Do you get immediate approval for a second 12-month extension of a marriage visa in Thailand, and does the under-consideration period apply to a retirement extension?

Aug 1, 2024
4 months ago
Dominic ****
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Does a second 12 month extension of a marriage visa get provided on the spot? When I obtained my first 12 month extension there was a 30 day under consideration period. Does this under consideration period also apply if instead changing to a 12 month retirement extension?
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A second 12-month extension of a marriage visa in Thailand is not provided on the spot; there is a standard under-consideration period initially. However, when changing to a 12-month retirement extension, this under-consideration period generally does not apply in most provinces.
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Ellie *******
Q. Does a second 12 month extension of a marriage visa get provided on the spot?

-> No.

Q. Does this under consideration period also apply if instead changing to a 12 month retirement extension?

-> No.

Every 1-year extension based on marriage starts with an under-consideration period.

An under-consideration period is applied to 1-year extensions based on

raising a Thai child, supporting a foreign child, volunteering, employment by a standard (non-BOI) company, etc.

It is not applied to 1-year extensions based on retirement (in most provinces), studying, employment by BOI company, etc.
Lloyd ********
@Ellie ******
I have never had an under consideration period for employment at a non-BOI ? (Though I am not Bkk based).
Ellie *******
I know there are some people who did. But I don't know detailed conditions, or whether they were exceptions, sorry.
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