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Marriage Visa

Sunbelt Legal Advisors will complete all the required paperwork and accompany you on your trip to Thai Immigration to insure the process is completed properly, and without additional costs or confusion.

To be eligible for an extension of stay permit based on marriage you must, of course, be married to a Thai national, and must provide proof of 40,000 baht per month income. This income is a "combined income" and includes both the husband's and wife's income.

Basic Requirements:

Married to Thai National, must provide marraige certificate

40,000 Baht per month income.

Option 1. Working in Thailand: You must provide your work permit, and taxation records.

Option 2. Working outside Thailand: You must provide a certified income statement from your embassy. You may also be asked to provide a letter from your employer, or other documents to support the proof of income. (ie. bank statements).

Option 3. Spouse provides income: Spouse must provide taxation records.

Please note: If you have your extension approved before Oct/2006 you can continue to show 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account as criteria for the extension.

Immigration Order 7.17

Type Criteria Required Documents

7.17 In case of the foreign national is the member of the Thai national’s family (Only for Father, Mother, Husband or Wife, ordinary child, adopted child or the child of the marriage couple.)
Each time of permission shall be granted for the period not exceeding 1 year.  

(1) Foreigner obtains VISA for the temporary stay and
(2) There is any proof of the relationship and,
(3) In case of the marriage couple, the parties required to have both practical and legal relationship or,
(4) In case of the ordinary child, adopted child, child of the marriage couple, these person need to be single/never married  and has never lived as a part of the family before, and shall not be older than 20 years old, or
(5) In case of Father or Mother, the said father or mother shall be not younger than 50 years old.
(6) In case of the applicant who is married to a Thai wife, one of them or both of them need to have the total annual income that is averaged out not less than 40,000 Baht per month. Except for the case that the said foreign national has entered Thailand before this Order is enforced and the foreign national has been permitted to stay in the Kingdom by the result of having married to a Thai wife, then if the applicant does not have the said income, then, the latest 3 months records of the account book of any Bank in Thailand with the account name of either or both parties need to have the amount of money not less than 400,000 Baht.    
 

1.  Application Form
2. Copy of the passport of the applicant
3. Copy of the proof of relationship such as marriage evidences, birth certificate, certificate of child adoption registration, copy of census registration, certificate of adopted child adoption registration, or other papers issued by the related official organization or government agencies.
4.    The evidences of having Thai nationality of the marriage couple, father, mother, ordinary child, or adopted child such as ID Card, census registration, or other papers issued by the related official organization or government agencies.
5.    According to the Criterion No. 6, the applicant is required to attach the certificate of having the savings in the bank account of any Bank in Thailand and copy of the bank account, or evidences of personal income of either party or both that shows the total income of both parties not less than 40,000 Baht per month, such as the evidence of the personal income tax filing and the receipt, evidence of being a pensioner, credentials of receiving the interest of the saving money, or the evidences of having other income from other related organizations.     

 

You must be legally married to a Thai citizen to be eligible. A ceremonial wedding will not be considered. See marriage

The marriage visa consideration process involves two (2) trips to immigration. The initial application. Then, 30 days later, to "hear the result".

You must be on a non-immigrant visa to apply for the extension. If you entered Thailand on another type of visa, the visa type must be converted.

You can apply for a multiple re-entry permit which will allow you to come and go from Thailand as you wish.

With this type of visa extensions if you do not exit Thailand within 90 days you must report to immigration.

Income from outside Thailand can be shown as pension, investment income etc. Employment is not necessary if the income exists and can be proven.

Each embassy has different requirements for issuing the income certification. Contact your embassy for more details.

Your Thai spouse can be the sole income provider for the application.


Base Fee:
6,500
- all prices in Thailand Baht THB.
- subject to 7% VAT Tax

One Year Marriage Visa Extension
Extension of Stay: Marriage
6,500
Hear the Result
1,600
Traveling fee (2 trips)
600
Subtotal
8,700
7% VAT
609
Government Fee
1,900
Total
11,209

Add a mulitple re-entry permit to allow you to exit and re-enter the country as you please.

Multiple Re-Entry Permit
Multiple Re-Entry Application
1,600
Subtotal
1,600
7% VAT
112
Government Fee
3,800
Total
5,512

You must have a non-immigrant type visa
to apply for a marriage visa extension.
If you possess a tourist visa, transit visa, or a 30 day entry stamp your visa must be changed.


Change of Visa
Change of Visa to Non-Immigrant
3,900
Subtotal
3,900
7% VAT
273
Government Fee
2,000
Total
6,173