tazj66 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hi, My wife and I are UK passport holders living in Thailand. My wife has recently started teaching and has her work permit. I am currently 6 months into an ED visa and going tomorrow for my 2nd extension, I have heard it is possible to attach myself to my wife's work permit as a dependent (not to work of course, just to be in Thailand). Is this correct and how do I go about it? Also, how do I manage that going into the future. Appreciate any current guidance on this. Thank You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 A work permit only allows a person to work it does not allow them to stay in the country. Only a visa or extension of stay allows that. If you wife has an extension of stay from immigration you can get a dependent extension based upon her extension. Yours would be valid for the length of time remaining on hers when it is issued. When she gets a new one you would then apply for another extension. Some immigration offices may allow you to change the reason for your extension for attending school to a dependent extension. If not you would have to go out for a single entry non-o visa. You will need your marriage certificate in English or a certified translation of it to Thai to apply for the extension. You would also will need copies of your wife's passport photo page and extension stamp. Immigration may also want a letter from the company she is working for confirming she is still working for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Can confirm that you can get a non-immi 'O' dependent visa that will be extended every 90 days. Your wife's school SHOULD be able to handle this. My wife (a teacher) and I are both English. Our daughter gets the same. Everything that ubonjoe says above is correct for documentation. I doesn't hurt at all to have some wedding photos on your phone to show around if it takes time....oh...and some doughnuts...Krispy Kreme is a favourite. Curiously enough I have been extended now for nearly 5 years and immigration don't seem to have noticed that they are extending a non-immi 'B' that I got 6 years ago based off my UK business. Guess they don't really care too much as long as I have a visa that they can extend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazj66 Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Thanks for the answers guys. Big help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryLH Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 "Can confirm that you can get a non-immi 'O' dependent visa that will be extended every 90 days.' Why would you or your wife have to extend every 90 days? That doesn't make any sense. "Curiously enough I have been extended now for nearly 5 years and immigration don't seem to have noticed that they are extending a non-immi 'B' that I got 6 years ago based off my UK business. Guess they don't really care too much as long as I have a visa that they can extend." You no longer have a visa. They are extending your permission to stay, not a visa. The only thing curious about your post, is your post. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I have a non-immi 'B' visa. It is the last visa I was issued. Agreed that I am not on that visa any more but existing under an extension to stay. That extension has been continued from the only visa in my passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 You called a report of staying longer than 90 days in the country an extension which it is not. Extensions of stay and 90 day reports are two different things. In reality your non-b visa expired long ago and you have been extending the permit to stay it allowed you to get on entry for 5 years. I don't even have a visa in my passport since I got new one. I just have a stamp with info about the visa I used to enter the country that gave me the permit to stay that I have extended 7 times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Thank you for that clarification. Truthfully the question was answered a while back for the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalchromakey Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Can confirm that you can get a non-immi 'O' dependent visa that will be extended every 90 days. Your wife's school SHOULD be able to handle this. My wife (a teacher) and I are both English. Our daughter gets the same. Everything that ubonjoe says above is correct for documentation. I doesn't hurt at all to have some wedding photos on your phone to show around if it takes time....oh...and some doughnuts...Krispy Kreme is a favourite. Curiously enough I have been extended now for nearly 5 years and immigration don't seem to have noticed that they are extending a non-immi 'B' that I got 6 years ago based off my UK business. Guess they don't really care too much as long as I have a visa that they can extend. Immigration are in fact extending your permission to stay based on your current circumstances, your original non 'b' visa is long expired. Admittedly in some immigration zones the original visa held is germane to an extension application's eligibility, but generally extensions granted are based on one's current circumstances, not the original visa held. Edited January 22, 2015 by digitalchromakey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonaRain Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Keep up the good work, All You Guys.. Aloha (I have trouble pressing the like button due to bandwidth problems) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazj66 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 A work permit only allows a person to work it does not allow them to stay in the country. Only a visa or extension of stay allows that. If you wife has an extension of stay from immigration you can get a dependent extension based upon her extension. Yours would be valid for the length of time remaining on hers when it is issued. When she gets a new one you would then apply for another extension. Some immigration offices may allow you to change the reason for your extension for attending school to a dependent extension. If not you would have to go out for a single entry non-o visa. You will need your marriage certificate in English or a certified translation of it to Thai to apply for the extension. You would also will need copies of your wife's passport photo page and extension stamp. Immigration may also want a letter from the company she is working for confirming she is still working for them. Further to post above I have had it confirmed at immigration that I can get the extension with a certified Thai translation of my MC as stated by ubonjoe. Do I have to get this done at the British Embassy or are there other options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 You get the translation certified at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The translation service can get it done for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzexpat Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 The Embassy will not translate your MC. There will be a certified profession translator near to where you live. The translator can also arrange for the translation to be certified at the MFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazj66 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazj66 Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 I have been allowed a yearly extension as a dependent on the wife's extension (work permit) for the past couple of years per earlier posts on this thread. The current one is valid until January. As my costs to maintain this arrangement have increased recently I am now wondering if immigration are likely to allow me to apply for a further extension based on retirement without leaving Hua Hin where we live. I meet all the other requirements for the retirement extension but am hoping I don't need to leave the country or apply for a visa. Any experiences or informed information would be much appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, tazj66 said: I have been allowed a yearly extension as a dependent on the wife's extension (work permit) for the past couple of years per earlier posts on this thread. The current one is valid until January. As my costs to maintain this arrangement have increased recently I am now wondering if immigration are likely to allow me to apply for a further extension based on retirement without leaving Hua Hin where we live. I meet all the other requirements for the retirement extension but am hoping I don't need to leave the country or apply for a visa. Any experiences or informed information would be much appreciated. Thanks. You can change the reason for your extension from being a dependent to retirement without a problem near the end of your current one. No need to get a new visa. Just be sure you can meet the financial requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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