Once obtaining a marriage visa (Non O) and completing the 15 month of stay ,can I go to any immigration office to renew it ?Does it last  for 1 year?

A visa only allows 90 day stays - the one year validity multi entry non immigrant O would allow almost 15 months stay if first entry immediately after receiving and new entry on day it expires.  This can not be renewed by immigration anywhere.

 

If you meet conditions (financials and living status) one year extensions of current stay are available from immigration.  A 60 day extension is also possible without as many conditions.

 

If you meet conditions for issue a Thai Consulate outside Thailand might be able to issue a new single or multi entry visa.

Edited March 30, 20179 yr by lopburi3

Multi Entry Non Imm "O " Cannot be issued by any Thai Consul in The U.K...All such applications have to be issued through The Thai Embassy in London.....Consuls can only issue SINGLE Entry Non-Imm " O's " & Of Course TV's....

Actually the Embassy has a Consulate section that issues the visa - all passport matters are taken care of by Consulates.  In most cases in Embassy city the Consulate is co-located (but not always) and in other cities there may be Official Consulate and Honorary Consulates to provide service for travelers and some times these facilities may not have the same rules or options.

A Friend of mine went to the Liverpool Consul ( He's Married to a Thai ) But was told that NO Way could they issue a Multi Non-Imm O And that ALL Applications are dealt with by the London Embassy...

1 hour ago, Nong Khai Man said:

Multi Entry Non Imm "O " Cannot be issued by any Thai Consul in The U.K...All such applications have to be issued through The Thai Embassy in London.....Consuls can only issue SINGLE Entry Non-Imm " O's " & Of Course TV's....

 

1 hour ago, Nong Khai Man said:

A Friend of mine went to the Liverpool Consul ( He's Married to a Thai ) But was told that NO Way could they issue a Multi Non-Imm O And that ALL Applications are dealt with by the London Embassy...

They cannot do them because they are honorary consulates. Their authority to issue multiple entry visas was taken away in August or September of last year. Same in the US, Germany and other countries. Official Thai consulates can still issue them.

1 hour ago, lopburi3 said:

A visa only allows 90 day stays - the one year validity multi entry non immigrant O would allow almost 15 months stay if first entry immediately after receiving and new entry on day it expires.  This can not be renewed by immigration anywhere.

 

If you meet conditions (financials and living status) one year extensions of current stay are available from immigration.  A 60 day extension is also possible without as many conditions.

 

If you meet conditions for issue a Thai Consulate outside Thailand might be able to issue a new single or multi entry visa.

 Below is what I wanted to know. So do the requiered  paper work within the 90 days.Apply for the Non O at theThai Embassy(Lao) and then live out my 1 year(every 90 days report to IO).Then apply for another 1 year. Correct?

Thanks

"If you meet conditions (financials and living status) one year extensions of current stay are available from immigration.  A 60 day extension is also possible without as many conditions".

10 minutes ago, riclag said:

 Below is what I wanted to know. So do the requiered  paper work within the 90 days.Apply for the Non O at theThai Embassy(Lao) and then live out my 1 year(every 90 days report to IO).Then apply for another 1 year. Correct?

Thanks

"If you meet conditions (financials and living status) one year extensions of current stay are available from immigration.  A 60 day extension is also possible without as many conditions".

If you get a single entry non-o visa you would apply for a one year extension based upon marriage during the last 30 days of the 90 day entry it allows. You would then do 90 day reports to immigration. 

If you got a multiple entry non-o visa you would have to leave the country every 90 days for a new entry. You could apply for a 60 days extension of any of the 90 day entries or a one year extension of stay.

11 minutes ago, riclag said:

 Below is what I wanted to know. So do the requiered  paper work within the 90 days.Apply for the Non O at theThai Embassy(Lao) and then live out my 1 year(every 90 days report to IO).Then apply for another 1 year. Correct?

Thanks

"If you meet conditions (financials and living status) one year extensions of current stay are available from immigration.  A 60 day extension is also possible without as many conditions".

A visa does not allow stay longer than 90 days - your must exit and return using a multi entry visa to obtain a new 90 day stay (not visit immigration office for this).  After visa expires and on last entry you would then visit immigration office to obtain one year extension of stay with spouse and required financials/paperwork or at end of permitted stay exit to obtain a new visa.

36 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

If you get a single entry non-o visa you would apply for a one year extension based upon marriage during the last 30 days of the 90 day entry it allows. You would then do 90 day reports to immigration. 

