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What is the current status of family visit visa extensions for non-O visas in Thailand?
Thai visa rulesNon-O visafamily visit extensionvisa extensionimmigration issuesbribery and corruption in immigration
Jun 4, 2025
a year ago
Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTERMy wife called Buriram immigration and asked about 2 months family extension on non O visa.. but they said now we don't do extension on non O visa.. I heard this and was shocked and he said if you want one year extension then pay 25000 for special case.. so what does that mean..he ask bribe?
TLDR : Answer Summary
A user reported that Buriram immigration mentioned they no longer process 2-month family visit extensions on Non-O visas. Instead, they offered a special 1-year extension for a fee of 25,000 Baht, prompting suspicions of bribery. Comments in response indicated that immigration policies can differ by location, and many users advised that a 60-day extension based on family visit is typically available for 1,900 Baht. There is confusion about potential recent policy changes, with several users suggesting that the refusal could be a tactic to extract money. Ultimately, the community emphasized the importance of clear communication and understanding the specific immigration rules applicable in Thailand.
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Chris *******
In Phuket you cannot apply for it from a tourist/Visa exempt any more.
From a non-o it is still available.
Changed a few weeks ago.
From a non-o it is still available.
Changed a few weeks ago.
Bob ********
Thailand don't want foreigners... but will tolerate you if they can extract enough money 💰 from you and other suckers.
แหลม *******
You can extend your wife's visa for 60 days for 1,900 baht. Or we can help you with a 60-day service in Buriram.
Nongnuch ********
@แหลม ******
"You can extend your wife's visa for 60 days for 1,900 baht" 🤣. . . . . . . . his wife doesn't have a visa. She is a Thai citizen and doesn't need any visa or any extension for 1900 Baht. . and he doesn't need an agent for the application to a 60-days Family Visit Extension. He and his wife can do that by themselves, save the money for an agentNav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@แหลม ******
sure I need help..I will text youNongnuch ********
@Nav *******
he gave you a totally irrelevant reply, laughableNav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Nongnuch *******
maybe he is agentNongnuch ********
@Nav *******
what does your Thai wife has to do with that? She is Thai, she doesn't need a visa at all.Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Nongnuch *******
maybe his means wife visa family extension..so for that I said maybe he is agentNongnuch ********
@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 ImmigrationNav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Nongnuch *******
okay thanks for information..now I understand if I take extension for 2 months then I can't apply for 1 year extension right?Nongnuch ********
@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 ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Nongnuch *******
I was ask from someone they said can apply one year visa after 2 month extension.let se later who right you or he?Nongnuch ********
@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 youNav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Nongnuch *******
btw same to you about your last line..words don't matter for me If you can't understand..you just stuck on words..Smart people understand from a small hint but u can't..Nongnuch ********
@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 officerNongnuch ********
@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 listedReply to
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Nongnuch ********
@Nav *******
your wife and you were using the wrong wording. . . . . . You don't extend any visa. A visa cannot get extended. Immigration can technically not extend any "visa". The visa you entered Thailand on, became invalid / used", upon entry! . . . . . . . .You can only extend a stay permit . . . . . . . You are NOT on a visa anymore, you are on a stay permit stamp. . . . . . . . . . The 90 days stay permit out of a 90-days Non-Imm-O Married-to-a-Thai-Wife Visa will expire 90 days after entry. . . . . . . However you can extend your stay permit for 60 more days, by applying for the "family visit extension". The extension has exactly this name: "60-days Extension based on family visit". Your Immigration will then know what your intention is. . . . On Immigration, you need to show a freshly printed Kor Ror 2 or 22 (whichever applies) from the Amphur as a proof of your still existing marriage, your passport and 1900.- THB feeJan ******************
@Nongnuch *******
For a reason I don’t know they’re getting stricter on this now and I’ve seen same feedbacks for Khon Kaen and Udon Thani. And they didn’t ask for a bribe, they’ve just stopped issuing them.Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
just because of corruptionNongnuch ********
@Jan *****************
I guess they just say they don't issue the family visit extensions any more, to press applicants into paying tea money. If there really was a discontinuation, it would have been officially reportedReply to
Nongnuch ********
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Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Nongnuch *******
she told him everything..and she said about non o visa..and man this called non immigrant o visa..you can sreach anywhere in google..and he understood everything because he work everyday..so for that I tell my wife to call him..because they understand better in thai..he said we stop family visit visa extension..he said before we doing this extension but now we already stop last week because now rules change..that's allNongnuch ********
@Nav *******
there was no rule change. Never was. It's a lie. They try to make you pay the bribe and allow to to apply for the 1-year Extension. It's all about tea money. Pay up the 25,000 THB and get that extension, and it's a happy end after all, no more hassles to followNongnuch ********
@Nav *******
Did they really said that they have stopped to issue a "60-days family visit extension" ? What are they, a rogue office full of corrupted people? There is a "Royal Police Order" for this extension, and the 60-days family visit extension HAS NEVER BEEN STOPPED. This is a lie. An apparent lie! I think they want to press you into paying them the 25,000 THB grease money for allowing you to do the 1-year extension, despite not meeting the 2-months seasoning of your 400,000 THB. Typical for a CORRUPT office. Well you can save yourself a lot of hassles if you pay the the demanded tea money. But remember next time get that seasoning in order and only pay 1900.- THBReply to
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Wannikea *********
The wife is working on a kickback
Mark **********
Every immigration office can have discretionary rules, may be office specific
Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Mark *********
I don't know..he said non o visa extension already stop..and now immigration not do family Visa extension for 2 months..and suddenly he said I can help you in special case but must pay for 25kNongnuch ********
@Nav *******
