Uk Man 50 Married To Thai Wants Marriage Visa Or Similar

[mommysboy]

Summary of facts and what we have:

50 year old male, UK. Currently on tourist visa up to 30 Mar, with a 30 day visa extension available (unused).

Married in Bangkok late December last year, we have the certificate and kor sor 2.

We are in Bangkok, as our business is mainly here.

Wife has changed ID card and house registration to married name but address is in Surat as this house is hers.

I have a supporting picture of us outside the house in Surat, plus pictures of us together over the years, as early as 2004.

If necessary can do pictures at apartment in Bangkok where we live.

1. What should I be applying for? (English and Thai transliteration if possible).

2. Is it possible to do this in Bangkok even though my wife's id and tabien ban is registered in Surat?

3. Despite being told not to, the Thai bank has produced my account letter and statements in English, is this ok? I have a bank book showing all transactions over the year (Thai Language).

4. What is exactly needed on the house map, just a few roads and arrows or an exact map?

[beano2274]

If you are not gonna work then retirement, which can be done immediately by the issuing officer. If marriage extension then it takes a while.

You do it where you live, it does not matter where you wife is registered.

Letters must be actual, maybe a day old no more, and the correct amount must be in the account, your account not joint.

I used the map on my condos website, but I have seen people drawing maps, just main roads and small bits of information like distances.

I use this for marriage extension

TM7 Application x 2

Passport + copies

TM6 + copies

Yellow Book + copies

Embassy Income letter + copies

Bank Books + copies

Marriage Certificate + copies

Registration in Amphur + copies

Affirmation to Marry + copies

Map to Condo + copies

Pictures + copies

Wife's ID Card + copies

Wife's Blue book + copies

Wife (original only)

[Mario2008]

Suspect you will have to do it in bangkok (to converse to non-immigrant visa) and later do the extension where your wife is registered (or has a rental contract to show she is living there bangkok immigration might give the extension).

If you have 800,000 in the bank in Thailand or an income of 65,000 a month or a combination of yearly income and money in the bank together totaling 800,000 an extension based on retirement is possible and much easier. (But would not allow working in Thailand).

[mommysboy]

Thanks Beano.

Bit confused by yellow book, what's that?

In your list you didn't put bank letter. did you have one?

Yes we're all set up for visa based on the marriage, do you know what it is called.?

[mommysboy]

Suspect you will have to do it in bangkok (to converse to non-immigrant visa) and later do the extension where your wife is registered (or has a rental contract to show she is living there bangkok immigration might give the extension).

If you have 800,000 in the bank in Thailand or an income of 65,000 a month or a combination of yearly income and money in the bank together totaling 800,000 an extension based on retirement is possible and much easier. (But would not allow working in Thailand).

Ok, thanks but I may want it based on marriage, but what is it that I will be doing? a non imm 'O' or marriage visa. I'm a bit confused.

[Lite Beer]

You will be applying for a Twelve Month Extension of Stay not a visa.

2.22 In the case of a retiree:

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) The applicant is 50 years of age or over;

(3) Proof of income of not less than Baht 65,000 per month; or

(4) Account deposit with a bank in Thailand of not less than

800,000 Baht as shown in the bank account for the past 3 months

at the filing date of the application. For the first year, the applicant

should have that amount in his bank account for not less than 60

days or

(5) Annual income plus bank account deposit totaling not less

than Baht 800,000 as of the filing date of application

Marriage

(6) In case of marriage with a Thai lady, the husband who is an alien must have an average annual income of not less than 40,000 baht per month or a money deposit in a local Thai bank of not less than 400,000 baht for the past 2 months for expenses within a year.

Letter from your Thai Bank showing balance and up to date bank book.

OR.

Letter from your Embassy showing income. Now may also need proof of income as back up.

Marriage Certificate

Marriage Registry entry.

Wife's Tabbien Baan and ID Card.

Your Passport.

Copies of everything.

