Marriage visa now a better alternative

[bert bloggs]

I have never really considered it ,but would it not be easier for those of us who are married just to go down that route ,and by the way what does it entail?

[Valentine]

In Phuket the wife will be interviewed by IO, photos of you & her both inside & outside showing house number, update marriage registration from Amphur (cost about 100 Baht), bank statement showing 400k, house paper, ID.

[ubonjoe]

I chose that option many years ago. I am on my 11th extension based upon marriage now.

You can change the reason for your current extension to marriage when it or near to expiring.

Here is my general list of required documents. Marriage Extension Requirements 2.pdf

[Valentine]

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

I chose that option many years ago. I am on my 11th extension based upon marriage now.

You can change the reason for your current extension to marriage when it ot near to expiring.

Here is my general list of required documents. Marriage Extension Requirements 2.pdf

What kind of reason do they require or is it in your pdf

[ivor bigun]

I chose that option many years ago. I am on my 11th extension based upon marriage now.
You can change the reason for your current extension to marriage when it ot near to expiring.
Here is my general list of required documents. Marriage Extension Requirements 2.pdf

Thanks,been married for 22 years married in the UK lived here in the same place for 13 years,

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[ivor bigun]

What kind of reason do they require or is it in your pdf

I might go down this route,i have never bothered before as it was easier doing the 800k route,but i begrudge keeping 400,000 in permanantly,i usually have more ,but what if you need it in an emergancy,your done for,they have not thought this through i think.

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[bert bloggs]

15 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

I chose that option many years ago. I am on my 11th extension based upon marriage now.

You can change the reason for your current extension to marriage when it or near to expiring.

Here is my general list of required documents. Marriage Extension Requirements 2.pdf

My marriage certificate is English as we were married there so long ago ,will that be accepted or will i have to get it translated? any help appreciated ,although i dont have to do anything yet as i just got my years extension ,and by next time the rules may have changed again lol

[BobbyL]

22 minutes ago, bert bloggs said:

My marriage certificate is English as we were married there so long ago ,will that be accepted or will i have to get it translated? any help appreciated ,although i dont have to do anything yet as i just got my years extension ,and by next time the rules may have changed again lol

We got married in England before moving back here a few years ago. We wanted to get it legalised here so we had to organise that ourselves. Quite time consuming and not too cheap but relatively simple. 

 

This is the thread on here I followed.

 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/935544-legalisation-of-uk-wedding-certificate/

[ubonjoe]

58 minutes ago, bert bloggs said:

My marriage certificate is English as we were married there so long ago ,will that be accepted or will i have to get it translated? any help appreciated ,although i dont have to do anything yet as i just got my years extension ,and by next time the rules may have changed again lol

You will have to have your marriage certificate legalized and then translated to Thai. Then the  translation will have to be certified by the Department of Consular Affairs of the MFA in Bangkok. Then you will need to go to a Amphoe to register your foreign marriage to get a Kor Ror 22 marriage registry that immigration requires to apply for the extension of stay based upon marriage.

[biggerpill]

Having been coming to Thailand for over 8 years and married to a thai lady I find the new retirement visa rules a big joke...I an about to retire and DO NOT need to jump thru do many hoops..trying to simplify my life..I support many thai households with constant construction on my wife,s farm.1.1thwy do not appreciate us.. I will look for.country that does and just come as a tourist when I can..they made my life difficult just to register a motorcycle in my name even though I have a marriage visa, bank account in thai,own  condo in bkk, but want a work permit..<deleted>  idiot's.. bike now in wifes name..I run a.very large agency in USA and not tolerant of beauracratic bullshit...and the.embassies are worthless in this fight...

Signed an ex,-expat

M

[wobalt]

You will have to have your marriage certificate legalized and then translated to Thai. Then the  translation will have to be certified by the Department of Consular Affairs of the MFA in Bangkok. Then you will need to go to a Amphoe to register your foreign marriage to get a Kor Ror 22 marriage registry that immigration requires to apply for the extension of stay based upon marriage.

Can you use an international certificate?


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[The Stranger]

I chose that option many years ago. I am on my 11th extension based upon marriage now.
You can change the reason for your current extension to marriage when it or near to expiring.
Here is my general list of required documents. Marriage Extension Requirements 2.pdf

In addition to this, at least here in Phuket, they want the pictures of your children inside the house, birth certificate and ID card, the funny part is that my daughter is 26 and living with her fiancee in Bkk... It makes no sense.

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[ubonjoe]

19 minutes ago, wobalt said:

Can you use an international certificate?

You would still have to register your foreign marriage at an Amphoe.

[steve187]

5 hours ago, biggerpill said:

Having been coming to Thailand for over 8 years and married to a thai lady I find the new retirement visa rules a big joke...I an about to retire and DO NOT need to jump thru do many hoops..trying to simplify my life..I support many thai households with constant construction on my wife,s farm.1.1thwy do not appreciate us.. I will look for.country that does and just come as a tourist when I can..they made my life difficult just to register a motorcycle in my name even though I have a marriage visa, bank account in thai,own  condo in bkk, but want a work permit..<deleted>  idiot's.. bike now in wifes name..I run a.very large agency in USA and not tolerant of beauracratic bullshit...and the.embassies are worthless in this fight...

