NZer requesting advice on approach to Non-O visa with wife under 50

[kiwikeith]

On 6/21/2025 at 4:00 PM, Peter Crow said:

Exorbitant indeed, but is this price for everyone or only for Stickman? 

The NZ embassy is best avoided as its to expensive now and difficult to deal with, better to do from this end if you're wife is Thai no problem but if not maybe Dr Jack could help you with advice 

[DrJack54]

4 minutes ago, kiwikeith said:

The NZ embassy is best avoided as its to expensive now and difficult to deal with, better to do from this end if you're wife is Thai no problem

The OP, s wife is non Thai. 

Easy for him to enter Thailand visa exempt and obtain the non O here in Thailand or nearby embassy such as Vientiane. 

 

Normally the advice would be to obtain the Non O in home country however NZ costs for this seem ridiculous. 

 

If he doesn't have a Thai bank account then he needs to obtain the non O outside of Thailand. 

At some point the wife would need to obtain a Non O (dependant) outside of Thailand. 

She is under 50.

[kiwikeith]

17 minutes ago, kiwikeith said:

The NZ embassy is best avoided as its to expensive now and difficult to deal with, better to do from this end if you're wife is Thai no problem but if not maybe Dr Jack could help you with advice 

Everyone