Convert tourist visa to non-o

[jj1000]

Hi

 

My Chinese wife is struggling to get a non-o visa to enable her to apply for a dependent visa in Thailand. I have a work permit and we have the required paperwork from the company I work for but it seems the process to obtain a non-o in China can take months.

 

So my question is can she come to Thailand on a tourist visa and convert it to non-o while she's here? Alternatively, can she get an extension of stay based on dependancy with a tourist visa?

 

Many thanks

 

John

 

 

[ubonjoe]

If you are on an extension of stay based upon working for a company she can do a change of visa status to get a 90 day non immigrant visa (category O) entry.

Edit: Requirements are her on immigration website (click Eng at the top of the page for english)

https://www.immigration.go.th/content/service_75

Edited December 6, 2018 by ubonjoe

[elviajero]

26 minutes ago, jj1000 said:

Alternatively, can she get an extension of stay based on dependancy with a tourist visa?

No. She could only get a 30 day extension for tourism.

 

She would need a non-immigrant visa to get an extension as your spouse (not dependant).

 

[jj1000]

That's a great help - thanks Joe and Elviajero