@Amanda *****

yes you can use an agency. I actually recommend using an agency, in order to maintain a speedy workflow. If you are in Pattaya, I recommend

@Stefan *******

and his F.S. Consulting Co. in the Soi Pratamnak.

@Kool ******

this is not true! Only foreigners married to a Thai wife will have to get their marriage registered at the Amphur. A married foreign couple can use the embassy and MfA certified documents as proof of their marriage being real, for immigration office purpose. They do NOT need a certification or a Kor Ror 22 by the Amphur. What you talk about is already certified the very moment the MfA certifies their marriage documents

@Ally ***********

everything is correct in your advice. Only the poor spelling "visit your embassy in France" is complete nonsense

@Ally ***********

"this should be done at your Embassy in France " . . . there is no French Embassy in France

@Otto ********

even if he was an European citizen,your reply would be wrong. He will get a visa-on-arrival for 45 (!!) days in Vietnam with a Schengen passport. The days of the 14-days VOA are long gone for European citizens. But NOT for U.S. citizens

@John *********

their French marriage documents are already certified for use to apply for a Thai visa in France. Only to be able to use them inside Thailand, they need translation & legalization by the French Embassy Bangkok, and further probably immigration will require the legalized documents "cross-legalized" again, by the Thai MfA in Bangkok

@Amanda *****

. . AAAH! I FOUND IT! (LISTE DES TRADUCTEURS AGREES PAR L’AMBASSADE DE FRANCE) . . . . . Here is the list of Embassy of France accredited traducteurs: ec3b91a6cccb78bc07e966dfcf2a773c4dafd

@Amanda *****

"Did you need to find a sworn translator in order for the translation to be admitted by embassy?" . . . . you need a French Embassy Bangkok approved translation service. I reckon you will find adresses and link to these translation service on the website of the French Embassy Bangkok . for a start, try here

the fee to apply for the "change of visa type" would be 2000.- THB, and the fee for the application to the 1-year extension of stay will be 1900.- THB. But you should first READ about the rest of the requirements you need to fulfill for the application to the change! It's NOT as easy as applying for the 90-days Non-Imm-O visa on the Thai Embassy in France and entering Thailand on that visa. READ HERE: /4.FOREIGNER-WHO-IS-WORKING-IN-A-COMPANY-OR-LIMITED-PARTNERSHIP-NON-O.pdf

@Amanda *****

So much WRONG and BAD info here! I had to CRINGE and almost vomitted my coffee, when I read someone’s advice of “visit your embassy in France” . . . as there is no French Embassy in France!

You can (and I recommend) apply for the 90 days Non-Imm-O dependent visa on the Royal Thai Embassy Paris, with your original French marriage documentation. No need to do anything yet, until this point.

Well your intention is to enter Thailand with a 60-days tourist visa and apply for the “change” to the 90-days Non-Imm-O visa on Immigration. Well it could be tricky. . . you need time!

You COULD apply for the “change of visa type” from a Tourist Visa to the 90-days Non-Imm-O trailing spouse visa” only AFTER you got your ducks in a row. In order to apply for the “change”, one needs to still have a minimum of 15 working days left on the stay permit stamp.

Which means, the clock is running. First you need to have your original French marriage documentation translated by an approved translation service, and legalized by the French Embassy

And afterwards most probably you will then need to get them “cross legalized” by the Thai MfA (ministry of foreign affairs) in Bangkok, before you are even allowed to apply for the “change”

The MfA requires an appointment being made! It could get you slip into a situation when the time you need for all of this, will fall short.

So keep in mind:

Once you have entered Thailand WITH a “90-days Non-Imm-O dependent visa”, you have 90 days to get your ducks in a row.

You need to have your original French documents translated by a French Embassy of Bangkok approved translation service, and get them legalized (an apostille is a little different thing as an apostille is an entitlement to GET married!) by the French Embassy in Bangkok.

Then you most probably will need to get them "cross-legalized" by the Thai MfA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

Only this accomplished, your documents with the Embassy and the MfA seals and stamps, will get approved by the Thai Immigration and can be used to achieve the 1-year Extension of Stay Permit based on being a dependent of a foreigner who is holding an Extension of Stay based on Employment