What are the steps to obtain a Non-O visa and a one-year extension in Thailand, especially for expats who are married?

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They should have told you that when you went to them for the 60 day visit family extension. You can't get a year extension off a 30 day visa exempt entry OR a 60 day visit family extension, you need to get the Non-O visa before you apply for the year

You need to have between 15 and 21 days left on your current extension or entry stamp to get a 90 day Non-O visa issued inside the country at the immigration office <-(meaning you CANNOT be on amnesty to apply for it inside the country :( )

The reason you need "real days" left on your current stamp is the application for the Non-O goes under consideration before you go back and get it inked into your passport.

SO if you're on amnesty now, you can't do anything but wait until the borders, the nearby countries, and the thai consulates in them re-open and start selling visas again.

You have to get a 90-day O visa, and then apply for a one year extension of stay.

Do not leave the country.

Paperwork requirements can be confusing, so I really think it’s worthwhile using an agency, which will know all the current ground rules.

You mention retirement visa? If you are over 50 some immigration offices will give you an initial retirement non-O inside Thailand. My father did it with a visa exemption stamp in Chiang Mai. There was no need to leave. That was last year. I also did a non-O by marriage inside Thailand off of a 30-day exemption stamp a few years ago. That was also in Chiang Mai.

Don’t leave

Sounds like you entered on a 30 day exemption. You cant get a yearly extension based on marriage without an actual visa first. To get a spouse visa, which you can get extended yearly, you will have to obtain it outside thailand .

If you have an extension on marriage you should get it in thailand ...just go again

Why dont you apply for a 1 year marriage extension?

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