A Little Complicated

[tom333]

Here is my situation: current Thai wife one year visa runs out Dec. 11, 2005; Most recent 90 day check in resulted in allowance to stay until January 30, 2006. (I was late) I have to get a reentry permit since will go to work in Cambodia for at least a month starting Nov. 16.

Questions:

To renew marriage visa what do I need to show? just the bank account with 400K? Or is it the entire process all over like the first time a year ago?

Can I delay the marriage visa renewal until January 30? Would help in terms of getting money.

Does the rentry permit depend on the length of my current visa? I will likely get multiple entry in case I have to return to do the marriage visa. What do I need to bring to get the reentry permit?

I tried to get these answers from the Thai immigration website to no avail.

Thanks as always.

[lopburi3]

First we need to know what you have and what you want to do and your post paints a confused picture.

Do you have a multi entry non immigrant O visa valid for one year? If you do that is not a marriage visa (no such thing) but is issued to allow you to visit and does not require anything but a good reason (such as marriage certificate to a Thai).

To obtain another of this type you have to go overseas and apply at a Consulate (Penang in Malaysia in the only close Consulate that will normally issue). It would require marriage certificate and maybe copy of wife id card to prove you still together.

It appears you have the multi entry and your last entry was a few days ago and resulted in a permitted to stay until January 30. Your multi entry however expires on Dec 11 so you will indeed need a re-entry permit, single at 1,000 baht which you will then enter on your new arrival card and the permitted to stay will be January 30. To obtain the re-entry permit you need a 4x6cm photo (maybe more if upcountry) and the money. Fill out the form and wait. If you know exact dates of travel there is a place on form to enter.

After you return you can, up until the permitted to stay date, go to immigration with full particulars for an extension of stay for supporting Thai wife. You should be able to find the full outline of what paperwork to bring in one of my posts from this morning. Or if you do not have the money you can make a trip to Penang for another visa to buy more time.

[astral]

1. As you visa expires on the 11th December, you must apply by then.

Any time in the month before will do. 90 day check ins do not affect the visa date!

2. You will need the same paperwork as for the original application, including the money

in the bank and the home visit.

3. You can get a re-entry permit vaild for the life of the visa, in your case 11 Dec.

I doubt that a multi would be worth your while at this stage.

Once you have applied for the 1 year extension, and have the Under Consideration

stamp you can also apply for a re-entry permit, for the life of the stamp.

You must be back in LOS by the time the stamp expires, or you will have to start all

over again.

4. To get a re-entry stamp you need a photocopy of you passport, a photo and the money. Go to the local immigration office, complete the form and you should have the stamp within a few minutes.

[tom333]

Clarification from Tom333:

Sorry Lopburi3. I have been here all year with a Thai wife visa which needed only that I check in every 90 days. The last check in I was late hence the late date on the new 90 days. This is the normal Thai wife visa where I needed to show the pictures, money in bank and etc. I was asking about the renewal or one year extension of that visa. But I do not know if the extra time to Jan 30 means the Thai wife visa is still in place until then or if it really expires as stated on my passport on Dec. 11. The trip to Cambodia is a complication in that I may not be back to Bangkok until after Dec. 11. I wondered if the rentry permit had dates and if the dates depended on my visa. I prefer to keep the status of one year Thai wife based visa so do want to renew that. The visa does not mention 'non immigrant o', only 'Thai wife'. Does this help?

First we need to know what you have and what you want to do and your post paints a confused picture.

Do you have a multi entry non immigrant O visa valid for one year?  If you do that is not a marriage visa (no such thing) but is issued to allow you to visit and does not require anything but a good reason (such as marriage certificate to a Thai).

To obtain another of this type you have to go overseas and apply at a Consulate (Penang in Malaysia in the only close Consulate that will normally issue).  It would require marriage certificate and maybe copy of wife id card to prove you still together.

It appears you have the multi entry and your last entry was a few days ago and resulted in a permitted to stay until January 30.  Your multi entry however expires on Dec 11 so you will indeed need a re-entry permit, single at 1,000 baht which you will then enter on your new arrival card and the permitted to stay will be January 30.  To obtain the re-entry permit you need a 4x6cm photo (maybe more if upcountry) and the money.  Fill out the form and wait.  If you know exact dates of travel there is a place on form to enter.

After you return you can, up until the permitted to stay date, go to immigration with full particulars for an extension of stay for supporting Thai wife.  You should be able to find the full outline of what paperwork to bring in one of my posts from this morning.  Or if you do not have the money you can make a trip to Penang for another visa to buy more time.

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[lopburi3]

That changes everything. You do not "have a new allowed to stay until January 30" but only a new address reporting date of January 30. Right? That has nothing whatever to do with your extension of stay (which is what you have).

Your permitted to stay is Dec. 11 and that has not changed - you must either apply for another extension or lose it and have to leave the country. Any re entry permit will also have that Dec. 11 date. You either have to take care of extension now (and re entry valid until the new date immigration puts into your passport) or you are going to have to obtain a new non immigrant visa and start the process over again. You can not do this if you are not here in Thailand and you say you depart on the 16th for more than a month so it need to be done now. You are also going to have to return/obtain new re-entry stamp if your employment extends beyond your temp stay stamp from immigration. Talk with immigration but if there is no out it will just mean having to obtain a new visa and starting over again when you have time/money.