EU Passport with visa on arrival. Can extend at immigration for Marriage Visa?

[yougivemebaby]

I am sure this question has been answered many times but I can't seem to find the topic. Would be nice to have more pinned common topics

Checking to see if a 30 day visa on arrival for an EU citizen (Passport) can be extended at a local immigration office for reasons of marriage or children (legitimized). If so, how long is the extension for? What are the requirements to get the extension (s)?

Thank you!

[stoneyboy]

I assume you mean a visa exemption.

If so yes it can be extended for 60 days based on marriage or child with the relevant paperwork and 1900 baht fee.

[sunnyjim5]

There are no "visas on arrival" for EU citizens because there is no such passport /person .

If you hold a passport from a European country you may (depending on the country) be allowed a "visas exempt entry" which can be extended for 30 days or with adequate proof of marriage/parenthood for 60 days.

[yougivemebaby]

I assume you mean a visa exemption.

If so yes it can be extended for 60 days based on marriage or child with the relevant paperwork and 1900 baht fee.

Yes, pardon me. Visa Exemption on arrival. So 30 days without the relevant paperwork? What if that person needs more time to get the documentation? They are from Italy?

There are no "visas on arrival" for EU citizens because there is no such passport /person .

If you hold a passport from a European country you may (depending on the country) be allowed a "visas exempt entry" which can be extended for 30 days or with adequate proof of marriage/parenthood for 60 days.

So then if they want to change to a spouse visa (Non O I believe) they will need to leave Thailand to apply?

[sunnyjim5]

I assume you mean a visa exemption.

If so yes it can be extended for 60 days based on marriage or child with the relevant paperwork and 1900 baht fee.

Yes, pardon me. Visa Exemption on arrival. So 30 days without the relevant paperwork? What if that person needs more time to get the documentation? They are from Italy?

There are no "visas on arrival" for EU citizens because there is no such passport /person .

If you hold a passport from a European country you may (depending on the country) be allowed a "visas exempt entry" which can be extended for 30 days or with adequate proof of marriage/parenthood for 60 days.

So then if they want to change to a spouse visa (Non O I believe) they will need to leave Thailand to apply?

Visas are normally obtained from a Thai Embassy/Consulate.

An Italian person married to a Thai could get an "O" visa based on marriage from the Italian Thai Embassy.

[BritTim]

With a visa exempt entry, your possible options are

• Easy one-time 30-day extension
• Quite easy one-time 60-day extension to visit your (Thai) wife
• Conversion of your visa exempt entry to a Non Imm entry (takes 15 days and must usually be done in Bangkok) followed by a one-year extension. This requires 400,000 baht in a Thai bank or 40,000 baht per month income, plus a fair bit of paperwork that depends on the local immigration office.
• Get a single entry Non Imm O visa from a consulate in a neighboring country (easy) and then apply for a one year extension as above.
• Go to Savannakhet with some reasonably easy to provide paperwork and get a Non Imm O multiple entry visa valid for a year. With this option, you must do a border hop every 90 days. If you travel a lot anyway, I suggest this as simpler than the one year extensions.

[yougivemebaby]

With a visa exempt entry, your possible options are

• Easy one-time 30-day extension
• Quite easy one-time 60-day extension to visit your (Thai) wife
• Conversion of your visa exempt entry to a Non Imm entry (takes 15 days and must usually be done in Bangkok) followed by a one-year extension. This requires 400,000 baht in a Thai bank or 40,000 baht per month income, plus a fair bit of paperwork that depends on the local immigration office.
• Get a single entry Non Imm O visa from a consulate in a neighboring country (easy) and then apply for a one year extension as above.
• Go to Savannakhet with some reasonably easy to provide paperwork and get a Non Imm O multiple entry visa valid for a year. With this option, you must do a border hop every 90 days. If you travel a lot anyway, I suggest this as simpler than the one year extensions.

Thank you!