Extension of tourist visa

[Alphim]

Good day,

Having been married for several years we, my Thai wife, have decided to settle in Thailand. My wife is already back there, I intend to move later next year after retiring. In the meantime I would like to please ask for some advice on the Tourist Visa. I can get a 2 month visa from my home country, I don't want to go the permit based on marriage route just yet. My question is, if I decide that I would prefer to stay longer than 2 months, what are my options? I hear that I can extend the visa for one month for a fee. I also hear that it may be possible to get an extension based on wanting to visit my wife. Are these options(?) both correct, if not can somebody please advise? Thanking you in anticipation.

[ubonjoe]

You could easily get a single entry non-o visa based upon marriage that will allow a 90 day entry.

The 60 day entry a tourist visa allows can be extended at an immigration office for a fee of 1900 baht.

You can also apply for a 60 day extension to visit your wife.

[elviajero]

Yes, they are both options.

• You can apply for a 30 day extension for tourism OR a 60 day extension to visit your wife. Either reason for extending costs 1,900 baht.
• Your wife would need to go with you if you want the 60 day extension.

If you plan to visit several times during the year you could consider a multiple entry non 'O' visa. Depending on when you retire it might be possible to make your 'retirement' entry to Thailand before this visa expires, and extend that last entry based on retirement/marriage.

[Alphim]

You could easily get a single entry non-o visa based upon marriage that will allow a 90 day entry.

The 60 day entry a tourist visa allows can be extended at an immigration office for a fee of 1900 baht.

You can also apply for a 60 day extension to visit your wife.

Thank you, very helpful.

On applying for the non-o visa based on marriage would I have to show proof of funds, i.e the 400,000 Baht lodged in my Thai bank account? Please also advise what documentation I would have to present to the embassy on application?

Again what documents are needed if applying for a 60 day extension to visit my wife, which I think I would have to do in Thailand near the end of my 2 month tourist visa?

[Eclipse]

No money in bank needed for either option

Edited June 27, 2016 by Eclipse

[ubonjoe]

You could easily get a single entry non-o visa based upon marriage that will allow a 90 day entry.

The 60 day entry a tourist visa allows can be extended at an immigration office for a fee of 1900 baht.

You can also apply for a 60 day extension to visit your wife.

Thank you, very helpful.

On applying for the non-o visa based on marriage would I have to show proof of funds, i.e the 400,000 Baht lodged in my Thai bank account? Please also advise what documentation I would have to present to the embassy on application?

Again what documents are needed if applying for a 60 day extension to visit my wife, which I think I would have to do in Thailand near the end of my 2 month tourist visa?

No financial proof would be needed to apply for a single entry non-o visa based upon marriage. You will need your marriage certificate plus copy, copies of you wife's house book registry and ID card.

Same documents as the visa application to get the 60 day extension at immigration here.

[Alphim]

Again very helpful, really appreciated.

[Alphim]

Yes, they are both options.

• You can apply for a 30 day extension for tourism OR a 60 day extension to visit your wife. Either reason for extending costs 1,900 baht.
• Your wife would need to go with you if you want the 60 day extension.

If you plan to visit several times during the year you could consider a multiple entry non 'O' visa. Depending on when you retire it might be possible to make your 'retirement' entry to Thailand before this visa expires, and extend that last entry based on retirement/marriage.

Thank you for your helpful reply.

If I take the 60 day extension route are there any forms I need to obtain from the immigration office?

[elviajero]

Yes, they are both options.

• You can apply for a 30 day extension for tourism OR a 60 day extension to visit your wife. Either reason for extending costs 1,900 baht.
• Your wife would need to go with you if you want the 60 day extension.

If you plan to visit several times during the year you could consider a multiple entry non 'O' visa. Depending on when you retire it might be possible to make your 'retirement' entry to Thailand before this visa expires, and extend that last entry based on retirement/marriage.

Thank you for your helpful reply.

If I take the 60 day extension route are there any forms I need to obtain from the immigration office?

For a 60 Day Extension of Stay your wife will need to go with you.

• Form TM7 (the standard extension of stay application). Reason: Visit wife. Period of extension: 60 days.
• Original marriage certificate plus signed copy.
• Signed copies of wife's ID and Tabien Baan.
• Signed copies of your passport pages: ID page, visa, entry stamp, departure card.
• 1 x photo 6 x 4.
• Maybe they will want form TM30. This is the form used by the Owner/House-master to report that you are staying with them.
• 1,900 baht.
• Forms can be downloaded here. http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/base.php?page=download

[Alphim]

Yes, they are both options.

• You can apply for a 30 day extension for tourism OR a 60 day extension to visit your wife. Either reason for extending costs 1,900 baht.
• Your wife would need to go with you if you want the 60 day extension.

If you plan to visit several times during the year you could consider a multiple entry non 'O' visa. Depending on when you retire it might be possible to make your 'retirement' entry to Thailand before this visa expires, and extend that last entry based on retirement/marriage.

Thank you for your helpful reply.

If I take the 60 day extension route are there any forms I need to obtain from the immigration office?

For a 60 Day Extension of Stay your wife will need to go with you.

• Form TM7 (the standard extension of stay application). Reason: Visit wife. Period of extension: 60 days.
• Original marriage certificate plus signed copy.
• Signed copies of wife's ID and Tabien Baan.
• Signed copies of your passport pages: ID page, visa, entry stamp, departure card.
• 1 x photo 6 x 4.
• Maybe they will want form TM30. This is the form used by the Owner/House-master to report that you are staying with them.
• 1,900 baht.
• Forms can be downloaded here. http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/base.php?page=download

Once again thank you for all the good advice.