Non-Ed To Non-O

[pier]

Hi to everyone I have two questions

Hope someone can help me to understand.

1)Soon I will marry with my thai gf

Actually I have educational visa

Do I need to apply non-O from zero or I can upgrade my ED??

2)I have no income so bank deposit must be 400k or 800k this not clear for me

Thank you in advance

Ps:

Thaivisa plenty of useful information for expats

[Mario2008]

You can try to get an extension of stay based on your marriage at immigration.

Being married to a Thai national you must show 400,000 baht in a bank account in Thailand for at least 2 months when you apply. The money must be in an account in your name only.

[ubonjoe]

You should be able to change your extension from education to one based upon marriage without a problem. The police order only requires a non immigrant visa entry.

But some immigration offices wrongly consider the ED visa entry as not applicable for any extension other than education.

[darrendsd]

If you want to carry on with your ED Visa then that is no problem, there is no need to change if you don't want to.

[kotsak]

From personal experience, if you are on ED extension, you will also need a letter from the school stating that you have concluded (or dropped out from) your studies. This is needed in order to close your ED extension file.

[pier]

Thank you to everyone!!!

400k deposit could be even fixed deposit??

[Maestro]

Most immigration offices allow fixed deposit accounts.

[kotsak]

I have been using fixed desposit accounts for my extension at Chaeng Wattana for two years now. No issues..Just don't forget the extra letter from your bank branch confirming the amount.

[lopburi3]

The issue comes when it is not a cash deposit account - banks often offer funds accounts as if they were cash. Unless you can withdraw the full amount in cash on demand it will not normally be accepted.