What is the process for obtaining a second one-year extension based on marriage in Thailand?

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Oct 17, 2019

5 years ago

Tom *********

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Thanks to all the good advice I’ve got here especially from Tod I applied for my second one year extension based on marriage yesterday in Prachinburi 

Everything went a lot smoother this year because I knew what to expect 

We got the same IO as last year and she was impressed that I had my shit together this year 

It took about an hour and a half for them to go through the paperwork and give me the 30 day “under consideration” stamp with a return date of November 15

I asked if I only needed to bring my passport and they said yes (I had heard that sometimes they want an updated bank book)

My wife got a call today and immigration said they were going to be at our house at 2:00 pm and they wanted two neighbors(last year only one)

IO got here question them and had them sign papers and took photos

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user successfully applied for their second one-year visa extension based on marriage in Prachinburi, noting the process was smoother this year due to prior experience. They received a 30-day 'under consideration' stamp and shared insights about documentation requirements, including a passport and possibly needing a bank book. The user also mentioned that immigration conducted a home visit to verify details with neighbors. Community comments highlighted varying experiences with the speed of the application process in different locations.

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Francis ********

Wow 1.5 hours .it normally takes my wife I about 20 min if that at Chaengwattana to do a NoN O marriage but I have done 6 already . That’s seeing the immigration officer not wait in a queue which is a lot longer

5 years ago

Tom *********

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No que they just look at every piece of paper in both sets of paperwork

Pulled our file from last year and compared the two scanned my passport and looked up my immigration history in the computer

They don’t get a lot of these marriage applications so they have the time to do it

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Jp *******

1.5 hours to go thru paperwork ! they work very slow in the provinces. if they take 1.5 hrs in BKK, it will be a 3 days waiting in the office

5 years ago

Robert *******

I love the part: "she was impressed that I had my shit together this year " Surprise Surprise a prepared farang, time to decorate the office, sound like this happens once a year.

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