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Granting of permission to stay for marriage visa

Order of the Immigration Bureau for Case 7.17, the basis for consideration of temporary stay and the documents required shall be as follows:

Cases Basis for Consideration Documents Required

7.17 In the case of a family member of a Thai (applicable only to parents, spouse, child, adopted child or child of his/her spouse):

Permission will be granted for a period of not more than 1 year at a time

  1. The foreigner has obtained a temporary visa (NON-IMM); and
  2. Proof of family relationship; and
  3. In the case of a spouse, the marital relationship shall be de jure (legitimate) and de facto; or
  4. In the case of a child, adopted child or child of his/her spouse, the said person must not be married, must be living with the family, and must be less than 20 years of age; or
  5. In the case of a parent, the said person must be 50 years of age or over; or
  6. In the case of a foreigner married to a Thai woman, any party or both must have a total income of not less than 40,000 baht per month, except for foreigners who entered the Kingdom before this Order came into force and granted a permit to stay in the Kingdom. If a foreigner does not have the minimum income above, he shall have an account deposit in Thailand in the name of either party or both of not less than 400,000 baht. Proof of account deposit for the previous 3 months is required.
  1. Application form
  2. Copy of the applicant's passport
  3. Proof of family relationship, e.g., marriage certificate, birth certificate, registration of legitimate child, household registration certificate, proof of child adoption, or any other evidence issued by the authority or government agency concerned
  4. Proof of Thai nationality of spouse, parents, child or adopted child such as identification card, household registration certificate or other document issued by the authority or government agency concerned
  5. Only for clause (6), there shall be a letter of confirmation from a bank in Thailand and copy of bank book or proof of income of either party or both in the total amount of not less than 40,000 baht per month, such as personal income tax return with receipt, proof of pension, proof of interest from bank account deposit or proof of other income from authority concerned.

Basic documents and information required

  • Marriage Certificate
  • Proof of income of either party or both in the total amount of not less than Baht 40,000 per month.

In the case that your visa extension has been approved before October 2006, you are able to continue to show 400,000 baht in a Thai bank account as criteria for the extension.

     
       
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