with the 25,000 THB, he most probably meant that he is willing to issue the 12-months Extension of Stay based on being married to a Thai wife, without you having to show a proof of income or 400,000 THB on a Thai bank account in your sole name. Usually that's close to the fee what agents take as a "greasing palms fee" when they offer you the 1-year extension without using your own fundsNongnuch ********
@Nav *******
they are right, no Thai Immigration can "extend a visa" because the visa became invalid when you entered Thailand. However Immigration can issue a "60-days Extension based on Family Visit" for 1900.- Baht, but only for ONE TIME per entry. It is just a matter of the correct wording . . . . . he refused a 2 months extension because it is not possible and HAS NEVER BEEN POSSIBLE before! Only a ONE YEAR extension, or you have to LEAVE Thailand before the 90 days stay permit are expired. You can however get a 60-days Extension if you visit Immigration with your freshly printed Thai marriage registry proofs (Kor Ror 2 or 22) and your Thai wife. Then you can apply for the 60-days "Extension based on Family Visit" . . he gave you a BS reply. There haven't been any changes !!Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Nongnuch *******
I never do any extension in my life..it's first time..and you said they are right?he said immigration already stop 2months family extension..he said because now rules change..I will going to ask another immigration let's see what they saidNongnuch ********
@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 permitNav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Nongnuch *******
I understand your way but I don't know because she explained him everything and he said until last week we doing but now already stopNongnuch ********
@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 endNav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Nongnuch *******
sure my friend..I will follow your advice and let's ask to other immigration officeReply to
Nav ********
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Lynnette *******
Maybe she rang an agent.
Will ************
You can only get an extension in the province where your latest TM30 is filed
Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Will ***********
yes I have everything funds and even tm30 but he said immigration stop extension now because rules changeNongnuch ********
@Nav *******
they are right, no Thai Immigration can "extend a visa" because the visa became invalid when you entered Thailand. However Immigration can issue a "60-days Extension based on Family Visit" for 1900.- Baht, but only for ONE TIME per entry. It is just a matter of the correct wording. Nobody can technically extend a Non-O visa. It is not possible. They can only "extend" your STAY PERMIT. A stay permit is not a visaReply to
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Bruce *****************
You will have to go in there yourself though or with your wife....
Bruce *****************
The wife said.....maybe the wife is wrong , go on and talk to them yourself .... somebody will speak near perfect English...
Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Bruce ****************
how you know she is wrong?she call front of meBruce *****************
@Nav *******
she speak English to them ? I am sure there would be more instances if random immigration offices started to charge *****
baht ....we would hear about it, happy to say most charge 2000 now so somethings wrong. Seems a little steepSteve *******
@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 BahtNav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Bruce ****************
she talk in thai..for what she talk in English?your smart..you know why he wants 25kMark ********
@Nav *******
Maybe he doesn't like Indians...Reply to
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Pete *******
1 yr extension is 1900 baht at every Immigration office in the Kingdom.
Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Pete ******
yes and he refused for 2 month extensionNongnuch ********
@Nav *******
Nav Sandhu he refused a 2 months extension because it is not possible and HAS NEVER BEEN POSSIBLE before! Only a ONE YEAR extension, or you have to LEAVE Thailand before the 90 days stay permit are expired. You can however get a 60-days Extension if you visit Immigration with your freshly printed Thai marriage registry proofs (Kor Ror 2 or 22) and your Thai wife. Then you can apply for the 60-days "Extension based on Family Visit" . . he gave you a BS reply. There haven't been any changes !!Ly ******
@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' 😉Nongnuch ********
@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 ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Nongnuch *******
have any one do this extension in past fews week ?Nongnuch ********
@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 ExtensionReply to
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Pete *******
@Nav *******
so apply for the 1 yr extension.Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Pete ******
still waiting for 2 months funds time periodNongnuch ********
@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 agoNav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Nongnuch *******
yes you understand my case..because of funds period I need 2 month extension but he said family visit extension no more now because rules are changedNongnuch ********
@Nav *******
NOTHING changed, he gave you a stupid replyReply to
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Craig *******
Try the other branch there is 2 I can’t they would say this you
Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Craig ******
yes I will definitely try tomorrow and let's see what they saidNongnuch ********
@Nav *******
they are right, no Thai Immigration can "extend a visa" because the visa became invalid when you entered Thailand. However Immigration can issue a "60-days Extension based on Family Visit" for 1900.- Baht, but only for ONE TIME per entry. It is just a matter of the correct wording. Nobody can technically extend a Non-O visa. It is not possible. They can only "extend" your STAY PERMIT. A stay permit is not a visaReply to
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Marianne ********
This sounds like absolute rubbish.
But if it wasn't... It would be cheaper to just relocate to another province for a little bit and get it sorted there than pay that extortionate price.
But if it wasn't... It would be cheaper to just relocate to another province for a little bit and get it sorted there than pay that extortionate price.
Frank **********
@Marianne *******
I looked at a post he made three days ago. He doesn't even live in Buriram any more. He should register in the province where he lives now, just like you said.Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Frank *********
my current address buriram and I talk about buriram immigration and all my documents belongs to buriramJan ******************
@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 ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
are you sure? I also feel that he lie somethingJan ******************
@Nav *******
Seen feedbacks of people getting denied in Khon Kaen and Udon Thani as well.Nav ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
I think because of bribe..because he also ask 25k for non o extensionReply to
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