Urgent help please!

 

Hello. I am a 53 years old Canadian , and  I just arrived in Thailand 10 days ago.  My plan is to marry my fiance of 5 years.  We are living in her home town of  Pak Chong.  My goal is to also apply for a Marriage Visa.  However, I just discovered I made a huge mistake.  I entered Thailand on a Tourist Visa.  I am now aware I should have entered on a 90 day O type Visa.  

 

What should I do now?  Is there any way to marry my fiance with a Tourist Visa in my passport?  I was planning on making this a permanent move to Thailand.  Can I convert the Tourist Visa to a 90 day visa here in Thailand?

 

Any help would be so much appreciated.

 

Thank you in advance.

You can get married with any type of entry.

You cannot get the non-o visa until your get married.

As soon as you get married you can apply for a 60 day extension to visit her.

You could change your visa to a non immigrant visa at Bangkok immigration but it would require 2 trips 15 days apart to get the visa entry. Your best choice will be make a trip to Vientiane or Savannakhet to get a single entry non-o visa if you intend on applying for a extension of stay at immigration.

 

Hello,

 

Thank you for the reply.  I understand that I can get married with a Tourist Visa.  But, can I successfully apply for a Marriage Visa?  With only a Tourist Visa as entry?  

To get married legally you need to get a affirmation that you are free to marry from the Canadian embassy.

This needs to be translated into Thai and the translation verified by MFA, Ministry of foreign affairs.

A good translation company will take care of both.

 

Congratulations.

3 minutes ago, v1ng1gh said:

Hello,

 

Thank you for the reply.  I understand that I can get married with a Tourist Visa.  But, can I successfully apply for a Marriage Visa?  With only a Tourist Visa as entry?  

You will need to convert to a non-O in Bangkok, this takes two visits.

You can also get one more easily in Laos, requiring only one visit.

2 minutes ago, v1ng1gh said:

Hello,

 

Thank you for the reply.  I understand that I can get married with a Tourist Visa.  But, can I successfully apply for a Marriage Visa?  With only a Tourist Visa as entry?  

You can change to a 90 day non immigrant visa (category O) entry at Bangkok  immigration as I wrote before. You would have to show 400k baht in a Thai bank or proof of 40k baht income. After you have the visa entry you can apply for a one year extension of stay based upon marriage at immigration.