What is the current status of family visit visa extensions for non-O visas in Thailand?

@Nav *******

what does your Thai wife has to do with that? She is Thai, she doesn't need a visa at all.

@Nav *******

ONE MORE TIME, last time! . . . . you cannot extend the 90-days Stay permit out of a Non-Imm-O Married Visa for 60 days. You can only change to the "1-year Extension". Or you leave the country. Or you apply for the "60-days Extension based on Family Visit". It is only issued once per entry. However at the end of these 60 days, you NORMALLY cannot apply for the 1-year Extension of the Stay Permit based on marriage to a Thai wife, because you are not on the initial 90 days out of the Non-Imm-O Visa anymore. If you are LUCKY, Immigration will allow it. If you are NOT lucky, you will need to start the process all over, the way I advised is to leave Thailand, re-enter visa-exempt, and apply for the "change of visa type" to the 90-days Non-Imm-O married Visa on Immigration

@Nav *******

no, I don't think so. You cannot apply for the 1-year extension any more if you already are outisde of the initial 90 days. Maybe Immigration allows you to do it for a certain amount of tea money, that's between an offcial and you. Why not pay the 25,000 THB and receive the 1-year extension of stay ?

@Nav *******

and you still have not understood how to word things correctly. . . you still write nonsense like this: "said can apply one year visa after 2 month extension" . . . there is nothing such as a "one year visa". You still confuse a stay permit with a visa. After all the explaing I offered. Shame on you

@Nav *******

I said that depends on the Immigration officer. You will either be lucky or not. It is up to the individual discretion of the officer

@Nav *******

you don't need an agent for a 60-days Family Visit Extension on Immigration. You and your wife can do this together all by yourself . . . You just need the documents I already listed

@Nav *******

he is right because Immigration NEVER EVER in 100 years did any 2 months extension of a Non-imm-O Visa. It's technically not possible. The visa expired when you entered Thailand, it cannot be "extended". He is right to the point he missed to explain to you that you can however get a 60-days Extension based on "family visit" (but NOT for a non-existing Non-Imm-O visa) It is just a matter of very bad wording and misunderstanding. You should have learned the difference between a visa and a stay permit. A visa can technically not get extended. A "1-year extended stay permit" can get extended again, every other year, by applying for the next extension of the stay permit

@Nav *******

so then he was talking out of his backside, just to get rid of your questioning proceedings you seem not to understand. Believe me brother - EVERYTHING I wrote to you here is 100% correct. Just follow my advice and get your happy end

@Bruce ****************

I'm guessing the 25k was to bypass having the 400k in Thai bank account. The standard fee for all extensions of stay is 1900 Baht

@Nav *******

Maybe he doesn't like Indians...

@Nongnuch *******

I got an extention on my non O, although immigration first stated that that was impossible. 4900 baht later, I got my extension 'special for you sir' 😉

@Ly *****

you got TWO months on top of the 90 days of a Non-Imm-O family visa? Well, maybe it got lost in translation that they actually stamped you a 60 days extension based on the family visit, and didn't allow you an extension of the Non-Imm-O Visa. Because it is not possible as the visa itself becomes invalid when you enter Thailand. So you technically cannot receive an "extension of my Non-O visa" 😂😂 How do you extend a visa that doesn't exist any more? By a Shaman or hypnotism service? Or do they hold a rain dance?

@Nav *******

nobody EVER did a 2-months extension out of a 90-days Non-Imm-O married Visa. . . . not in the past 50 years. It was NEVER possible. So, nothing changed and the correct info was just lost in translation, believe me. The only thing that is possible to do before the 90 Days from a Non-Imm-O married visa expire, is the application to the 60-days FAMILY VISIT Extension

@Nav *******

oh, I see you need the 2 months "seasoning" of your bank deposit. Well, you should have gotten your ducks in a row after you entered Thailand. Now you need to bridge the time gap between the 2 monthsdeposit seasoning and applying for the one-year Extension of Stay . . . . . .there is not much you cando, you either have to apply for the 1-year extension while you are basicallystill on a valid 90-days stamp, or you lose the ability to apply for the 1-year extension after the first 90 days are expired. . . . . . . your only chance will be, you either apply for the "60-days extension based on family visit", this will normally get issued on the spot. And once you get close to the expiry of these 60 days, exit Thailand and re-enter visa exempt. Then on Immigration apply for the "change of visa type" from the visa-exempt entry to the "90 days Non-Imm-O married Visa". You need to show 400,000 THB in your bank account (no seasoning required at this point) It costs a fee of 2000 THB. It will get issued "under consideration" for 14 days. Then you pick up the visa stamp at the Immigration office. And as soon as there are 30 days left on the 90-days stamp, you can apply for the 1-year extension - on this day you have can fulfill the 2 months seasoning. You will have to pay 1900 THB for this application. The Extension will be issued for 4 weeks under consideration, and within this period, Immigration will pay you a visit at your home and ask your neighbours if your marriage is for real. I think I already told you this, when you asked in this group a few days ago

@Nav *******

NOTHING changed, he gave you a stupid reply

@Nav *******

I’ve seen feedbacks of people getting denied this two months visiting Thai family extension at other immigrations too, but there are for sure no formal change in regulations or a new police order regarding this.

@Nav *******

Seen feedbacks of people getting denied in Khon Kaen and Udon Thani as well.