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What is the procedure for applying for a marriage visa in Thailand after getting married?
Hello thanks for any help
We are waiting for our marriage documents to arrive any day now Then we will marry and I will get the appropriate marriage Visa. My problem is my 60 days and now my 30 day extension is up on March 6. I've did this before in the past with no problems. That was before the new E-Visa. Crossing into Laos and staying the night. How hard is it and what's the procedure to receive the new Visa
I'm American and my soon to be wife is Thai
We are waiting for our marriage documents to arrive any day now Then we will marry and I will get the appropriate marriage Visa. My problem is my 60 days and now my 30 day extension is up on March 6. I've did this before in the past with no problems. That was before the new E-Visa. Crossing into Laos and staying the night. How hard is it and what's the procedure to receive the new Visa
I'm American and my soon to be wife is Thai
Answer summary
The user is in a time-sensitive situation as their current visa is expiring soon. They plan to marry their Thai fiancée and apply for a marriage visa. Users suggest that if they marry before the extension expires, they can apply for a visa extension based on marriage, potentially getting an additional 60 days. Alternatively, they mention the option of a border run to Laos to apply for a Non-O visa. However, they must ensure that their marriage documents are processed correctly, with possible requirements including financial proof. The conversation addresses concerns about the new e-visa system and whether a marriage visa can be issued quickly after marriage.
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Kool *******
What marriage documents are you waiting to arrive? This is not a normal thing in the process. As an American you personally get a notarized right to marry document from the embassy, get this translated into Thai, and approved by the ministry of foreign affairs as being accurate, then with copies of your passport, and her ID card you go get married at the local amphur. There is no waiting for anything. The whole process takes a day, or two, it is that simple. Again, what documents are you waiting for?
Henrik *****
E-visa has nothing to do with 60 + 30 visaexempt + extension.
Lynnette *******
New e-visa? Are you sure there's a new visa? Or do you mean new way of applying for same type of visa?
Gregor **********
@Lynnette ******
it is the usual confusion between a visa and a stay permitLynnette *******
@Gregor *********
and the confusion by saying "new" e-visa. It's just new way of applying.
Colin *********
@Lynnette ******
all Thailand visas are done online nowLynnette *******
@Colin ********
I know it's done in line. They aren't new visas.
Brian *********
Wow even I don’t understand this
Gardar ***************************
If you get married before last extension goes out, you can apply a new extension based on being married to Thai that gives you another 60 days. Then you can change your visa to non-o u sure if you can get 1 year on top of that but if not then just go Laos and apply non-o
Andy ********
@Gardar **************************
great call. I was just about to suggest the same thing.Nongnuch ********
@Andy *******
it is a question of the timing for Gardar's proposal . . . I highly doubt the time window is enough. I guess the OP needs another border bounce to buy himself more timeNongnuch ********
@Gardar **************************
what you are proposing is the 60-days extension based on family visit. It can only be obtained by showing Immigration a freshly printed on the Amphur marriage registry document. I don't think he will be able to get this done within the time window he got left, but fingers stay crossedGardar ***************************
@Nongnuch *******
true that all comes down when the letter arrives.Nongnuch ********
if your marriage gets acknowledged in Thailand, and you are able to produce a freshly on the Amphur printed Kor Ror 2 or 22 (whichever applies), you can do a border bounce, re-enter Thailand visa-exempt, visit Immigration and ask them for a "change of visa type" from the touristic entry to a 90-days Non-Imm-O married-to-a-Thai-wife visa. You would however need to show a minimum of 400,000 THB parked on a Thai bank account in your sole name and a rental contract, in order to apply for the initial visa, and 2 months later for the "1-year Extension of Stay Permit"
Graham ******
Are you sure that your Immigration Office will issue a marriage Visa so soon after getting married? Ask and plan accordingly.
Gardar ***************************
@Graham *****
immigration doesn't give you that, amphur does and yes they give it to you on the day you get married.Graham ******
@Gardar **************************
Correct, I meant Visa - editedGardar ***************************
@Graham *****
all good 😊
John **********
If you do a border bounce you probably only have to stay one night but getting back into Thailand will very much depend on your history of being inside Thailand
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