My friend has what I think is a unique situation.

He is a Canadian national, under 40, lives off investments (though not wealthy, just getting by), and does not seem to qualify for any of the usual Thai visas (won't be working in Thailand, too early to retire, no Thai wife/dependents). However, his wife (Indonesian national) is getting a job in Bangkok, which will provide her with a Non-B and presumably a Work Permit based extension.

Is there a visa/extension category suitable for his situation (except for Thai Elite)? Can he get a visa based on his wife's work permit, as her dependent? What are the requirements and procedure for this?

If your friends wife gets a "one year "extension of stay based on work" from her local immigration office then he can apply for an extension of stay as her dependent.

To obtain the extension he will need a single entry "O" visa obtained from a Thai Embassy/Consulate with copies of his wife's passport data page, Visa, entry stamp and extension of stay stamp.

In the meantime he can get tourist visa although they will not provide a long term solution.

To obtain the extension he will need a single entry "O" visa obtained from a Thai Embassy/Consulate with copies of his wife's passport data page, Visa, entry stamp and extension of stay stamp.

Thank you, that is helpful.

On what grounds can he get the O visa at a consulate? Can that also be based on his wife's extension of stay based on work?

I imagine they'd also need a marriage certificate (if not some additional documents)... since it's a foreign document, is there a procedure for certifying/translating/validating it before presenting the document to Thai Immigration?

Just out of curiosity, what sort of dependents (apart from spouses) are eligible to get an extension based on someone's work-based extension?

Edited March 15, 201610 yr by twwy123

The non-o will based upon being her dependent like the extension will be. See post number 2.

The marriage certificate will need to be translated to Thai if not in English. The translation would have to be certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Dependents can be their children or either of them, adopted children and parents that are 50 or over.

Your friend would be applying for a vis/extension of stay as a spouse on the basis that his wife has been granted permission to stay for work.