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Do I need to provide a new photo for my marriage visa extension in Thailand?
My marriage visa is due for extension this month. I am being told I cannot use the same photo I used last year, I must get a new one taken. Is this true?
Answer summary
Yes, you will need to provide a new passport-sized photo for your marriage visa extension application in Thailand. Many immigration offices now require that photos be taken within the last six months, and using the same photo as the previous year is typically not allowed. This requirement has been confirmed by several users who have experienced it firsthand. It is advisable to check the specific requirements of your local immigration office, and good news is that some offices may accept photos printed on standard photocopy paper.
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Robert **********
Yes
Chris **********
It is worth trying to find your offices requirements for photos and paperwork. Often you can download the forms online. When you go to the office present them with 2 folders(everything in duplicate)with everything filled out and each page signed. It does make the process quicker and happier.
Chris **********
It is worth trying to find your offices requirements for photos and paperwork. Often you can download the forms online. When you go to the office present them with 2 folders(everything in duplicate)with everything filled out and each page signed. It does make the process quicker and happier.
Ellie *******
@Chris *********
, not all offices require two sets of paperwork.
David ********
Do immigration still require a white background for the passport size face photo?
Samantha ******************
Yes. New photo for the visa application and new photos taken in your home. It's annoying, but it's not a big deal.
Tod *********
I had an 80+ year old friend of mine in a wheelchair get called on the carpet for using the same passport photo as the previous year on the extension application.
I had to wheel him downstairs at Chaengwattana, get a new photo taken, peel off the old photo and stick the new one on the application to complete the process :O
they are merciless about using a passport photo taken within the last 6 months <- meaning you can't use the previous years photos
I had to wheel him downstairs at Chaengwattana, get a new photo taken, peel off the old photo and stick the new one on the application to complete the process :O
they are merciless about using a passport photo taken within the last 6 months <- meaning you can't use the previous years photos
Ian ***********************
OP@Tod ********
I am glad I caught this new requirement in time. Apparently Immigration update their rules every six months but since they don't update their website there is no way to find out until you arrive on scene unless you have heard it from previous victims. Even my Thai wife was caught on the hop when she presented our marriage certificate and was told it was invalid because "too old". We had to make a separate trip to the local amphur and get a stamped certificate confirming we are still together.
Ally ************
Yes, new photos inside/outside house are needed every year.. but the good news is that many immigration offices will accept the photos printed on standard photocopy paper.. meaning they don't have to be on photographic paper.. which saves you money and more importantly if you forget to get them printed off before you go.. you can nip to a nearby photocopy shop and get them done.. as we did one year at the copy kiosk behind the immigration building.. which avoided driving around looking for a proper photo printing shop!
Peter **********
Yes, they do want
Bennz **********
For those who know, does it require to resubmitted the whole paperwork again or can I just use the old paperwork just with new pictures?
Graeme ***********
Bennz Mercedes in korat the requirements change slightly every year.
Ellie *******
@Bennz *********
, Depends on the documents. Some have an expiry date, so you need to get new ones.
Frank **********
If that is what they want, just do it if you want the extension.
Cool_Ba********
Usually, yes
Nick *****
I just picked mine up last week. Guy before me and myself both told we had used same passport photo as last year and to go get a new one. They were checking against last year’s extension application forms.
Andrew *********
Yes I've always been told new pictures needed, pictures in the house as well.
20 years of extensions 3 different types.
20 years of extensions 3 different types.
Jill ************
Yes
Wolf ******
Why not doing new photos? 1 print-out is 0.10 baht.
Ellie *******
More and more offices require you to have new photos of you and your wife (and family). A passport-size photo has to be new, too.
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