Non immigration O based on marriage extension

[fry30]

Hi everyone,

My 1 years Non O will expired in 2 months, what are the requirements for 1 year extension?

I don't have the 400 000 baths required right now but I can borrow it a bit before going to apply for the extension. Is it required to prove this amount was there few months before.

I'm going to make a work permit in the next two weeks, but I will probably have only one month taxes so I guess income proof won't be possible.

[elviajero]

• The 400K needs to be in a Thai bank in your name for at least 2 months before you apply.

As you are married you could extend any of your 90 day stays by 60 days to visit your wife (1,900 baht). That would give you more time if needed and you can apply for the 1 year extension at the end of that 60 days.

If your visa doesn't expire for another two months you could exit/re-enter just before it expires and you will be granted a final 90 day stay. That means you wouldn't need to apply for a 1 year extension for another 4/5 months.

[Bredbury Blue]

• The 400K needs to be in a Thai bank in your name for at least 2 months before you apply.
• As you are married you could extend any of your 90 day stays by 60 days to visit your wife (1,900 baht). That would give you more time if needed and you can apply for the 1 year extension at the end of that 60 days.
• If your visa doesn't expire for another two months you could exit/re-enter just before it expires and you will be granted a final 90 day stay. That means you wouldn't need to apply for a 1 year extension for another 4/5 months.

Sorry, I didn't understand the advice given.

The OP stated that "My 1 years Non O will expired in 2 months". So he's not on 90 day visits (on a 1 year extension presumably). If he's on a 1 year extension and leaves and comes back just before the expiry of his extension, doesn't he enter with the exact same expiry date?

[Eclipse]

To be honest the op can have just about anything at the moment.

Most people have no idea what they have in their passport.

Elviajero's advise looked good to me.

Edited July 5, 2016 by Eclipse

[muzmurray]

• The 400K needs to be in a Thai bank in your name for at least 2 months before you apply.
• As you are married you could extend any of your 90 day stays by 60 days to visit your wife (1,900 baht). That would give you more time if needed and you can apply for the 1 year extension at the end of that 60 days.
• If your visa doesn't expire for another two months you could exit/re-enter just before it expires and you will be granted a final 90 day stay. That means you wouldn't need to apply for a 1 year extension for another 4/5 months.

Sorry, I didn't understand the advice given.

The OP stated that "My 1 years Non O will expired in 2 months". So he's not on 90 day visits (on a 1 year extension presumably). If he's on a 1 year extension and leaves and comes back just before the expiry of his extension, doesn't he enter with the exact same expiry date?

Previously posted by the OP "Hi everyone, I need to go to a Thai/Cambodian border, Phsar Prum seems to be a good choice. Anyone knows how to go there from Siracha by bus? my guess is that I need to go to Chantaburi first, probably the casino bus station." Dated 2015-12-01 11:55:09.

So it would be safe to assume that he has a Non-Imm O multi-entry visa.

[Bredbury Blue]

Agreed, if he has a Non-Imm O multi-entry visa, then advice above would seem to cover the OPs situation.

If OP, or any future readers of this thread, have 1 year extension O, then does the above advice cover their situation and if not what's the options? I'm personally interested as I have 1 year O extensions.

[vogie]

• The 400K needs to be in a Thai bank in your name for at least 2 months before you apply.
• As you are married you could extend any of your 90 day stays by 60 days to visit your wife (1,900 baht). That would give you more time if needed and you can apply for the 1 year extension at the end of that 60 days.
• If your visa doesn't expire for another two months you could exit/re-enter just before it expires and you will be granted a final 90 day stay. That means you wouldn't need to apply for a 1 year extension for another 4/5 months.

I thought the money in a Thai bank had to be in for 3 months after your first year application?

[muzmurray]

• The 400K needs to be in a Thai bank in your name for at least 2 months before you apply.
• As you are married you could extend any of your 90 day stays by 60 days to visit your wife (1,900 baht). That would give you more time if needed and you can apply for the 1 year extension at the end of that 60 days.
• If your visa doesn't expire for another two months you could exit/re-enter just before it expires and you will be granted a final 90 day stay. That means you wouldn't need to apply for a 1 year extension for another 4/5 months.

I thought the money in a Thai bank had to be in for 3 months after your first year application?

The rules state 2 months every time, maybe some offices set their own guidelines.

[PoorSucker]

I thought the money in a Thai bank had to be in for 3 months after your first year application?

