What are the visa options for a US citizen marrying a Thai national in Thailand?

and I think that UNTIL the O/P actually marries his thai fiancee that he has enough information to either A) make the trip to get the visa or B) be thoroughly confused.

Either way ONCE he's married he can weigh back in :)

Thanx all for the suggestions and comments

For the TM30 question, yes you'll have to fill it out and submit it legally. I don't know how strict the immigration office is out there though

And here, before you ask, this is what you need to take with you documentation wise to the thai consulate in Savannakhet Lao to get a year long, multi-entry Non-O visa based on marriage.

-the original rose bordered marriage certificate

copies of:

-front&back of the rose bordered marriage certificate

-front&back of your thai wife's i/d card

-thai wife's house book listing

-data page of your passport

-lao visa & entry stamp

you also need 2 passport sized photos,a filled out application along with 5000baht.

She signs the things with her name on them, you sign the things with yours <- meaning you BOTH sign the marriage certificate copies ;)

NOTE: if your thai wife changed her name (took your surname when she got married OR after that) you need the certificate stating she changed her name too

You CANNOT get a year-long, multi-entry Non-O visa from the thai consulate in Vientiane because they only issue a 90 day single entry Non-O based on marriage>

So as people mentioned you will either have to go to the thai consulate in Savannakhet Lao OR the one in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam to get a year-long, multi-entry Non-O visa based on marriage to a thai without the need to show proof of funds.

Okay, I think you have your wires crossed a bit.

As people pointed out you can't get an METV <- which is a multi-entry TOURIST visa from Lao. :O

AND

what you really want to do is to get a year long, multi-entry Non-Immigrant Type O visa based on marriage to a thai at a thai consulate where you don't show proof of funds.

Vientienne doesn't offer Non-Immigrant O ME any longer. The only two consulates that do so in the region are Savannakhet and Ho Chi Minh city. I was able to procure a NO ME on marriage in Saigon a couple of weeks ago without any problems or having to show proof of funds.

Go to Savannakhet in Laos, no PROOFS required for a marriage Visa.

You can’t obtain a METV from Laos unless you have residency or are a Laotian national. Apart from your home country, Australia is the only place this Visa is available.

what about a non-immigrant o based on your marriage?