Marriage Visa - What Happens If Thai Wife Dies?

[thailandpeter2]

i am married to a thai wife and have currently a visa based on marriage. we have two children together (they have thai as well as austrian citizenship, are 9, respectively 12 years old, and go to school in thailand (to a thai school)).

what would happen with my visa if my wife would die? would it be revoked immediately or would it remain valid, as our two chuldren would be dependent on me as their father still? or could i extend my visa on reasons that 2 thai nationals (our children) would be dependants?

i have read that a marriage visa becomes invalid when the marrriage is ended (in any way), but again, what if there are children fully dependant on the (foreigner) father, who go to school in thailand and have thai citizenship?

a retirement visa would not be an option for me yet, at least not for some years to come. of course i do hope that i and my wife will still have a long life together, but i would like to know the regulations...

[Maestro]

If the visa you obtained from a Thai consulate is valid for more than one entry you are free to continue to use it to enter Thailand until it expires, ie until one day before the “must be utilized before” date satmped on the visa.

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Maestro

[Lite Beer]

1. I do not think that you have a Visa. I think that you have a 12 month extension of stay.

2. If your Wife dies or you divorce technically your Extension would be non valid. However who is to know until application time comes round again.

3. There is a provision for the same extension to live with Thai Children.

2.18 In the case of a family

member of a Thai(applicable only to parents, spouse, child, adopted child or child

of his/her spouse):

Permission will be

granted for a period of

not more than 1 year at a time.

(1) The alien has obtained a temporary visa (NON-IM)

(2) Proof of family relationship

(5) In the case of a parent, one of parents must have an average annual income of not less than 40,000 baht per month or a money deposit of not less than 400,000 baht for expenses within a year.

[thailandpeter2]

1. I do not think that you have a Visa. I think that you have a 12 month extension of stay.

2. If your Wife dies or you divorce technically your Extension would be non valid. However who is to know until application time comes round again.

3. There is a provision for the same extension to live with Thai Children.

2.18 In the case of a family

member of a Thai(applicable only to parents, spouse, child, adopted child or child

of his/her spouse):

Permission will be

granted for a period of

not more than 1 year at a time.

(1) The alien has obtained a temporary visa (NON-IM)

(2) Proof of family relationship

(5) In the case of a parent, one of parents must have an average annual income of not less than 40,000 baht per month or a money deposit of not less than 400,000 baht for expenses within a year.

thank you, LiteBeer!

1.) technically you are right - it's a 1 year extension of stay, but of course there had been an original visa at the start...

2.) regarding 'who is to know', as far as i know it has to be reported within 7 days.

3.) is good - then of course my kids could be the reason of stay

(and if that wouldn't work, i could still switch back to my earlier business 'extension of stay', although i like the 'marriage' or 'children' option better - less documents to provide (i has just switched a couple of years ago from a 'business' to a 'marriage' extension of stay on that reason)

[lopburi3]

1. You said "a visa based on marriage" which makes it very hard to answer your question - a visa would not be effected - only an extension of stay (which is what you have) is effected.

2. Loss of reason for extension of stay should be reported immediately - you can then obtain a 7 day extension of stay. But do not believe anyone is, or would, be checking that you do so in the event of death of spouse.