What options are available for me as an Eastern European expat to secure a long-term visa to Thailand following my marriage to a Thai citizen?

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Oct 10, 2019

5 years ago

Emil *********

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Hi, my wife, who is a Thai  citizen from Phitsanulok, got married on September 20, 2017. We  currently live in (Sofia Bulgaria my home country). We have decided to  move to Thailand but the one-year visa of 400,000 baht is beyond the  control of an Eastern European like me ...

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The author, an Eastern European expat married to a Thai citizen, is inquiring about options for securing a long-term visa to Thailand. The discussion highlights alternatives to the 400,000 baht financial requirement, suggesting the possibility of obtaining a multiple entry marriage visa and mentions consulates that may offer more flexible visa options.

Andy **********

Who did she get married to?

5 years ago

Keith *********

PM me!

5 years ago

Stuart *********

The 400k is a requirement to get an extension of stay in country. There’s a couple of consulates around here where you can get a year long multiple entry visa with no financial requirements. Others will point you to which ones.

5 years ago

James **************

Multiple entry marriage visa

5 years ago

Richard ********

Try Key Visa in Pattaya I got retirement vise and 3 month so 15 months in total. It costs though. They are on the web just search keyvisa.com !

5 years ago

James **************

Savannakhet and ho chi min vietnam still offer them without proof of funds

5 years ago

James **************

With a a marriage visa or any visa infact, even on a 30 day visa exempt, if your reason is to visit family and you have all the paper work, you can get an extension of 60days at immigration.

5 years ago

Steven ***************

And once you've switched to an extension ,you wont need to leave every 90 days, just a 90 day report instead. Which you can do online after doing the first one in person at immigration.

5 years ago

Steven ***************

Nathan . If you get a spouse visa you can get a work permit and work on it. No need to switch to a B(work) visa.Same applies when you get a yearly extension on it.

5 years ago

James **************

@Nathan **************

let me pm you.

5 years ago

James **************

@Nathan **************

you can extend at the end of the 90 days for a further 2 months, but some immigration offices will only do it once, so i would go ask at your local immigration office. Are you going to teach in thailand?

5 years ago

James **************

You can get about 15 months out of that visa, and you can also extend for an extra 2 months at immigration.

5 years ago

James **************

@Nathan **************

go to savannakhet laos with the correct paper work, pay the 5000 baht fee, come back to thailand. You get 1 year, but u must go out of thailand every 90 days. U wont be refused entry with that visa.

5 years ago

Nathan ***************

@James *************

how does that work then ? I thought there’s a limit to how many times you can enter and refusals can happen ?

5 years ago

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Nathan ***************

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