If you got a multiple entry non-o visa you would have to leave the country every 90 days for a new entry. You could apply for a 60 days extension of any of the 90 day entries or a one year extension of stay.

 Sorry about asking so much .So if I was in the states I could come over on a single entry tourist visa(60+30) just before the end of the 30 days go to Lao and apply for and get a Non O single entry(60 +30) before the 30 days is up on this 30 days apply for a 1 year extension at IO. And every 90 days just report to the IO on the 1 year ext., Correct?

Edited March 30, 20179 yr by riclag

40 minutes ago, riclag said:

 Sorry about asking so much .So if I was in the states I could come over on a single entry tourist visa(60+30) just before the end of the 30 days go to Lao and apply for and get a Non O single entry(60 +30) before the 30 days is up on this 30 days apply for a 1 year extension at IO. And every 90 days just report to the IO on the 1 year ext., Correct?

For tourist visa part you are correct. If you are married by the time you get to the states you could the single entry non-o visa there instead of a tourist visa.

You can get a single entry non-o visa based upon marriage in Laos. A single entry non--o visa allows a 90 day entry not 60 days. You could apply for the one year extension during the last 30 days of that 90 day entry.

After you get the one year extension you would do reports to immigration every 90 days.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

For tourist visa part you are correct. If you are married by the time you get to the states you could the single entry non-o visa there instead of a tourist visa.

You can get a single entry non-o visa based upon marriage in Laos. A single entry non--o visa allows a 90 day entry not 60 days. You could apply for the one year extension during the last 30 days of that 90 day entry.

After you get the one year extension you would do reports to immigration every 90 days.

Sorry, I'm obviously not saying it right .( I want to come from the USA). I believe its cheaper to get the Non O in Lao. I plan on getting married in Thailand ,going to Lao for the marriage visa and then back to Thailand and applying for the 1 year ext.  I would start with a SETV 60+30,  Non O based on marriage ,60+30. Finally a 1year ext at the Thai IO

7 minutes ago, riclag said:

Non O based on marriage ,60+30. Finally a 1year ext at the Thai IO

A non-o visa allows a 90 day entry not 60 days like a tourist visa does. 

13 minutes ago, riclag said:

Sorry, I'm obviously not saying it right .( I want to come from the USA). I believe its cheaper to get the Non O in Lao. I plan on getting married in Thailand ,going to Lao for the marriage visa and then back to Thailand and applying for the 1 year ext.  I would start with a SETV 60+30,  Non O based on marriage ,60+30. Finally a 1year ext at the Thai IO

You can enter on your multi entry and will be stamped in for 90 days. On day 89 leave Thailand and return and you will get another 90 and so on till the enter by date. If you leave again and return even just one day you will get another 90 days.

During that last 90 days go to Imm' show 400,000 baht in your bank, should be there for two months but some Imm' offices want three, or 40,000 baht per month income. You will need various bits of paper work, married cert, wifes ID, proof where you live, maybe photos of you and your wife in and around the house etc. You are in fact applying for a years permission to stay based on being married.

When it's issued you then do 90 day reports to your local Imm' office. They are the best to talk to as far as what is required. It can change office to office.

8 minutes ago, overherebc said:

You can enter on your multi entry and will be stamped in for 90 days. On day 89 leave Thailand and return and you will get another 90 and so on till the enter by date. If you leave again and return even just one day you will get another 90 days.

During that last 90 days go to Imm' show 400,000 baht in your bank, should be there for two months but some Imm' offices want three, or 40,000 baht per month income. You will need various bits of paper work, married cert, wifes ID, proof where you live, maybe photos of you and your wife in and around the house etc. You are in fact applying for a years permission to stay based on being married.

When it's issued you then do 90 day reports to your local Imm' office. They are the best to talk to as far as what is required. It can change office to office.

He only wants a single entry non-o visa so that he can extend the 90 day entry from it for one year.

If a person has a multiple entry non-o visa that can apply for the one year extension   during the last 30 days of any of the 90 entries from the visa. There is no requirement for the visa to be expired since you are applying for an extension of a permit to stay not the visa.

12 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

He only wants a single entry non-o visa so that he can extend the 90 day entry from it for one year.

If a person has a multiple entry non-o visa that can apply for the one year extension   during the last 30 days of any of the 90 entries from the visa. There is no requirement for the visa to be expired since you are applying for an extension of a permit to stay not the visa.

A year multi gives more time to get the whole wedding, honeymoon etc sorted with no pressure. Plus a couple of weekend breaks.

??