That applies for extensions based on retirement.

[gwynt]

My non O renewal was just rejected in Jontien because I was one day short of the required 3 months. I recieved a 60 day and told to return before that one expires.

[Suradit69]

• The 400K needs to be in a Thai bank in your name for at least 2 months before you apply.
• As you are married you could extend any of your 90 day stays by 60 days to visit your wife (1,900 baht). That would give you more time if needed and you can apply for the 1 year extension at the end of that 60 days.
• If your visa doesn't expire for another two months you could exit/re-enter just before it expires and you will be granted a final 90 day stay. That means you wouldn't need to apply for a 1 year extension for another 4/5 months.

Sorry, I didn't understand the advice given.

The OP stated that "My 1 years Non O will expired in 2 months". So he's not on 90 day visits (on a 1 year extension presumably). If he's on a 1 year extension and leaves and comes back just before the expiry of his extension, doesn't he enter with the exact same expiry date?

"My 1 years Non O will expired in 2 months, what are the requirements for 1 year extension?"

Unfortunately people often do confuse visas with extensions when asking questions, but it sounds like he may have a one year multi-entry visa that expires in 2 months, which would mean he could make a border hop and get another 90 day permission to stay just before the visa expires. Since he's asking about the requirements for an extension, it suggests he's never applied for or had one.

Elviajero's advice seems quite accurate (as it generally is) assuming the O/P's reference to a "visa" is correct.

Possibly it's you who is confusing "visa" with "extension," but then one can never be sure when fielding questions such as this. Many people on TV feel that "everyone knows what they mean" even though the two terms are not interchangeable.

Edited July 5, 2016 by Suradit69

[Suradit69]

Agreed, if he has a Non-Imm O multi-entry visa, then advice above would seem to cover the OPs situation.

If OP, or any future readers of this thread, have 1 year extension O, then does the above advice cover their situation and if not what's the options? I'm personally interested as I have 1 year O extensions.

"If OP, or any future readers of this thread, have 1 year extension O, then does the above advice cover their situation and if not what's the options? I'm personally interested as I have 1 year O extensions. "

There are no "1 year extension O's." You may have applied for an extension while on a non-imm O visa entry, but once you are on an extension, the "O" and the "visa" have died and are no longer relevant.

Extensions are based on a particular reason. Most questions posed on TV are about annual extension based on either marriage or retirement. The requirements for the two are not the same. If you want to ask a question about your extension, it would be helpful if you included the basis for your extension.

Edited July 5, 2016 by Suradit69

[ubonjoe]

My non O renewal was just rejected in Jontien because I was one day short of the required 3 months. I recieved a 60 day and told to return before that one expires.

You apparently were applying for an extension of stay based upon retirement. An extension of stay based on marriage to a Thai only requires the money to be in the bank for 2 months.

[Mangostin]

Just go to Savannakhet in Laos, then visa runs every 90 days and you are all sorted for the next 15 months (depending on your exit's date), no money worries for all the people which don't have the funds or more simply wouldn't trust a thai bank to handle those amounts of potential unwilling tips......sorted.

[Eclipse]

Just go to Savannakhet in Laos, then visa runs every 90 days and you are all sorted for the next 15 months (depending on your exit's date), no money worries for all the people which don't have the funds or more simply wouldn't trust a thai bank to handle those amounts of potential unwilling tips......sorted.

Expensive and a pain in the backside.

Much easier and cheaper to get the extension.

Edited July 5, 2016 by Eclipse

[Mangostin]

Expensive and a pain in the backside.

Much easier and cheaper to get the extension.

I was under the impression that the OP had a temporary economic constraint to meet the requirement for a cheaper option....maybe i misread it?

Less than 10.000 shouldn't break the bank anyway...at least i hope so

[Eclipse]

Expensive and a pain in the backside.

Much easier and cheaper to get the extension.

I was under the impression that the OP had a temporary economic constraint to meet the requirement for a cheaper option....maybe i misread it?

Less than 10.000 shouldn't break the bank anyway...at least i hope so

In that case it might well be a good option.

[Mudcrab]

The OP seems to think that he can use a combination of income and bank deposit to make the 400,000 baht requirement. My understanding is that this combination is not permitted for extensions based on marriage. Could be wrong though.

[Eclipse]

The OP seems to think that he can use a combination of income and bank deposit to make the 400,000 baht requirement. My understanding is that this combination is not permitted for extensions based on marriage. Could be wrong though.

