Is it difficult to obtain a one-year visa based on marriage to a Thai citizen?

9 years now doing it. Have immigration PTSD.

Super easy

Harder than some, easier than others. Compared to a retirement extension, for example. Spouse visa is MUCH harder if you don't count the income requirements.

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Ask her then

depends on what you mean by "hard". Lots of paperwork. Lots. You'll take trips to various places. They will probably come to your house and take photographs of you and your wife. But certainly doable if you are motivated to stay in the kingdom on a yearly extension and want to be eligible for a work permit.

Married in Thailand reasonably straightforward..However if you go married..in my case North London...and moved to LoS...bit more work and involves the MoFA...Ministry of Foreign @ Affairs...Needs to be verified by UK Foreign Office...and then countersigned at London Thai Embassy.....You have to use a UK agent since the jolly old FO dont accept single applications...Then all the confirmations goes to MOFA who will again sign it off...and then you can go for the one Year extention...Takes time but can do...sanuk..

have a fist full of cash helps

One year only married visa. Wow that's a great deal..

No

Do you mean for America or Thailand?

if you are in bkk, the waiting time is very very long.......

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Some things are complicated, but I did mine with no agent. The first time around, there are documents that you can use repeatedly for the subsequent extensions, and only a few that need to be new. There was one step that had to go through the Bureau of Foreign Affairs first time for marriage things and that was the worst part. It's FAR easier if your marriage is in Thailand and registered by your local District Office. The documents that need to be "fresh" are 1. a certification from your district office of your marriage, which essentially says that they have no divorce on file so you are still married (must be within 90 days) 2. Your updated bank book showing a deposit and your balance ON THE DAY OF YOUR APPLICATION 3. A letter from the bank ON THAT DAY verifying the funds in your account 4. Photos of you and your wife showing the house and house number and photos of you and your wife inside the living area of the house (they just say recent). Your nearest immigration office should have a list of required documents and you can just follow it cookbook style. Of course, when you go to apply there will be all sorts of other forms to fill out on the day of the application. On the plus side, they are cracking down on crooked immigration offices that are taking bribes, but on the other hand if there's a hurdle, you can't buy your way out of it. My local office changed leadership and it's a world of difference.

Yes, been married 18 years but decided to get retirement visa via agent in Pattaya. Very easy and no hassle

My advice, think this over…

I’ve just recently applied for mine…

Can be a bit stressful… Me & my Thai husband done it ourselves we didn’t go through an agent. I was told it is more difficult for a farang man that’s married to a Thai lady… and more easier for a farang lady that’s married to a Thai man.

Best of luck 🙏🏼

Nah you just prove you are both married to each other and that's it!!

Go to a visa agent

No.

Multi entry & extension with girlfiend. gave up & went to sleep.

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Slight correction here. Officially 1900b, but overall you're going to spend maybe 3k baht which includes the official visit to your house afterwards. . .

The visa is easy, but is multiple entry so have to do a borderbounce every 3 months.

An extension of stay based on marriage needs a bit more paperwork, but you do 90 day reports instead of borderbounces.

One important thing to note, when doing an extension based on marriage, you have to sign a declaration, which basically says, if you split up with the missus, you have 5 days to leave thailand...

Safer and easier to get a new visa each year. Also if you do a borderbounce just before the visa expires, you get another 90 day stamp, so 12 month visa gives 15 month stay.

I did it all on line Yes you need a few documents but download the list from Thai immigration and prepare before you start. If you do it on line and find you are short of a doc you have a unique tracking number so you can go get the doc then carry on where you left off

I found it hassle free and easy and I'm pretty basic when it comes to computers

I think it took about 2 weeks to receive once application was in

This was my experience in the UK other countries may differ

Need to go to local immigration office to get correct information. Will need non immigrant O visa first, then when have open bank account, if you not have No impediment to marry form, and marriage signed off at ampour.

I was having problems with Thai visa ... I did change to Cambodia is much easier to get visa -cheaper & cambidians woman cost much less money 💰! Was good choice 🙏🙏🙏

tell you want 4 years until Trump is gone and they will grant you refugee status

Just applying for mine. A pain. But getting there!

there is no one-year marriage visa. You start with a 90-days Non-Imm-O family Visa, and in Thailand you apply on Immigration for a "1-year extension of the stay permit based on being married to a Thai wife". That "one-year stay permit" is not a visa, it is a stay permit

It's more complicated than a retirement extension . Quite a few more docs required and a home visit . You also have to draw them a Map to your accommodation .

0 Baht seasoned for 2 months in a Thai Bank account with full access to the money .

Use agent, Sit back

I used an agent for my first year. And was very simple. This year going to try to do ourselves

Very easy, you can even borrow someone else's money to put in your bank for 2 months. They don't check the origin of that money.

Here you can read about the general requirements! But also ask your immigrationif they have any special requirements..

About CA 10- 15 documents. But no problem if you are eligible to apply 👌good luck👍

All depends where you gonna apply the 1 year extension, in Bangkok / Jomtien you need everything under the sun, in isan you don't need as much

Cost 2000baht

Just got one its not that hard

Maybe 50 pages but it is about 12 docs. And here they want 2 copies for submission. Despite what some say it really isnt that difficult

I do it every year, the annoying part is the running around

Did it last week. 50 documents (counted them), so a bit of work. . .

It's a little complicated but not too bad. You'll need to check your local embassy website to see what you require, or check your local immigration office to see their requirements. The most difficult can be the proper proof of marriage if you married outside of Thailand, and the required funds in the bank.