Dear all,

 

How to change from ed visa to marriage visa?

Thanks

I did it at the immigration many years ago. They changed my extension from ED to extension based upon marriage automatically

First, to clarify a point that is commonly misunderstood: you are not in Thailand on a visa but on a permission to stay. The distinction may seem academic, but understanding this makes the whole system more comprehensible.

 

You can be in Thailand as a foreigner on three different bases: tourism, temporary non immigrant, or permanent residency.

 

If you entered Thailand using a Non Ed visa (or were granted a "conversion" Non Ed visa at immigration) then you are in Thailand on a permission to stay as a temporary non immigrant. There are many ways, other than via a Non Ed visa, that you may have acquired this status.

 

Once you are a temporary non immigrant, subject to conditions specified in Immigration Order 327/2557 (basis for extension of stay) the reason for your current permission to stay can change to any other reason permitting you to stay. No visa is involved in the process.

 

Thus, in your case, you only need to know the criteria for receiving an extension of your permission to stay based on marriage to a Thai. According to the police order I cited above, these are:

 

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(1) The alien must have been granted a non-immigrant visa (NON-IM).

(2) The alien must have proof of relationship.

(3) In the case of spouse, the relationship must be de jure and de facto: or

(4) In the case of children, adopted children, or spouse's children, said children, adopted children, or spouse's children must not be married, must live with the alien as part of the family, and must not be over 20 years of age except in case of the person hereof is of illness or disability and cannot live without support of father or mother: or 
(5) In the case of parents, the father or mother must maintain an average annual income of no less than Baht 40,000 per month throughout the year or must have deposited funds of no less than Baht 400,000 to cover expenses for one year.             In case the father of mother requests to be under maintenance of children, the age of father or mother must be 50 years of age or over.            

For other necessary cases, the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Immigration Bureau is granted the authority to make decisions regarding approval on a case-by-case basis.  

(6) In the case of marriage to a Thai woman, the alien husband must earn an average annual income of no less than Baht 40,000 per month or must have no less than Baht 400,000 in a bank account in Thailand for the past two months to cover expenses for one year.