For several years now I’ve been on a non-o visa based on marriage & child, but this year has been a particularly hard year (don’t judge) and I don’t have the 400k in the bank or 40k per month. Is there any possible way to renew my non-o visa for another year? My understanding is its not possible, so what options do I have?

You will not be able to extend your permission to stay at your local immigration office.

 

You will however be able to obtain a new 1 year multi-entry visa from the Savannakhet Thai Consulate. The downside is that you will have to do a border bounce every 90 days.

Multi Entry Non Immigrant O Visa from the consulate in Savanakhet.

No finance needed.

This will give you over a year but would mean border runs every 90 days.

Edited December 22, 20187 yr by Justin Side

As said you can apply for a multiple entry non-o visa based uon marriage at the consulate in Savannakhet Laos without financial proof. The visa will allow unlimited 90 day entries for a year from the date it issued.

Before going out for the visa you could apply for a 60 day extension to visit your wife near the end of your current one year extension.

You can apply for the 60 day extension of any of the 90 day entries from the non-o visa as well.

Thanks everyone for pointing out that option.

Is there a list of documents needed somewhere? I need to take the kid to school just now, but when I come back I'll look up other guy's Savannakhet visa trips for more info on how to get there and their experiences.

7 minutes ago, seefah said:

Is there a list of documents needed somewhere?

You will need your marriage certificate plus a copy, copies of your wife's house book registry and ID card signed by her.

Copy of passport photo page, a completed application form with 2 photos and 5000 baht for the fee. Form: Savannakhet 2501-01-31.PDF

you will also need a copy of your Lao entry stamp/visa, can get from shop near the consulate

4 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Before going out for the visa you could apply for a 60 day extension to visit your wife near the end of your current one year extension.

Just to confirm, I can go to my local immigration office in Thailand and request a 60 day extension that would be valid till near end of February, then can go to Savannakhet to get a new 1 year non-o, is that right? It would be great to move my visa renal date from end of December to something else.

Are these the correct requirements for 60 day extension?

• Take wife with me to immigration
• Take marriage certificate, wife's house book and ID card, plus copies
• 1900 baht for extension cost

11 minutes ago, seefah said:

Just to confirm, I can go to my local immigration office in Thailand and request a 60 day extension that would be valid till near end of February, then can go to Savannakhet to get a new 1 year non-o, is that right?

That is correct.

11 minutes ago, seefah said:

Are these the correct requirements for 60 day extension?

• Take wife with me to immigration
• Take marriage certificate, wife's house book and ID card, plus copies
• 1900 baht for extension cost

Yes

2 hours ago, seefah said:

Just to confirm, I can go to my local immigration office in Thailand and request a 60 day extension that would be valid till near end of February, then can go to Savannakhet to get a new 1 year non-o, is that right? It would be great to move my visa renal date from end of December to something else.

Are these the correct requirements for 60 day extension?

• Take wife with me to immigration
• Take marriage certificate, wife's house book and ID card, plus copies
• 1900 baht for extension cost

You might also need a TM.30 form. That is the notification form that the owner, house-master or possessor of the property you live in should complete. Your wife should be able to complete it.

 

Once you have the ME Non ‘O’ visa you can extend any of the 90 day stays by 60 days. If you make an entry using the visa just before the visa expires you’ll get a final 90 days, which can also be extended by 60 days. Doing that gives you nearly 17 months using that visa.

 

And if your financial situation changes you can extend any of the 90 day stays by 1 year as before. As you presumably have a Thai child you can apply for a 1 year extension as s parent and the 400K only needs to be in your account on the day you apply (no seasoning required). That makes borrowing the shortfall from family/friends an option for some.

Edited December 22, 20187 yr by elviajero

10 hours ago, Briggsy said:

You will not be able to extend your permission to stay at your local immigration office.

 

You will however be able to obtain a new 1 year multi-entry visa from the Savannakhet Thai Consulate. The downside is that you will have to do a border bounce every 90 days.

I thought agents are a plenty and for a fee you don't need to do too much or show finances.

1 minute ago, stud858 said:

I thought agents are a plenty and for a fee you don't need to do too much or show finances.

Do keep up.

 

The OP is talking about being unable to extend an extension of permission to stay due to having a Thai spouse not retirement.

6 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

Do keep up.

 

The OP is talking about being unable to extend an extension of permission to stay due to having a Thai spouse not retirement.

the underlying   question seems to be anyone know of an agent  who can sort it out as yet no offers of experiences

I return too the U.K. every 12 weeks and have in the past done an Extension of Stay/Retirement Visa, I missed out on the monthly income letters from the Embassy, I didn’t realise there was a cut off date.

Could I apply for a Multi Entry Non O, I am not married and because I leave Thailand every 90 Days I would be covered for the year and not have to have the 800k in the Bank and do it on an annual basis ?

i currently have a 90 Day Single Entry based on being in receipt of my U.K. State Pension, not sure how many times I could enter Thailand on that type of Visa though ?

 

9 minutes ago, Lamkyong said:

the underlying   question seems to be anyone know of an agent  who can sort it out as yet no offers of experiences

That is not the underlying question.

