MARRIAGE VISA PATTAYA
MARRIAGE VISA PATTAYA / NON O VISA PATTAYA
The main condition to be eligible to apply for a Thai Marriage Visa is to settle your Marriage Registration. After you obtain your Marriage Certificate, you can apply for a Thai Marriage Visa or a Non-Immigrant `O` visa, categorized as a Thai Spouse.
After securing your Thai marriage, you have to prove you have the required funds in a Thai Bank account. You must deposit an amount of THB 400,000 at least 2 months before applying for a Thai Marriage visa.
After completing these steps, you will receive an initial visa valid for 3 months, which you can renew annually for a 1-year extension as long as you continue to meet the requirements of the Thai marriage visa.
If you’re legally married to a Thai citizen you can apply for a one-year Non-immigrant visa “O” (based on marriage), often wrongly referred to as “marriage visa” (while it is actually an “extension of stay based on marriage”). To qualify for this type of visa, your marriage needs to be officially registered in Thailand a mere ceremonial marriage at a temple or a “common law” marriage is not recognized by the Thai government or family courts.
The first is to apply for a Non-Immigrant O Visa (marriage visa) prior to arrival in Thailand, which will allow you to stay for 90 days. The second approach is to enter Thailand on a 60-day tourist visa* and then change your status. Subject to meeting certain criteria, there is a procedure by which you can then extend your stay in 12 monthly increments on the basis of your marriage.
Thai Marriage Visa Requirements in Pattaya
Required documents for Thai Marriage visa:
- Passport (must be valid for at least 6 months and must have 2 blank pages)
- Copy of your Thai marriage certificate (both versions);
- Copy of your Thai wife’s ID card
- Copy of your Thai wife’s Tabian Baan (House Registration Papers)
- Copy of a map to your residence in Thailand
- Copy of photos showing you and your wife together (House, Inside of the House, Family Picture, Outside of the House)
- Copy of your bank book showing 400,000 THB in your bank account deposited at least 3 months prior to visa application or copy of your income showing 40,000 THB per month in income
- Bank Guarantee and Bank Statement
Thailand Marriage Visa Application Process
There is no direct application for the Non-immigrant O Marriage Visa, as it is an extension of the 90-Day Non-Immigrant O Visa. However, to minimize the chances of an unsuccessful visa application, here is a basic guideline of the step-by-step process to follow when applying for a Thai Marriage Visa:
- You must obtain a 90-Day Non-Immigrant O Visa, preferably at the Thai Embassy or Consulate from your home country or country of residence prior to your application for the Thai Marriage Visa. This visa may also be obtained from countries near Thailand.
- You must then prepare all the needed documents for the conversion of your Non-Immigrant O Visa to the Thai Marriage Visa. This extension will take place in the last 30 days of the 90-day permit to stay in Thailand.
- You will need to submit your visa extension application to the immigration office with all the necessary documents. The processing period may take about a month before the issuance of the 1-year Thai Marriage Visa.
If you and your Thai partner got married overseas, you will need to provide a Kor Ror 22 (Registration of Family Status) document.
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Marriage Visa Extension in Pattaya
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These need to be handed in again at Thai immigration. The process is the same as the last time however laws do change so always check with an immigration in Pattaya Thailand as to the latest requirements for the renewal of the marriage visa. If you have not done your 90 day reporting in Thailand then there will be a fine for not having reported over and above the fees for the extension requirements of the visa. The marriage visa in Pattaya Thailand regulations are also explained on the webiste.
As stated above the process takes about 3 weeks to complete and you should check your 90 day reporting stamp to ensure that the reporting is correct and up to date after the renewal of the visa. Most errors with reporting comes at the renewal process as they might have your passport during this time.
If you have any questions then email us or call us. You can also walk into our office in Pattaya for further assistance with your visa renewal and allow us to assist you with the process. See our immigration lawyer in Pattaya for more assistance.
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