearly stated in handouts. They suggest applying for a new passport soon and considering temporary extensions to avoid overstay issues.

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Tod *********

@Marc ******

as I said to you in messenger, I have never ever heard of someone trying to apply for an in country Non-O visa with less than 6 months validity on their passport.

It's just not something that's typically done, so that no one is aware of there being a rule doesn't negate the fact there is one ONLY that the situation comes up so infrequently that it's not even thought about in the grand scheme of getting Non-O's in country.

While I realize we're talking about an in country Non-O visa application, keep in mind it's clearly posted on the thai consulates websites in other countries that the passport must have minimum 6 month validity to get a visa.

Savannakhet Lao - 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟴𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

HCMC Vietnam - 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀.

I am not quoting those consulates as any justification ONLY pointing out that it is not out of the ordinary to require a passport to be valid more than 6 months for a Non-O application.

The O/P is on a 60 day visit thai family extension from a tourist visa entry that runs out at the end of July.

They are lucky that the covid extension program runs until July 25th.

The advice I gave in my first comment still stands; apply for a new passport ASAP.

Then just before the covid program runs out apply for a 60 day covid extension and hope that buys enough time to get the new passport otherwise they're gonna run on overstay until it comes and they can get out of the country and back in (because you can't apply for a Non-O visa once you start overstaying)

Good Luck to the O/P, thanx one and all for the helpful comments.

2 years ago

Bim *******

I live in Nakhon Sawan and they have an excellent office however they do rigidly stick to the rules. If applying for an extension they gave me until the passport expired.

2 years ago

Marc *******

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@Bim ******

Looks like there are other rules for a in country visa.

2 years ago

Ellie *******

@Bim ******

, Extension is given until the earlier date of 1 year or your passport expiration. This is the same rule all over Thailand.

2 years ago

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Ellie *******

Tod *********

If that's what they told you then that's what it is to get a 90 day Non-O visa from them, doesn't matter if it's on the sheet or not, they're the issuing office 😕

I'd get after getting a new passport as soon as you can. AND take a 60 day visit thai family or 60 day covid extension or something to buy you at least a couple months while you wait for it

2 years ago

Tod *********

I was going to suggest you just go to the thai consulate in Savannakhet Lao to get the 90 day Non-O visa BUT you can't even get IN Lao with a passport that has less than 6 months validity, in fact I don't think there's a country in S/E asia that will let you in on one 🙁

2 years ago

Stan **********

@Tod ********

, even if he could get into another country he'd still need the 6 months validity to get a visa at a Thai consulate or Embassy .

2 years ago

Marc *******

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George Turnbull Yep. Last chance COVID extension IF my passport is not ready in 4 weeks from now.

2 years ago

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Marc *******

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@Tod ********

555 Yep, that's the main prob. I hope my new passport is ready in 3 weeks. 3weeks allready at the embassy. I asked somewhere before and the admin told me (not you) that it doesn't matter when my passport isn't valid for 6 months.Bit main question is: BKK have the same rule? Like I said it was in Nakhon sawan where they told me about this.

2 years ago

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