What is the passport expiration requirement for TRV visa extension and Non-O spouse visa in Thailand?

TRV Visa Extension Non-O Spouse Visa Passport Expiration Visa Application Requirements Thailand Immigration

Apr 8, 2022

3 years ago

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Hi, what about the Passport expire date for TRV visa extension And Non-O spouse. Is it 6 months when you aply for both visa/extension types?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

When applying for a TRV visa extension or a Non-O spouse visa in Thailand, the key consideration regarding your passport's expiration date is that no visa extension will be issued beyond the passport's expiration. Essentially, while it may not matter how much time is left on your passport, any extension will only be valid until the passport expires.

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Stuart *********

They won’t actually care about the amount of time your passport has left, other than the fact that no extension will go past it’s expiration date.

If you’ve got 10 days left of your passport, then an extension will last 10 days.

3 years ago

Marc *******

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@Stuart ********

Thank you. But the 30 day extension can be transfered to a new one so its 30 days when old passport only 10 days left. Right?

3 years ago

Stuart *********

@Marc ******

nope. When you apply for an extension the validity of your passport is the only thing they’d consider. Whether you can get a new one in time or not is irrelevant.

3 years ago

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@Stuart ********

OK. And what about visa? Like TRV change to Non-O in country?

3 years ago

Stuart *********

@Marc ******

The same. If your passport is running out of days then a non O would only be valid for the amount of days left. Regardless that a non O would usually be valid for 90 days it would be valid for the term of the passport it’s issued to.

If the passport has less than 90 days validity then you may find they won’t issue one at all.

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Marc *******

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@Stuart ********

Ah ok, so its 90Days :). I had in mind its 6 months but thats for Coming into thailand huh?

3 years ago

Stuart *********

@Marc ******

not quite sure what you mean.

3 years ago

Marc *******

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@Stuart ********

If you apply for a visa in a embassy outside of thailand your passport must be valid for 6 months.

3 years ago

Stuart *********

@Marc ******

ah ok I get what you’re asking. Yes you would need 6 months or more left on your passport to get a visa outside of Thailand. In theory you must have at least 6 months left on it to even enter, but in reality they don’t police that rule.

3 years ago

Marc *******

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@Stuart ********

I thought its the same inside thailand thats why i askin here. Thank you very much.

3 years ago

Stuart *********

@Marc ******

no it’s not the same inside Thailand. Technically you should, but if you were to apply for a 30 day extension and your passport was to expire in 5 months time they wouldn’t care.

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