After living in Thailand for four years on a non-imm O spouse visa, I am moving back to the UK next spring with my Thai husband and son.

My marriage visa expires at the end of January. Do I need to apply for another one year marriage visa just to cover those few months or is there another type of extension I can get from immigration?

Thanks for any advice.

J

I do not believe there is any provision for shorter extensions.

Just apply for an extension in the normal way.

There is no obligation to stay for a whole year.

It may also be worth keeping the extension open with a re-entry permit

just in case you need to come back for some reason.

You don’t have to travel abroad to get a new visa from a Thai consulate. You can get an annual extension of stay from the immigration office for 1,900 Baht.

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Maestro

The below might work but it is really designed to be used for an extension from a visa entry (those just married) so not sure if they can provide on an extension of stay. If not a quick trip to Penang or Vientiane could provide a 90 day stay in the form of a single entry non immigrant O visa.

7.23 In case of entering for

visiting a Thai wife /

husband or child.

The permission shall be

granted only one time with

the granted period not

exceeding 60 days.