February 15Feb 15 Popular Post Just wanted to happily say that my Filipina wife, not yet 50, received her Non-O eVisa today, based on her marriage to me. I hold consecutive 1-year extensions of my Non-O based on retirement. Happy to answer any questions that I can.We supplied the final paperwork, the tabian baan for the condo that we rent from a foreign national, 5 days ago (Tuesday- now Saturday) after submitting the other documents on February 8. So she now has 3 months, until May 15, to apply for the 1-year extension, but that will be tied to the date my non-O expires, in October of this year, so it will only be a 5 month extension the first time. After that, 1-year extensions on the same date.Thanks to the Thai gov for a nice Wan Valentine's gift. We were married in August last year.Needed:- eVisa application- Photos, same as for marriage regtistration- Copies of my bank statements for the last 3 months. My downloaded copies from my monthly e-statements were sufficient. Didn't require a bank letter and bank-certified copies.- Lease (both our names on the lease).- Copies of passports front page and latest stamps, including her last exit from Thailand and entry to the Philippines, and her BOARDING PASS. I guess that is to ensure that the applicant is actually not in Thailand.- Affidavit of support.- Copies of marriage registration, in both Thai and English.
February 15Feb 15 You didn't say but I'll assume because she's Pinoy she applied thru the Thai embassy in the Philippines.. That's one of the only consulates that will still issue a "trailing spouse" non o visa to suppose of "retirement visa" (non o visa/extension).. Congrats.
February 16Feb 16 Author 9 hours ago, Tod Daniels said:You didn't say but I'll assume because she's Pinoy she applied thru the Thai embassy in the Philippines..That's one of the only consulates that will still issue a "trailing spouse" non o visa to suppose of "retirement visa" (non o visa/extension)..Congrats.Exactly. Went through an agent. Friend in the exact same situation (American on non-O, Filipina wife) applied for the eVisa themselves same day I did and was told they can't do a non-O! Ended up with METV.
February 16Feb 16 7 hours ago, Peabody said:Exactly. Went through an agent. Friend in the exact same situation (American on non-O, Filipina wife) applied for the eVisa themselves same day I did and was told they can't do a non-O! Ended up with METV.To be clear:Your agent applied through the Thai embassy in Philippines?And your friend applied through which Thai embassy?
February 16Feb 16 Author 34 minutes ago, BrandonJT said:To be clear:Your agent applied through the Thai embassy in Philippines?And your friend applied through which Thai embassy?Yes to the agent question.Friends also applied through the Thai embassy in MNL. I saw the email from the embassy to them. From her DM to me:Friend sentI just called Manila EmbassyImmigration officer explained everythingYou sentWhat did they say?Friend sentShe said only NON- OA can have the dependent
February 20Feb 20 12 minutes ago, wilkis333 said:May I know you have to put 800,000 or 800,000x2 person in bank for this visaYour confused. The thread concens Non O based on marriage/Thai child. 800k is for Non O based on retirement. Also the visa is not for 2 people.
February 22Feb 22 No, the thread concerns a non-0 visa based on retirement. And as far as financial requirements are concerned, the wife piggybacks on that visa. So she doesn't need the 800.000.Correct?Would be nice to know what immigration will ask as proof of marriage at the future extension of stays. I was told: copy of marriage certificate, certified by Ministry of foreign affairs of the country of marriage, then certified by the Thai embassy in same country, the certified by Ministry of foreign affairs in Thailand.... Not sure if Thai translation of the marriage certificate is needed if original is in English.
February 23Feb 23 Author 11 hours ago, khrai said:No, the thread concerns a non-0 visa based on retirement. And as far as financial requirements are concerned, the wife piggybacks on that visa. So she doesn't need the 800.000.Correct?Would be nice to know what immigration will ask as proof of marriage at the future extension of stays. I was told: copy of marriage certificate, certified by Ministry of foreign affairs of the country of marriage, then certified by the Thai embassy in same country, the certified by Ministry of foreign affairs in Thailand....Not sure if Thai translation of the marriage certificate is needed if original is in English.Correct on the 800K.Not being in Thai would be the precise reason a Thai translation is needed.
February 23Feb 23 Do you have to do this every year?Ask proof of marriage in country of marriage Legalisation by Ministry of foreign affairs in country of marriage Legalisation by Thai embassy in country of marriage Translation of document in Thai language Legalisation by Ministry of foreign affairs in Thailand
February 23Feb 23 4 hours ago, khrai said:Do you have to do this every year?Ask proof of marriage in country of marriageLegalisation by Ministry of foreign affairs in country of marriageLegalisation by Thai embassy in country of marriageTranslation of document in Thai languageLegalisation by Ministry of foreign affairs in ThailandNo. You need to do that one time to register the marriage in Thailand. After that it's already registered in Thailand and you can get proof of marriage from any Amphur office in Thailand.
February 23Feb 23 So, two non-Thai people, staying in Thailand on an extension of stay, can register a marriage in Thailand?I suppose this is only possible if you are registered in Thailand, and don't have your main residents abroad.So 'snowbirds', people who only spend 5-6 months a year in Thailand, would have to repeat the procedure every year?
February 24Feb 24 Unless I'm mistaken, the Thai consulate in Manila was one of the only consulates that would issue a 90 day Non-O visa to a spouse of a "retirement visa" holder, (someone on a 90 day Non-O visa/extension)In fact I know a couple ('murican guy and his pinoy wife) who got BOTH visas issued at the same time late last year (Oct I believe).He got a 90 day Non-O based on retirement and she got one based on being the spouse of someone on a 'retirement visa'..Now whether they did that because he had a Filipino wife, dunno, but they both had 90 day Non-O visasAs far as I know, no other consulate in S/E Asia that I'm aware of will still issue that visa (trailing spouse of retiree on Non-O). They will issue "trailing spouse" Non-O to spouses of OA Visa holders but not to ones who have Non-O visa/extension.The last consulate that used to do it around here was Penang and they stopped it when they went to the eVisa online program.
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