Photos of you and your Wife in and around the house.

A map showing the way to your house.

Passport size photos and 1,900 Baht fee.

Take your Wife to be interviewed.

You will be given a 30 day under consideration stamp.

Go back in a month and get the remainder.

[Mario2008]

You are currently here on a tourist visa. So first you apply for a conversion to a non-immigrant visa for 2,000 baht. The conversion will give you 90 days in Thailand. During the last 30 days of those 90 days, you apply for a 1 year extension of stay.

For both conversion and extension of stay you will need to provide above mentioned documents.

It might be that you have insufficient day left to convert, in that case you can get a 60 day extension and after 30 days you apply for the conversion.

[mommysboy]

^{Thanks for the replies. I can see what I must do. Only bit left to do is the bank letter, yesterday couldn't get them to do it in Thai.}

[NancyL]

The bank letter doesn't need to be in Thai; normally it's produced in English and accepted by Immigration offices -- no problem!

[beano2274]

Thanks Beano.

Bit confused by yellow book, what's that?

In your list you didn't put bank letter. did you have one?

Yes we're all set up for visa based on the marriage, do you know what it is called.?

A yellow book is my house registration document, it is the same as a blue book but only for foreigners.

A bank letter not required for me as use the Income letter from the Embassy.

It is a non immigrant based on marriage, it is better known as an extension based on marriage to a Thai national.

[Lite Beer]

It is called An Extension of your Permission to Stay based on being Married to a Thai National.

Your Visa is already used.

[mommysboy]

Thanks for all the info. Very fast considering what got done in the space of a couple of hours. I had to first apply for a 30 day extension to my tourist visa as advised already on this post, then apply for Extension of Permission to Stay based on being Married to a Thai National as described above.

Only differences from lists given:

1. The map wasn't required, or at least wasn't photocopied.

2. The officer asked for a photocopy of the affirmation of freedom to marry.

I think it really is best to take the whole file of paperwork one has amassed start to finish and then let them decide what they want.

So, out of there by 2pm, even though I'd arrived just before the lunch break. And I have an appointment to return on the 10th. of next month.

[lopburi3]

What exactly did you do/pay? An extension of tourist visa would be 1,900 baht but a change to non immigrant visa entry would be 2,000 baht (and this is a requirement to extend for Thai wife). Why you would be returning in 15 days is also a mystery. Unless you only extended a short tourist permitted to stay to allow time to do the next step (change of status to non immigrant entry). Timeline should be:

Do conversion for new 90 day non immigrant stay. 2,000 baht fee.

After 60 days return to extend for one year. 1,900 baht fee.

After 30 days return for actual one year stamp after approval received.

[mommysboy]

What exactly did you do/pay? An extension of tourist visa would be 1,900 baht but a change to non immigrant visa entry would be 2,000 baht (and this is a requirement to extend for Thai wife). Why you would be returning in 15 days is also a mystery. Unless you only extended a short tourist permitted to stay to allow time to do the next step (change of status to non immigrant entry). Timeline should be:

Do conversion for new 90 day non immigrant stay. 2,000 baht fee.

After 60 days return to extend for one year. 1,900 baht fee.

After 30 days return for actual one year stamp after approval received.

I don't know because it is in Thai and the Mrs is asleep.

I paid 1900 for a visa extension, which was told was necessary because my tourist visa had less than 15 days to run.

That done I paid, 2000bt for what I assumed was an extension of stay based on marriage, but come to think of it I vaguely remember the phrase conversion to non-immigrant O.

I'll get the blue receipt translated.

[lopburi3]

There should be stamps in your passport with new permitted to stay written on them. It is clear now that you have obtained the 90 day tourist visa extension of stay. In 15 days it appears they will provide the 90 day non immigrant stay (which you already paid the 2k for)? Then after 60 days on that you will return for the one year extension of stay at a new 1,900 baht fee. Remember that the money must be in account for the required time for the one year extension of stay and all documents will have to be presented again.