Hello Thai Visa team,
I have a peculiar situation with tm30 which might be a non-issue but I need a little clarity just in case if it may create issues for my extension of stay based on marriage.
I am an Indian passport holder, coming to Thailand in Jan’23 on Non-Imm Category O 90 days single entry visa. I intend to do a one year extension based on marriage to a Thai citizen.
We already have the Kor Ro 22 and other required documents/money.
My wife is from Ubon Ratchathani and initially I will stay with her in her house so we will do the tm30 in Ubon immigration.
Due to some personal reasons I will have to go and stay in Petchaboon province for few months in my friends house, so ideally I will have to re-register my tm30 there.
My wife won’t be able to go with me as she has a job in Ubon.
As I land in Thailand in Jan so I will have to apply for extension in March sometime, at this time I will be in Petchaboon.
My question is as I have to apply for extension and immigration expects to see that I am living with my wife, would the tm30 from Petchaboon province work at the time of extension or would immigration object that my wife lives in Ubon so why my address is in another province concluding we don’t live together (which is true but that’s temporary as I plan to be back to her house by April)? Can I tell them she stays with me in Petchaboon which would not be completely true as she will be in Ubon the whole time except few weekends back with me.
So my options are:
- Keep tm30 from Petchaboon and tell immigration that we live there together.
- Keep tm30 from Petchaboon and tell immigration she lives in Ubon and I am temporarily here in Petchaboon.
- Move back to Ubon in month of March, re-register tm30 there and apply from there.
- Some other better option that I don’t know of.
I apologise for the long post but as I mentioned it’s a peculiar situation and I had to clear all points for any possible suggestions.
TLDR : Answer Summary
An Indian expatriate holds a Non-Immigrant Category O visa valid for 90 days and plans to apply for a one-year marriage extension. He seeks clarity on managing TM30 registration since he will temporarily stay in Petchaboon province, while his Thai wife remains in Ubon Ratchathani, complicating their living situation for the extension application. Community responses advise that both the applicant and his wife must apply together at the same address used for TM30, as immigration may conduct home visits to verify their living arrangements. Options discussed include staying in Ubon for the application, obtaining a short-term extension, or navigating the application process while living apart.
