What are the options for extending a Non-O visa if I'm married to a Thai citizen and need to stay longer due to my wife's pregnancy?

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Aug 24, 2020

4 years ago

Pablo ********

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Hi to everyone 👋🏻

I’m new in this group. I searched accross the group but didn’t find any post with a clear answer to my doubts.

I’m married with a Thai woman and I have Non-O Visa until July of next year.

I arrived to Thailand at the end of july, so the stamp in my passport says that I should leave Thailand on day October 22th.

My wife is pregnant and it’s expected to give birth at beginning of October, so I would like to extend my stay minimum until the end of this year (because I have to go back to my country where I work)

This is my first time, so I would like to know which options I have (afaik a 60/90days/1y extension) and what papers do you present for get it.

Right now a Visa Run it’s impossible because the COVID..

This morning I had been at Rayong inmigration office and they give a list so long (and written in perfect thai) that it looks impossible to achieve. Maybe they didn’t understand me well because they don’t speak English.

That’s why I ask for advice here and for your knowledge.

Thanks in advance 🙏🏻🙂

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user, currently holding a Non-O visa until July next year and married to a Thai woman, is seeking advice on extending their stay in Thailand due to their wife's expected childbirth in early October. Options for extension include applying for a 60-day 'visit family' extension, which does not require financial proof, or a 1-year extension that does, necessitating having 400,000 baht in a Thai bank account for two months. Users in the thread suggest taking all necessary paperwork, including marriage certificates, to immigration with the Thai spouse to facilitate the process.

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Harry ******

Getting the 60-day extension will be your primary option so far. So you can stay until 22-Dec.

You should start to prepare all those things needed for getting the 1-year extension when your 60-day expires in December. Many things:

- have you married in Thailand? If yes it will save you a lot of troubles; otherwise you will need to register your foreign marriage (can be very complicated)

- bank financial proof that you know already

- don’t forget about TM30

- have you registered at the local district office? Have you got the pink ID card, and the yellow house registration book? If you have no idea on what I am talking about, you have not registered yet

Good luck. I have gone through all these with my wife without using agent service; spend the agency fee if you cannot manage all those yourself