@Damian ********

That's because each office can do what they want.

Ask at your immigration offoce

@Ümit *******

If you get a 30 day 'live' stamp in your passport, it will open up other options. This is why Benjamin is telling you to wait and see next week if you get that first.

If you are the legal father and have the funds, then yes it is possible, because you already had a NON O. As mentioned, the 60 day extension will give you time to get the funds organized.

Because it is not a general discussion page where everyone should comment and confuse the hell out of the person who asked the question. It is a question and answer page. If you have another question make your own post :)

Look at the date. You got a year from Sept 26th. The end of the amnesty period.

@Carissa ********

As mentioned by Tod and Ben, YES you can, currently. Due to the exceptional circumstances. If she follows my steps above, she will be Golden.

@Carissa ********

"they should extend it to September 26th"

They will not extend anything. She will go on to overstay, which is currently legal until September 26th.

@Helen ***********

I don't think you understood my comment. I will write again more clearly.

Step 1. Get your extension and WP cancelled.

Step 2. Go on to Amnesty (an amnesty is not an extension of anything. Amnesty literally means a pardon for overstaying. So Thailand will let you overstay in Thailand with no fine or imprisonment until Sept 26th. No you do not need to go in and get anything for Amnesty, it is automatic. HOWEVER in your case you need to cancel you current extension and WP)

Step 3. Go to your embassy and arrange your paperwork, freedom to marry cert, etc.

Step 4. Get married.

Step 5. Take your marriage Cert to immigration and apply for either a 60 day family extension OR a year long extension of stay based on marriage (MUST BE BEFORE SEPT 26TH..!!!). Depends what they will give you. You might need to get the 60 day first. Who knows. BECAUSE you will be on amnesty, this extension will start from the 26th of September

Step 5. Get the stamp in your passport and drink a beer because hopefully you can now stay in Thailand past the 26th of September.

As far as I know...When your extension expires, you will go on to amnesty. In the mean time get married. When you get your marriage cert, get a 60 day extension of stay based on marriage or just try for the year extension straight away. You are marrying a Thai man and do not need to show proof of funds. Extensions of stay from amnesty are currently added on to the end of the amnesty which is September 26th. So as long as you get your documents sorted out before then and secure an extension, it will start on the 26th of September and you can continue staying legally in Thailand. If I am wrong the gurus will correct me.