You are correct.

[elviajero]

• The 400K needs to be in a Thai bank in your name for at least 2 months before you apply.
• As you are married you could extend any of your 90 day stays by 60 days to visit your wife (1,900 baht). That would give you more time if needed and you can apply for the 1 year extension at the end of that 60 days.
• If your visa doesn't expire for another two months you could exit/re-enter just before it expires and you will be granted a final 90 day stay. That means you wouldn't need to apply for a 1 year extension for another 4/5 months.

Sorry, I didn't understand the advice given.

The OP stated that "My 1 years Non O will expired in 2 months". So he's not on 90 day visits (on a 1 year extension presumably). If he's on a 1 year extension and leaves and comes back just before the expiry of his extension, doesn't he enter with the exact same expiry date?

Yes. As long as he has a re-entry permit when he re-enters the permission to stay will be the expiry date of the existing extension of stay.

Agreed, if he has a Non-Imm O multi-entry visa, then advice above would seem to cover the OPs situation.

If OP, or any future readers of this thread, have 1 year extension O, then does the above advice cover their situation and if not what's the options? I'm personally interested as I have 1 year O extensions.

The advice was based on someone with a multiple entry non 'O' visa wanting to apply for an extension of stay.

Happy to help if you have questions about your extension of stay, but you need to ask specific questions.

[roobaa01]

gdaya folks,

i had my 3 rd extension of stay based on marriage done two days ago, encountering a curiosity such as : as financial proof i presented 1 x savings passbook with a balance thb 55.000 seasoned for 1 year plus a fixed deposit thb 366.000 seasoned for 8 months total thb 421.000. the immi seargent denied in the beginning my extension arguing i must have only 1 accont with a fixed deposit thb 400.000. i insisted that my guarantee sum in two accounts bearing my name are correct, thus i requested his superior to look into my matter, which was done. they had to call the head immi

office in bangkok, which gave their ok after 3 hours.

wbr

roobaa01

[fry30]

Hi everyone, sorry to reply only now, my non-immigrant O multiple entry visa will expire the 2 September but I'm permitted to stay until 24 August.

Does it mean that if I leave the 24 August (probably to the Myanmar border) I could be given 3 more months?

At the end of this week I will try to get a work permit, so then I could reapply for the same visa with the 3 months salary required, it would be perfect.

[Mangostin]

Yes

[ubonjoe]

If you leave and re-enter on or before the enter before date on your visa you will get another 90 day entry. In your case you would be doing it on or before the 24th of August.

[fry30]

could it be a problem at the Burmese border (htee khee)?

I hope they are all well informed about this rule, otherwise I would be stuck there. In such situation, would it be possible to get 60 days visa exemption?

[ubonjoe]

could it be a problem at the Burmese border (htee khee)?

I hope they are all well informed about this rule, otherwise I would be stuck there. In such situation, would it be possible to get 60 days visa exemption?

I would say all immigration officer at border crossing are aware a visa is valid for entry up to the date it expires. Nothing new there it has been that way for a very long time.

[elviajero]

could it be a problem at the Burmese border (htee khee)?

I hope they are all well informed about this rule, otherwise I would be stuck there. In such situation, would it be possible to get 60 days visa exemption?

• You will have no problem leaving and immediately re-entering if you have a valid visa at any international border.
• There is no 60 day visa exemption. Out/in for 15/30 tourist visa exemption is not available at that border.

[fry30]

Thanks for your answer, I forgot that there is no visa run allowed at this border.

Should be fine so, a very good new that will make my day.

[fry30]

Hi everyone, I got 3 more months of permission to stay (don't know how to call it), my visa will expire the 2 September, how do I renew my visa? I'm working with a work permit so I should get the salary proof required, is it 2 or 3 months?

[ubonjoe]

22 minutes ago, fry30 said:

Hi everyone, I got 3 more months of permission to stay (don't know how to call it), my visa will expire the 2 September, how do I renew my visa? I'm working with a work permit so I should get the salary proof required, is it 2 or 3 months?

You do not need to anything until before your permit to stay ends. Once you are in the country the visas expiration date means nothing.

If your salary is 40k baht or more you could apply for a extension of stay based upon marriage during the last 30 days of your current permit to stay.

It is 2 or 3 months dependent upon the office you apply at. Most offices use 2 months.