Non O Visa Married to a Thai

[Dr. Zorg]

I need some clarification:

 

I have been on a Non O marriage visa since 2008.

Every year  two sets of documents and visa application forms are required by my local immigration office.

Now it seems that not all immigration offices require 2 sets of documents.

Is that true?

 

Edited May 14 by Dr. Zorg

[DrJack54]

19 minutes ago, Dr. Zorg said:

Now it seems that not all immigration offices require 2 sets of documents.

Is that true?

State your immigration office seems wise thing to do..

[Dr. Zorg]

Hat Yai/Nakorn Si Tamarhat

 

Edited May 14 by Dr. Zorg

[DrJack54]

49 minutes ago, Dr. Zorg said:

Hat Yai/Nakorn Si Tamarhat

 

Here is ubonjoe general list.

Note his second point.

"Unless using CW you require 2 copies..." 

https://aseannow.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=843557&key=2caaa6b16bae18dd24e0a61253734932 

 

Not a big deal to provide 2 sets of docs. 

[Dr. Zorg]

14 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Not a big deal to provide 2 sets of docs. 

Honestly, I don't really care.

Have been doing it for 16 years.

I was just surprised to hear from some applicants that they didn't submit 2 sets.

That's why I asked.

Edited May 14 by Dr. Zorg

[Classic Ray]

Samut Prakan still requires two sets. The reason is they send one set to Chaeng Wattana for checking during the Under Consideration one month period.

 

Maybe one day they will invest in scanners to allow electronic transfer of documents, but don’t hold your breath. 

[Liquorice]

21 hours ago, Dr. Zorg said:

I have been on a Non O marriage visa since 2008.

You've been extending your permission of stay since 2008, based on Thai spouse, which is a permit, not a visa.
Your Non O visa expired years ago.

 

2 sets of documents are standard, other than CW which is both a local and regional office.

[sherwood]

Korat IO require one set only.

Documents are stamped and signed in the office then photocopied over the road.

Return to IO for payment and receipt, under consideration stamp.

Done

 

[Upnotover]

1 minute ago, sherwood said:

photocopied over the road.

By who?

[Get off of my cloud]

Kalasin require 2 sets 

[Andycoops]

Roi Et 2 sets

[billd766]

On 5/14/2024 at 10:01 AM, Dr. Zorg said:

I need some clarification:

 

I have been on a Non O marriage visa since 2008.

Every year  two sets of documents and visa application forms are required by my local immigration office.

Now it seems that not all immigration offices require 2 sets of documents.

Is that true?

 

It depends on where and what your IO reporting office is.

 

AFAIK if your office is, for example a regional office, you generally only need 1 set of documents. My IO in Kamphaeng Phet comes under Region 5 office in Chiang Mai, and therefore needs 2 sets of documents.

 

I won't bother to go into why all the documents are not scanned into the IO computer, and from there they could be accessed by any IO through the intranet. That has been the subject of many other posts over the years.

[billd766]

On 5/14/2024 at 11:13 AM, DrJack54 said:

Here is ubonjoe general list.

Note his second point.

"Unless using CW you require 2 copies..." 

https://aseannow.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=843557&key=2caaa6b16bae18dd24e0a61253734932 41.52 kB · 327 downloads  

 

Not a big deal to provide 2 sets of docs. 

It is if you have to produce 37 separate documents twice, including 3 copies of the bank letter (1 for each IO, signed and stamped with the bank stamp) and 1 for your own records), which you cannot normally get until the morning of your application.

Bangkok Bank require 3 working days notice to produce the bank letter and a 12 month statement. Also the bank letter and the 12 months of statements have to be on Bank headed paper, and not generated at home.

 

Oddly enough, my KBank branch in the village can do the same task in about 1 hour, but they have to refer to "Head office" if you want a certified copy, stamped and signed of each FTT transfer form.

 

It is also a PITA if you live 70km or more from the IO as many people do.

Edited May 15 by billd766
added extra text

[sherwood]

5 hours ago, Upnotover said:

By who?

Photocopied by the copy shop owner. She seems to know the drill.

Saves doing multiple copies by myself and only the required documents need to be signed once.

Works for me.

[Luuk Chaai]

21 hours ago, Liquorice said:

You've been extending your permission of stay since 2008, based on Thai spouse, which is a permit, not a visa.
Your Non O visa expired years ago.

 

and the legal experts say ......

 

[Liquorice]

4 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

 

That guy is a nerd.

Yeah, we know Imm officials and agents use the term 'visa', perhaps because they don't know the difference between a visa and a permit, or they find it too difficult to explain the difference to foreigners and in many cases they'd be correct. 

 

Read the stamps you receive, the MFA guidance, the TM7 and STM2 forms that you complete for an extension, and it's abundantly clear what you're applying for.