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Just an Update about 1 year Non - Immigrant - O - Visa Savannakhet / Laos based on marriage to a Thai woman.
Early morning there . Prepared with the usual Paperwork / copies without my wife.:
My Passport and Copy
Copy from wifes ID Card signed by her yesterday with date
Copy from her Tabian Ban signed by her yesterday with date
Copy from our German Marriage certificate translated in Thai and testiefied by the German Embassy signed by my wife yesterday with date
Original of the Certificate incl Translation.
Filled Application form incl. Duration of Proposed stay 360 days.
2 Photos
Submit application form, passport and copies. After a brief review, the obligatory question about the original marriage paper. Presented: Ok everything ok. 5000 baht please you can pick up your visa tomorrow from 2.00 pm.
We do NOT have a Thai Marriage Paper (Khor. Ror. 3) not now and never had in 21 years. Only the German one with the
legalized translation into Thai testified by the German Embassy.
will have a nice day in savannakhet enjoy Beer Lao dark and the baguettes.
TLDR : Answer Summary
A user shares their successful experience obtaining a 1-year Non-Immigrant O Visa in Savannakhet, Laos, based on their marriage to a Thai woman. They detail the required documents, including their passport, copies of their wife's ID and residence book, a translated and legalized German marriage certificate, and the application form. The process was straightforward, with no need for a Thai marriage certificate, and they received their visa approval within a day.