1 year extension of non-immigrant type O visa

[RussBKK]

What documents are required for a 1 year extension of non-immigrant type O visa based on marriage to a Thai citizen? Also, is it acceptable to submit proof of income instead of showing 400K in a Thai bank account?

[PoorSucker]

My check list:

   1. Two application forms T.M. 7 with two photographs size 4x6 cm. and Visa Fee 1900.-Baht
   2. Copy Marriage Certificate
   3. Copy Kor Ror 2 from amphur office, marriage registry (not older than six months, even if marriage certificate is under 6 months old)
   4. Child's birth certificate (if any)
   5. Copy wife’s house registration (first page showing address and the page showing her details)
   6. Copy wife’s identity card
   7. Copy passport (all pages with stamps), non-Im visa, arrival card.
   8. Interview the husband and wife for confirming status of husband and wife
   9. Map to residency (names of roads and house marked in Thai and GPS coordinates)
   10. 3 Pictures,  one showing you outside the house with wife and house number visible, One in bedroom, One showing time relaxing.
   11. Copy house book from residence (signed by owner and a signed copy of their ID Card, as this may not be the wife in some cases) or rental contract.
   12: Copy of the letter from the MFA showing you were able to marry (only some immigration office)

With money in bank option.
   1. Letters from your bank same day or day before stating bank records, and a transaction list for the past two months.
   2. Bank account must be in Husbands name, joint accounts will not qualify.
   3. Letter from bank must show transaction during previous two months.

With Income in Thailand option
   1. A copy of work permit (All stamped pages)
   2. Personal income tax (PND.1) for latest 3 months and personal income tax for previous year (PND.91) with receipts showing it has been paid
   3: Copy of Company documents stamped and signed, Documents must be under 6 months old.
   4: Letter of employment, stating location of employment, role and renumeration.

With Income from abroad.
   1. Embassy letter stating your income.

All of the above in two copies, if not in BKK

 

[IMA_FARANG]

A good summary above.

 

 

[patekatek]

From previous post:

7 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

With Income from abroad.
   1. Embassy letter stating your income.

My last extension required me to have to go back to Bangkok and waste an entire day getting a second income verification stamp from the main immigration office in Bangkok.   This is the first time I had to do this after 6 years of getting an extension based on the affidavit form from my U.S. embassy.   

Is this now a standard requirement for everyone or is my Tha Yang office going out of their way to be a pain in the posterior?

 

 

[ubonjoe]

11 minutes ago, patekatek said:

From previous post:

My last extension required me to have to go back to Bangkok and waste an entire day getting a second income verification stamp from the main immigration office in Bangkok.   This is the first time I had to do this after 6 years of getting an extension based on the affidavit form from my U.S. embassy.   

Is this now a standard requirement for everyone or is my Tha Yang office going out of their way to be a pain in the posterior?

 

You went to the department of consular affairs to have the signature on the income letter verified not the letter itself. You got a sticker on it like this.

 

Not sure which immigration office you went to. But there are only a very few offices that want the verification.

 

[patekatek]

I went to the new Tha Yang office for Phetchaburi province.    I wonder if there are other members reading this thread that have had the same experience at Tha Yang?

[PhuketSarah]

So is this now a requirement  in Phuket,  I'm going to be extending the O ( retirement)  visa  in Sept -  using the US  Consulate income affadavit also  have a question about the  time length of validity of the  US Embassy Affidavit- Consulate outreach is  5 weeks before  renewal - I can renew   how many  days in advance ?

 

Thanks in advance 

[ubonjoe]

Just now, PhuketSarah said:

So is this now a requirement  in Phuket,  I'm going to be extending the O ( retirement)  visa  in Sept -  using the US  Consulate income affadavit also  have a question about the  time length of validity of the  US Embassy Affidavit- Consulate outreach is  5 weeks before  renewal - I can renew   how many  days in advance ?

 

Thanks in advance 

No reports of Phuket immigration wanting it.

Your income affidavit will be accepted for 6 months from the date it is issued.

[YetAnother]

On 5/29/2017 at 0:29 AM, PoorSucker said:

My check list:

   1. Two application forms T.M. 7 with two photographs size 4x6 cm. and Visa Fee 1900.-Baht
   2. Copy Marriage Certificate
   3. Copy Kor Ror 2 from amphur office, marriage registry (not older than six months, even if marriage certificate is under 6 months old)
   4. Child's birth certificate (if any)
   5. Copy wife’s house registration (first page showing address and the page showing her details)
   6. Copy wife’s identity card
   7. Copy passport (all pages with stamps), non-Im visa, arrival card.
   8. Interview the husband and wife for confirming status of husband and wife
   9. Map to residency (names of roads and house marked in Thai and GPS coordinates)
   10. 3 Pictures,  one showing you outside the house with wife and house number visible, One in bedroom, One showing time relaxing.
   11. Copy house book from residence (signed by owner and a signed copy of their ID Card, as this may not be the wife in some cases) or rental contract.
   12: Copy of the letter from the MFA showing you were able to marry (only some immigration office)

With money in bank option.
   1. Letters from your bank same day or day before stating bank records, and a transaction list for the past two months.
   2. Bank account must be in Husbands name, joint accounts will not qualify.
   3. Letter from bank must show transaction during previous two months.

With Income in Thailand option
   1. A copy of work permit (All stamped pages)
   2. Personal income tax (PND.1) for latest 3 months and personal income tax for previous year (PND.91) with receipts showing it has been paid
   3: Copy of Company documents stamped and signed, Documents must be under 6 months old.
   4: Letter of employment, stating location of employment, role and renumeration.

With Income from abroad.
   1. Embassy letter stating your income.

All of the above in two copies, if not in BKK

 

trying to step back and look at those requirements in that list. it seems ludicrous; i am on retirement extensions for years and years and the immigration offices that i have dealt with seem to prefer processing us retirees and our lists are quite a bit shorter

[JackThompson]

2 hours ago, YetAnother said:

trying to step back and look at those requirements in that list. it seems ludicrous; i am on retirement extensions for years and years and the immigration offices that i have dealt with seem to prefer processing us retirees and our lists are quite a bit shorter

This is true - so much so, that many applicants for a Non-O extension based on marriage have gotten a retirement-based extension, instead - when they didn't want one (for example, if wanting to be able to obtain a work-permit).  For this reason, it is suggested that one not show enough money for a retirement-based extension, if an extension based on marriage is desired.