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Why do I need a COVID letter for my 60-day family extension for my Non-O marriage visa?
Hi my 1 year non o (marriage) visa is expiring early next week , I went to extend for 60 days based on family, at samut prakarn , they said still I need covid letter from my embassy. In spite Iam telling them , I am not looking for covid extension, it normal 60 days family extension. They still keep insisting me to get a letter. What I am doing wrong ?
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The user is facing issues while trying to extend their Non-O (marriage) visa for 60 days based on family reasons at a Samut Prakarn immigration office. They were told they need a COVID letter from their embassy, despite wanting a standard family extension. Commenters speculate that the immigration office may want the user to utilize the COVID extension to preserve their family visit extension option for future use, as only one family visit extension is allowed per entry.
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Gregor **********
So their advice to apply for the 60-days Covid19 extension has probably a reason, they want to ensure you do not „waste“ the “60 days family visit extension”now, as you can only do it ONCE on a previous entry. They actually might wish to help you to push your stay permit date further into the future, since they obviously know that you cannot meet the financial requirement for another “1-year extension of stay based on marriage”. They offer you to do the Covid19 extension for as long as it is possible to aquire
James ********
@Gregor *********
and its best if one can do that and keep the family visit option for future use.
Ellie *******
Did you get visiting family extension for 60days before you applied for 1 year extension based on marriage last year?
Ansar ********
OP@Ellie ******
no never applied for 60 days extension ever 
Tod *********
Robert *******
Did you go by yourself, without your wife and the marriage documents, copies of her ID and housebook?
Robert *******
Yes I went alone or is it No, I went with wife and kid. What is the reason why your Extension of Stay based on visit family is refused?
Ansar ********
OP@Robert ******
yes i went with my wife and kid with required all documents they asked me 400k details, I am looking for 60 day family extension only, and then begin to ask me letter from embassy, they said there is no other 60 days extension it's only the covid extension that's what confusing meAnsar ********
OP@Robert ******
yes I did, my wife and kid 
Michael ********
Maybe you need it in Samut Prakarn? Is that not a red zone?
James ********
Why do you not want the 60 days COVID extension? Its easy to get...
And you still will have the family visit 60 day extension available to use.
And you still will have the family visit 60 day extension available to use.
Ansar ********
OP@James *******
they need letter from embassy and embassy doesn't issue letter anymore James ********
@Ansar ******
there is a box / question on the application form for the COVID extension... Simply place check mark ...NO
My Embassy no longer issues a letter.
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