Tourist visa upgrade to 1 YEAR 'O' Marriage Visa/extension?

[LionhMG]

 Hello,

 

 I live in Thailand and I recently got married to a Thai citizen. That entire process is finished, we've got the certificate. My wife and I are currently visiting my home country, Canada, and I planned to get a single entry 'O' Marriage visa here and then extend it in Thailand. I already put 400,000B in a bank account before I left for 3 months. Unfortunately I forgot my marriage certificate, which is one of the requirements at the Canadian embassy. 

 

 If I get a single entry tourist visa in Canada, will I be able to upgrade it to the YEAR 'O" Marriage extension, while inside Thailand? Specifically in Chiang Mai. Is the process any different than if I had entered Thailand with a single entry 'O' Marriage visa from Canada?

 

 Thank you very much.

 

 

[perthperson]

You will first have to apply for a conversion of the TV entry to a 90 day Non "O" entry. I do not know if this can be done in CM. 

[ubonjoe]

Does anybody here have access to the marriage certificate to scan it and email a copy to you.

Getting the single entry non-o visa before arriving would make it lots easier.

I think Chiang Mai  immigration can do a change of visa status to a 90 day non immigrant visa (category O) entry. Not sure how difficult it will be to do it there but they have reputation for giving people the runaround when applying for a visa.

[perthperson]

It also is possible to obtain a SE "O" visa based on marriage from a Thai embassy/consulate in one of the nearby countries.

[LionhMG]

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

Does anybody here have access to the marriage certificate to scan it and email a copy to you.

Getting the single entry non-o visa before arriving would make it lots easier.

I think Chiang Mai  immigration can do a change of visa status to a 90 day non immigrant visa (category O) entry. Not sure how difficult it will be to do it there but they have reputation for giving people the runaround when applying for a visa.

Unfortunately no access to the certificate. It's in storage. I have a picture of it, and I'm hoping a translator service in Thailand can make an English translation copy from the picture and email it to me. But even then I think the Canadian embassy will need a copy of the original Thai one.

 

I figure the hassle of upgrading a tourist visa within Thailand beats needing to go to Laos or another nearby country. I just hope I can do it in Chiang Mai.

[perthperson]

2 minutes ago, LionhMG said:

I'm hoping a translator service in Thailand can make an English translation copy from the picture

 

I very much doubt a reputable service would undertake such a task unless they also made clear on the translation that they had not had sight of the original. 

[ubonjoe]

The embassy in Ottawa is not the only place you can apply for the non-o visa.

You may find that one of the honorary consulates would be more flexible and may accept a picture of it if it is a good shot of it.

They are the last 3 consulates on this webpage. http://www.thaiembassy.ca/en/visiting-thailand/visas/obtaining-visa-canada

[JackThompson]

9 minutes ago, LionhMG said:

Unfortunately no access to the certificate. It's in storage. I have a picture of it, and I'm hoping a translator service in Thailand can make an English translation copy from the picture and email it to me. But even then I think the Canadian embassy will need a copy of the original Thai one.

 

I figure the hassle of upgrading a tourist visa within Thailand beats needing to go to Laos or another nearby country. I just hope I can do it in Chiang Mai.

Would a Thai-Consulate in Canada reject a Thai-version of the certificate?  They might even accept your picture of it - especially if go go with the wife (with her ID/Passport, matching the certificate). 

 

But if they really want "a copy / scan" - your picture could possibly "be a copy" if edited properly.  Assuming it is not blurry or taken from a very obtuse angle, an image-editor can make corrections - crop it, make it greyscale (black and white), correct small amounts of skew (wider at top, bottom, or one side), and rotation.