What are the advantages of choosing a Non-Immigrant O Visa versus a Tourist Visa for visiting my wife in Thailand?

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Hi everyone,
  Sufferer of anxiety so please excuse my question if it's a bit silly.
  Uk citizen.
  Ill be applying for a visa to visit my wife for 88 days in next month or so. I usually get the 60 day tourist visa and extend for 30 days at immigration.
      I was just wondering if there was any advantages of obtaining the non imm o to visit my wife or is the tourist visa best/ easiest option?
  Thanks for any help or advice.

Ask Thailand · Answer

The user, a UK citizen with anxiety, is seeking advice on whether to apply for a Non-Immigrant O Visa or stick with the usual Tourist Visa for a planned visit of 88 days to his wife in Thailand. Responses indicate that while the Tourist Visa offers a 60-day stay with an option for a 30-day extension, the Non-O Visa provides a more straightforward 90-day stay and eliminates the need for an extension trip to immigration. However, the Non-O Visa has additional requirements, such as providing a marriage certificate. Discussion also highlights differing airline policies regarding entry with a visa versus without.

Andy ****** · Answer

Does anybody know if when applying for non imm o based on marriage , does the marriage certificate have to be translated into English as mines in Thai .

Im thinking if it needs to translated ill stick with tourist visa , if not ill go for non imm o.

Thanks for all your replies 👍

Peter ********** · Answer

if you get the O visa you can later get the 1 year version and extend that every year for 1900 baht. bu you need to hold 400,000 baht in the thai bank

Stuart ********* · Answer

There’s no silly questions. Some people assume they may be silly because they have the knowledge and can’t think that others don’t.

As to your options the single entry tourist visa will give you 60 days. You can get an extension for a further 30 days at a local immigration office which will cover the days you are looking for but you may have an issue with your airline not allowing you to board without a confirmed ticket out of Thailand within those 60 days, regardless that you could potentially get an extension.

A non O will give you the 90 days you need and eliminate that risk but it costs more and has greater requirements to obtain.

Andy ****** · Answer

Thanks for replys everyone.

Does anybody know if the requirements for tourist visa and non imm o visa are the same , i realise non imm o would require uploading marriage certificate , but is that the only difference?

James ******** · Answer

The choice is yours to make.

#1.....The Non O Visa as Married to Thai gets you 90 days STAMP on arrival into Thailand.

#2.....The SETV single entry tourist visa gets you a 60 day STAMP on arrival plus One 30 day extension of stay at Thai Immigration office for 1900 Thai baht.

AND if NEEDED longer stay,

You can apply for the 60 day family visit extension of stay at Thai Immigration office for 1900 Thai baht.

#3.....You also can enter Thailand Visa EXEMPT... Gets you 30 days STAMP on arrival plus One 30 day extension of stay at Thai immigration office.

And can apply for the 60 day family visit extension of stay at Thai Immigration office.

That third option is the easiest of the 3 described. It would give you 30 + 30 + 60 = 120 days stay in Thailand.

Dwayne ****** · Answer

The advantage to the non O is it will provide you the 90 days, save you a trip to immigration. Non O seems easier to me

Gary *********** · Answer

The way you say is easiest for that amount of days

What are the advantages of choosing a Non-Immigrant O Visa versus a Tourist Visa for visiting my wife in Thailand?

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