A friend of mine is in a bind. He and his wife decided all of the sudden to split up. He needs to stay for a while to take care of things but his wife wants a speedy divorce.

Does he have to do a visa run or can he stay here on the Non-o until it expires?

Appreciate the input.

If he has a multiple entry non-o visa he got from an embassy or consulate it will remain valid until it expires.

If he has an extension of stay (it is not a visa) he applied for at immigration it will end on the date he gets divorced. If his wife is willing to give him a signed and dated copy of her house book and ID card he could go to Savannakhet for a multiple entry non-o visa.

Thank you for replying. He has got a two months extension. Does he have to do a visa run right away, because I heard you can get a week before you need to do that or is that hogwash?

Edited January 27, 201511 yr by maxme

A 60 day extension would not go away when he gets divorced.

There is no one week unless you apply for a 7 day extension.

And he will be divorced only when HE decides or accepts, so no rush...

Edited January 27, 201511 yr by questionsreplies

A 60 day extension would not go away when he gets divorced.

There is no one week unless you apply for a 7 day extension.

Just to confirm, so with a Non-O visa and a 2 months extension (which application his wife co-signed at the immigration office) will still be valid after the divorce? Is that correct?

is it a multi entry non 'O' with time still left until use by/expiry date or is it a used single entry non 'O'

A 60 day extension would not go away when he gets divorced.

There is no one week unless you apply for a 7 day extension.

Just to confirm, so with a Non-O visa and a 2 months extension (which application his wife co-signed at the immigration office) will still be valid after the divorce? Is that correct?

That would be debatable.

The 60 days is an extension and an extension ends when the reason for that extension no longer exists, in essence the marriage.

If there are children from the marriage, it would not be a problem as the person continues to visit the children. But if there are no children and it is only the wife then the reason would no longer exist.

That would be debatable.

The 60 days is an extension and an extension ends when the reason for that extension no longer exists, in essence the marriage.

If there are children from the marriage, it would not be a problem as the person continues to visit the children. But if there are no children and it is only the wife then the reason would no longer exist.

There are exceptions to this. if one is widowed, the extension is not invalidated until next expiration. I think that is indicated on the application forms but not on official regulations.

Also one should consider that no automatic information flows from the Amphur where a marriage is done or dissolved, to the Immigration office. It is only individual responsibility.

That would be debatable.

The 60 days is an extension and an extension ends when the reason for that extension no longer exists, in essence the marriage.

If there are children from the marriage, it would not be a problem as the person continues to visit the children. But if there are no children and it is only the wife then the reason would no longer exist.

There are exceptions to this. if one is widowed, the extension is not invalidated until next expiration. I think that is indicated on the application forms but not on official regulations.

Also one should consider that no automatic information flows from the Amphur where a marriage is done or dissolved, to the Immigration office. It is only individual responsibility.

Still it would be a gamble wouldn't it?

For a 60 day extension there would be little or no risk of immigration ever knowing about the divorce.

As said nobody notifies immigration about the divorce other than the individual with the extension. The only real chance of there being a problem would be if a vengeful ex spouse notified them.

Thanks a lot for the information guys