Should I apply for a multiple-entry or single-entry tourist visa before my marriage in Thailand?

Nov 4, 2019

5 years ago

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I have recently cancelled my 1 year education visa after the course ended and have a 3 night visa trip on Wednesday to Hanoi booked.

I intend to remain in the kingdom for several years with infrequent trips outside.

In the last days of December I will register marriage to a Thai national in Chiang Mai.

In this coming visa trip, should I apply for a multiple-entry or single entry tourist visa or perhaps the kind of visa that could be extended based on marriage?

I appreciate the kind and knowledgeable advice in this group.

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The individual has canceled their education visa and plans to marry a Thai national in December. They are inquiring whether to apply for a multiple-entry or single-entry tourist visa for an upcoming short trip to Hanoi, or if they should pursue a visa that can be extended based on marriage. Comments suggest that entering Thailand on a visa exemption or applying for a single-entry tourist visa could suffice, with subsequent steps to obtain a Non-O visa based on marriage post-ceremony.

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Robert *******

Easy option, get the Single Entry Tourist Visa, get the 60 days of stay on entry. Get married, visit the Immigration Office in Chang Mai, apply for the 30 day Extension of Stay to give you more then enough time to apply for the conversion to the Non Immigrant O Visa based on being married to a Thai National. You will get 90 days of stay with this conversion and after 60 days you can apply for the 1 year Extension of Stay based on marriage with a Thai National at the same immigration office.

5 years ago

Robert *******

You can only apply for the Multiple Entry Tourist Visa in a country where you have residency or at the nearest Thai Consulate in Perth Australia.

5 years ago

Benjamin ******

You'll need some type of visa to enter and stay in Thailand. Here's your options:

1. If you are from a western country (i.e. America, UK, Europe, etc) you have NOT used your two entries by land, I would simply cross back into Thailand by land. You'll get a 30 day visa exemption, extendable by another 30 days. It should give you enough time to legally get married (marriage is NOT the ceremony). I would save the money on getting a tourist visa.

2. Once you are legally married and you have the nice rose border marriage certificate, you have two options:

2a. Get a single entry "marriage" visa ("Non-O visa based on marriage") from Laos. This is good for 90 days. From there, get a one year extension of stay based on marriage. You will need to show income or savings of a certain amount. You will also need to file the 90 day reports every 90 days.

2b. Get a multiple entry "marriage" visa ("Non-O visa based on marriage") from Savannakhet, Laos, or HCMC. This visa is good for one year (or 15 months, if used correctly), HOWEVER you have to leave Thailand every 90 days. You do NOT need to show proof of finances from either Savannakhet or HCMC.

HOWEVER, not all nationalities qualify for a Non-O visa in Laos, OR can do the visa exempts. What country is your passport?

5 years ago

Robert *******

What about finances? i have no idea but if people can afford to live inside Thailand for over a year going to school funded by their life savings, pay for a Thai wedding, make sure you have enough left to satisfy Immigration or make the party a little smaller.

5 years ago

Robert *******

And then option 2a, go to Laos in stead of Immigration Office. There is a third option.

5 years ago

Robert *******

If you advice to go for the 30 day Visa Exempt Entries and Extensions of Stay on them, why do you not advice to use this entry to apply for the Non Immigrant O visa based on marriage at the local Immigration Office. According his Facebook profile he is living in Chang Mai, with 21 days left on his stay, it is possible to convert at Immigration.

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