I am 54 years old with retirement visa living in Pattaya. My wife aged 51 years, (now in India)will be joining me in January 24 in Thailand.
Can I apply Non O Dependent from Thai Embassy or which visa for her?
Please advise. Thanks
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The user, aged 54 and living in Pattaya on a retirement visa, inquired about the possibility of applying for a Non-O Dependent visa for his wife, who is joining him from India. Comments revealed that typically, she cannot apply for a Non-O visa based on her husband's retirement visa, nor can she obtain this visa upon arrival in Thailand. The only potential route mentioned was if the husband had originally entered Thailand on an OA Long Stay visa, which might allow her to apply for a Non-O visa from a Thai consulate. It was advised that she should consult a Thai visa processing center for accurate information.
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Tony *********
Your wife could always apply for a retirement visa herself in Thailand….
Sadly, (for your wife) at most thai consulates NO she cannot apply for a 90 day Non-O visa based on marriage to a foreigner here on a 'retirement visa' 😕 . AND even worse once she gets here she also cannot apply for that visa in country..
At this time there is no visa she can go on that will let her piggy back (be trailing spouse) with you on a retirement visa.
Now on the rare chance you got an OA Long Stay visa from a thai consulate in YOUR country before you came to thailand (the visa that requires a police background check, a medical certificate, and 100K USD in medical insurance) she MIGHT be able to get a 90 day single entry Non-O from a thai consulate with you on that visa..
Other than that (as in if you got your 'retirement visa' issued inside thailand there are little to no options) 🙁 Sorry about that, she'd have to find a visa that lets her stay which has nothing to do with yours
can't she apply for a Retirement Visa herself, independent of the husband? The way your worded your response seems like the wife doesn't have a single option.