2 minutes ago, overherebc said:

A year multi gives more time to get the whole wedding, honeymoon etc sorted with no pressure. Plus a couple of weekend breaks.

??

How would he get the non-o visa without being married first.

Why spend an extra 3000 baht for a multiple entry visa he does not need. If he needed more time he could apply for the 60 day extension and then the one year extension.

18 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

How would he get the non-o visa without being married first.

Why spend an extra 3000 baht for a multiple entry visa he does not need. If he needed more time he could apply for the 60 day extension and then the one year extension.

I really meant to say honeymoon only and a couple of breaks away etc with his wife.

ie get married and relax for a bit, do some travelling around etc. Re-entry multi on a one year extension would cost the same.

Edited March 30, 20179 yr by overherebc

18 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

If you get a single entry non-o visa you would apply for a one year extension based upon marriage during the last 30 days of the 90 day entry it allows. You would then do 90 day reports to immigration. 

If you got a multiple entry non-o visa you would have to leave the country every 90 days for a new entry. You could apply for a 60 days extension of any of the 90 day entries or a one year extension of stay.

Confusing Joe, I just want to live out my days here in Thailand . I have been coming here for years on TETV and METV .I don't want to have to go back to the States again  .I want the easy way out of Thai Visa's without having to pay a arm and a leg and traveling as little as possible to Lao. I plan on getting married in Thailand.Someone had mentioned that I want a SE Non O,actually I don't know the difference between that and a ME Non O. I do know that I don't want to have to travel to Lao every 90 days if that's possible.

1.I don't want to get a Non O in the states,so what do I get a SETV or a METV to come to Thailand ?

2.After applying(with required documents) for the  Non O visa  in Savannakhet do I apply for a Single Non O or Multi?

3.After completion of my  1 year's worth of  (90 day reporting).do I have to go back to Savannakhet or another countries consulate to start the process again?

4. Someone(lopburi3) in a previous post said that a consulate in another country "might" be able to issue another.If I meet the requirements  there shouldn't be any reason to deny me.

I hope I can finally put this topic to rest I don't like talking to the IO's ,they are difficult to understand with their broken English.

Thanks 

Edited March 31, 20179 yr by riclag

7 minutes ago, riclag said:

Confusing Joe, I just want to live out my days here in Thailand . I have been coming here for years on TETV and METV .I don't want to have to go back to the States again  .

Why did you skip my posts I did after the one you quoted.

 Step 1 After you get married you can go to Vientiane or Savannakhet and get a single entry non-o visa. The visa will allow a 90 day entry not 60 days as you wrote in some of your posts.

Step 2 During the last 30 days of the 90 day entry you will get from the non-o visa you will apply for a one year extension of stay based upon marriage.

After you get the one year extension you will only need to do 90 day reports at immigration. If you want to travel during the year you will need a re-entry permit to keep it valid.

Step 3 Near the end of the one year extension you will apply for another one year extension at immigration (no need for another visa).

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

Why did you skip my posts I did after the one you quoted.

 Step 1 After you get married you can go to Vientiane or Savannakhet and get a single entry non-o visa. The visa will allow a 90 day entry not 60 days as you wrote in some of your posts.

Step 2 During the last 30 days of the 90 day entry you will get from the non-o visa you will apply for a one year extension of stay based upon marriage.

After you get the one year extension you will only need to do 90 day reports at immigration. If you want to travel during the year you will need a re-entry permit to keep it valid.

Step 3 Near the end of the one year extension you will apply for another one year extension at immigration (no need for another visa).

I read it twice and misinterpreted the part about the TV and  going back  to the USA  after being married and returning on a SE Non O. Thank you for the Step explanation it finally sunk in.As always Joe you have never failed  to help me . Without a doubt your essential to this  forum.

Obtain Tourist Visa in US to enter Thailand.

Allows 60 days entry, can be extended for 30 days at a local Immigration office.

 

Get married within the period of the TV.

With marriage certificate you can obtain a single entry Non Imm O Visa from Savannakhet with no financial proof.

Allows a 90 day entry.

 

Within the last 30 days of the Non Imm O entry, apply for an extension of stay at local Immigration office.

Financial requirements foe extension based on marriage are 400,000 baht deposit in a Thai bank for 2 months prior to the application date, or proof of Income Letter from your Embassy of 40,000 baht per month.

Financial requirements for an extension based on retirement are 800,000 baht deposited in a Thai bank for 2 months prior to the application date, or proof of Income Letter from your Embassy of 65,000 baht per month, OR a combination of the two.