 

The answer for the OP was to go to Savannakhet and get a multi-entry non-imm O visa. This thread has nothing to do with agents. Keep agents out of it.

12 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

I return too the U.K. every 12 weeks and have in the past done an Extension of Stay/Retirement Visa, I missed out on the monthly income letters from the Embassy, I didn’t realise there was a cut off date.

Could I apply for a Multi Entry Non O, I am not married and because I leave Thailand every 90 Days I would be covered for the year and not have to have the 800k in the Bank and do it on an annual basis ?

i currently have a 90 Day Single Entry based on being in receipt of my U.K. State Pension, not sure how many times I could enter Thailand on that type of Visa though ?

 

 

 

You can get a multiple entry Non-Imm O based on your state pension.

 

Crazy isn’t it, a 64 year old with bags of money cannot...... unless they go for an “O-A” visa.

Edited December 22, 20187 yr by Jip99

3 minutes ago, Jip99 said:

 

 

You can get a multiple entry Non-Imm O based on your state pension.

 

Crazy isn’t it, a 64 year old with bags of money cannot...... unless they go for an “O-A” visa.

Not as far as I am aware, you can only get a 90 Day Single based on in being receipt of the U.K. State Pension and only in the U.K.

3 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Not as far as I am aware, you can only get a 90 Day Single based on in being receipt of the U.K. State Pension and only in the U.K.

 

 

Incorrect.

 

A friend just came out on one. Obtained in London. 

6 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Not as far as I am aware, you can only get a 90 Day Single based on in being receipt of the U.K. State Pension and only in the U.K.

The embassy in London will issue a multiple entry non-o visa. The consulates can only issue single entry non-o visas.

9 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The embassy in London will issue a multiple entry non-o visa. The consulates can only issue single entry non-o visas.

Thanks Joe but if you come year on year would you not be questioned by the IO at the Airport ?

5 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Thanks Joe but if you come year on year would you not be questioned by the IO at the Airport ?

I have never read a report of somebody with a non-o visa having problems at an airport.

3 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

I have never read a report of somebody with a non-o visa having problems at an airport.

Correct me if I am wrong to apply for a Multi Entry Non O in London you have to have 800k in the Bank ?

12 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

I have never read a report of somebody with a non-o visa having problems at an airport.

Non-O (in OP's case) is for long stay. So far only reported cases are for tourist visas, including METV.

24 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Correct me if I am wrong to apply for a Multi Entry Non O in London you have to have 800k in the Bank ?

That is only required for a Non-OA long stay visa. Only proof of being on a state pension is required for the non-o visa.

8 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

That is only required for a Non-OA long stay visa. Only proof of being on a state pension is required for the non-o visa.

Apologies Joe for bombarding you with queries but would that be valid for a year ?

3 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Apologies Joe for bombarding you with queries but would that be valid for a year ?

A multiple entry non-o visa allows unlimited 90 day entries for a year from the date of issue.

Why has no one mentioned a year extension of stay based on taking care of a Thai?  The OP said he had a child.  There is no seasoning for the 400,000b.  He might be able to borrow the money long enough to put it in a bank and get a bank letter.

1 hour ago, Briggsy said:

1 hour ago, stud858 said:

I thought agents are a plenty and for a fee you don't need to do too much or show finances.

Do keep up.

 

The OP is talking about being unable to extend an extension of permission to stay due to having a Thai spouse not retirement.

Some offices push harder to get you to use an agent for a family-based extension than they do for retirement.  It is how I wound-up on a Non-O ME, to spite having the required income, etc - because I refused to reward a particular office/desk with agent-money, after my experience.

 

But for the OP, the issue would be what office/area the he is in, whether it is served by agents and, if so, what the going-rate is in that area.  A 15K-20K agent-fee is not much if any more expensive than the Visa-cost, Visa-Trip, and Border Bounces - and a lot less trouble, especially if the nearest border is further away. 

 

And, if what I read in an above post about "no seasoning needed" for bank-money when applying as the father of a Thai Child, an agent's short-term loan would not even require a senior-IO bypass the normally required seasoning - which is where the "why do they do that for agents" shady back-room deals enter the picture.  The OP's agent and IO would not be doing anything "special" in the process - and thus the application might be do-able for a lower fee.

1 hour ago, Jumbo1968 said:

i currently have a 90 Day Single Entry based on being in receipt of my U.K. State Pension, not sure how many times I could enter Thailand on that type of Visa though ?

One year multiple entry versions of that visa are available. It is a great option for UK nationals in receipt of a state pension.

12 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

As said you can apply for a multiple entry non-o visa based uon marriage at the consulate in Savannakhet Laos without financial proof. The visa will allow unlimited 90 day entries for a year from the date it issued.

Before going out for the visa you could apply for a 60 day extension to visit your wife near the end of your current one year extension.

You can apply for the 60 day extension of any of the 90 day entries from the non-o visa as well.

If you leave to do a Savanakhet multi entry non O visa based on marriage, whilst current visa extension still valid for a few days, is it wise or necessary to get a re entry permit first in case you are refused at Savanakhet? If leaving on the day or day before the existing extension expires would I get back in for 30 days on visa free entry as a Brit? Has anyone actually been refused and faced this problem. It seems too easy!!!!