@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

@Lee ********

the 90 days stay permit from the single entry 90-days Non-Imm-O visa will start from the day you applied to the change. . . . . . . It does NOT start on the day after the 60 days from your tourist visa expire. . . . . . However the 1-year extension starts after the day your 90-days stay permit from the Non-Imm-O visa expires. , . . . . . . A health insurance is not mandatory, however it is advised to have one

depends on your age. Over 50-ties can easily apply for the 90-days Non-Imm-O "over 50" retirement visa, put 800,000.- THB into a Thai bank account and receive a one-year extended stay permit. Under 50-years old don't have these easy option

@Colin *******

you weren't required to show a financial proof holding a Non-B visa during the period you thaught at a school. However if you are now without the work permit, the visa options will shrink to only a few that can be used for a longstay. There is the 90-days Non-Imm-O family visa, which you can change into a 1-year extension of stay based on being married to a Thai wife. For this you need to do the financial proof, which is either 400,000.- THB in a bank account or an affidavit of income over monthly minimum of 40,000 THB

@Colin *******

yes, you could get a multi entry 365-days Non-Imm-O family visa in Savannakhet, based on being married to a Thai wife, but you will need to show 400,000.- THB in your Thai bank account

the question is not, if you need a visa. You don't need a visa for neither Japan, Singapore or Thailand. However the question rather is - will the airline let you board the flight, if you have no onward travel proof out of Thailand within the period you will get stamped in?

@Sam *******

flying business class, just request "disability assistance" from the airline. They will pick up your Mom with a wheelchair when she steps out of the plane, and will roll her through the Immigration VIP fast lane, help collect the luggage from the belt and take her to the meter-taxi stands if needed, or to whoever will pick her up. This assistance is free of charge. I always give the guy who is pushing the wheelchair a generous tip - 500 Baht and if your Mom doesn't have any Thai currency, a 10 or 20 Dollar bank note will come welcome

yes you need a court order before you can act as the legal father of a half Thai child. There is no way around it, because the court approved fathership is the only fathership proof Immigration will accept for pupose of applying a Non-Imm-O family visa and the subsequent 1-year Extension of Stay. Alternatively you could marry the mother, and apply for the "Non-Imm-O married to a Thai wife" visa and EOS. Good luck in finding a cheaper option.

@Danica *****

yes, and you will need to attend classes. Because Immigration will perform spot checks. They will talk Thai to you to see if you are a genuine language student

@Danica *****

be careful, scuba diving offering you a one-year visa is not legal . .they tale your money bribe immigration and you will have trouble in later years to get any visa at all