tingtong

part my confusion that they seem to mix in spouse almost everywhere. what if i am divorced ( in the process) and i dont live with the spouse the same household? assume it would be just fine to register my son to my new address as an adult, and say we stay in the same household, even though the meantime he stays at the university and not at home, neither with me or his mom.

thus the question ???? i am on that extention of stay based on marriage. in case the divorce, and revoking that, would that be possible to swap to an extention of stay based on thai son?

yep, that would be the simple way, but the answer is not. 3 years more is just a no go.

where things get a little tricky.... bcos i could walk in to immigration office and ask about the new extention to be granted based on child ( if age limit not issue), and not based on marriage, but if they decide to deny i would be fully in their timeline to leave the country, which i prefer to arrange on my timeline.

yes, meant that. in first post mentioned my age is 47. unfortunate but not yet the age for retirement based visa. the upping the 400k to 800k in the bank wouldnt be an issue, i would rather do that than throw money at Elite visa.

the current extention runs until end of September. i could ask wife to keep the paper marriage ( we are on friendly terms enough), but being separated long enough, i think a close to it would be the right thing to do. for that i could do locally, without a trip out to Laos, but just not ideal given the situation. is really unfortunate that while i spending approx 20-25k a month all inclusive my son's university education, this doesnt count as supporting a Thai kid, once he is over 20yo.

hi, we came to the conclusion with wife to divorce. ( peacefully). technically separated for a few years now. currently staying in Thailand on Non-O based on marriage, with the yearly permission to stay extensions. we have a 21 yo son, currently in University, for another 2 years left. i am currently 47. i am not planning to rush into a new marriage just yet with girlfriend. what are my options to stay? can i switch to or get an extention of stay based on supporting a Thai child studying in university? if so, do i need to leave country an re-enter with a fresh non-O visa? if status cant be switched here, is it easy to get at home embassy ( EU) a non-O multiple entry 1 yr visa based on having a Thai son ( family)? would appriceiate any feedback from someone with experience about this topic. many thank! Z