Signed an ex,-expat

M

you will be so sadly missed, look at the hoops required for the wife in your home country

 

[wobalt]

You would still have to register your foreign marriage at an Amphoe.

Even if my wife lives most of the time overseas?


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[GinBoy2]

1 hour ago, steve187 said:

you will be so sadly missed, look at the hoops required for the wife in your home country

 

That's somewhat the nub of this. Getting your Thai wife into the USA, cant speak for others, is a fairly simple but bureaucratic process.

 

After that, when they are in the US, same rights, freedoms, no restrictions, no requirements as for any other American.

 

If the same were true in Thailand for farang husbands...then we could have a different conversation

[ubonjoe]

13 minutes ago, wobalt said:

Even if my wife lives most of the time overseas?

Yes she would need do it to register your marriage at a Amphoe to get a Kor Ror 22 required to apply for an extension of stay based upon marriage to a Thai.

[lust]

Wait for the influx of Thai marriages and marriage visas and then higher scrutiny/challenges for the people already on marriage visas, lol.

[bbi1]

On 2/3/2019 at 6:26 PM, Valentine said:

In Phuket the wife will be interviewed by IO, photos of you & her both inside & outside showing house number, update marriage registration from Amphur (cost about 100 Baht), bank statement showing 400k, house paper, ID.

What happens if the married people don't live in the same house? A pic in front of both houses? lol

[johnny1966]

On 2/3/2019 at 6:27 PM, ubonjoe said:

I chose that option many years ago. I am on my 11th extension based upon marriage now.

You can change the reason for your current extension to marriage when it or near to expiring.

Here is my general list of required documents. Marriage Extension Requirements 2.pdf

Im currently on extension based on retirement...expires late June. I am married and before the retirement extension had 2 or 3 non imm o visas based on marriage. Can I go to laos and apply for a multi entry based on marriage before the current returement extension expires? I do not have the funds currently to extend at immigration.

[steve187]

5 hours ago, johnny1966 said:

Im currently on extension based on retirement...expires late June. I am married and before the retirement extension had 2 or 3 non imm o visas based on marriage. Can I go to laos and apply for a multi entry based on marriage before the current returement extension expires? I do not have the funds currently to extend at immigration.

yes savannakhet no funds required, 

[Boon Mee]

Think you'll find it's a lot more hassle doing the Marriage Extension. 

Aside from the items mentioned above, if you don't have children, you need to get a 'guarantor' to show up at the Immigration interview plus his picture with you and your missus in front of your house. 

To add insult to injury, Immigration used to require a picture of you and the wife in your bedroom. 

For an additional 400k baht, it's a lot easier to do the Retirement Extension. 

[howardprice]

Eighteen months ago, I went back to OZ to get an ..O_A multi retirement visa from Thai Emb Canberra...

I av got an extension of 12 months on it in Laos, in Oct..No prob...Still no B800 in bank worries..

To avoid this new regulation of money in bank all year, I intend to do same as money is not req in bank all year in OZ.....

Cost of plane fare etc, is well worth the trip as one splits cost over 2 years...

As one is on a pension, I do not av excess money to just lay in bank ....Cheers

[howardprice]

You  people who are married in Thailand, are treated like 2nd class citizens in any way possible by Immigration all the time, from what I read...

The very reason I av never been interested in marrying a Thai in the 20 years I av been here....

Why buy a book when I can join the library..

[jesimps]

14 hours ago, steve187 said:

you will be so sadly missed, look at the hoops required for the wife in your home country

 

There's always one peering through his sunny specs.

[brewsterbudgen]

You're going to uproot your family because of this? Seems like a selfish over-reaction to me.

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[MJCM]

9 hours ago, bbi1 said:

What happens if the married people don't live in the same house? A pic in front of both houses? lol

Extension not granted because they are not living together ?????

[JackThompson]

14 hours ago, steve187 said:

you will be so sadly missed, look at the hoops required for the wife in your home country

Where she gets PR (green card) with automatic right to work, on a path to citizenship, much higher-paying job prospects, and access to a social safety net for life? 

[Spaniel]

 My wife and I were married in the USA.     Wouldn't it be easier to just get married again here in Thailand then we would have the marriage certificate in Thai and not have to mess around with translations etc?

[Peterw42]

1 minute ago, Spaniel said:

 My wife and I were married in the USA.     Wouldn't it be easier to just get married again here in Thailand then we would have the marriage certificate in Thai and not have to mess around with translations etc?

Part of getting married in Thailand is submitting affidavits (from your embassy) stating you are not married and free to marry etc. Also a little difficult if wife is presenting passport, ID etc using married name.