What are the specific requirements for obtaining a one-year extension of stay based on marriage to a Thai national in Thailand?

Korat. Phetchaburi. Phayao. Nakhonratchasima. Kanchanburi. All are different immigration offices with different minor requirements when it comes to witnesses/ photographs, etc.

All immigration offices need the following for a one year extension of stay based on marriage to a FEMALE Thai national:

1. 400K THB in a Thai bank account IN YOUR NAME seasoned for 2 months OR;

1a. 40K THB a month in income (domestically) OR;

1b. 12 consecutive months of a deposit of 40K THB in a Thai bank account, OR;

1c. A letter from your embassy saying you make at least 40K THB a month (note: The US government does not issue this letter).

2. Legally married WITH a marriage certificate (Buddhist weddings won't do)

3. Your wife to be with you when you apply

4. Your passport and your wife's ID card, and a copy

5. 1,900 THB

From there, different immigration offices have different requirements (witnesses AT the immigration office vs. a house visit vs. no visit; copies of all pages of the husband passport vs. the ones with the stamps, etc).

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Here in Phetchaburi you have to take your witnesses along with you when you apply for the marriage extension.

I live in Nakhonratchasima too I will be doing that soon

Thanks for the heads up. Will be doing this next year sometime but did not realise the full extent.

Very interesting . Some people may live in condos or in more remote places and not really know anybody local .

exactly the same up here mate in Phayao nieghbors across the road came over..

Interesting so how much did you have to pay your 2 neighbors for the day to be there just curious

What do you need money wise to get that visa

Thanks for the tip Graeme. All good to know. Wondering what they would have done if you couldn't have managed to instantly rustle up two neighbours who were agreeable and had time to spare who could both find their house books and ID cards together with photocopies? I know I'd be struggling (and panicking!).

unique to Korat I think..might not have worked for me as all my neighbours are relatives...in my case what I thought was strange was that all the photos they took, we had to have a mask on..I smiled anyways. But the moral of the story is every Immigration Office can be different.