Thai Legal Questions & Answers

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• How to stay in Thailand with one year visa?

There are 4 types of long stay 1 year visa.

• Business visa

• Marry Thai citizen visa

• Ed visa

• Retirement visa. (Should age over 50 years)

• I am 48 years old, what kind of 1 year visa, I could do?

You are able to apply for three visa type.

• Business visa

• Marry Thai citizen visa

• Ed visa

• How to making business and to be working in Thailand?

First of all, establish the company and apply for work permit with continuous apply for Non-B (Business visa) 1 year.

• I am holding TR-30 day’s visa, I am 52 years old and would like to obtain 1 year visa, what should I do?

You are good status for retirement 1 year visa. If you are qualified and meet with regulation require. You can change visa TR to Non-O visa at Immigration office Hua Hin and continue apply for 1 year retirement visa.

• My wife age 38 years old, shall she follow me with my retirement visa?

Yes, She can follow you.
Note: If she also holding TR-visa, she must leave Kingdom, and apply for Non-O visa at any Thai Embassy, and then apply as a follower.

• Do I need notify 24 hours on arrival at immigration office?

Yes, you are, if you ignore and rest of notify, you are fine.

• How to process, if immigration office is closed.

If, they are on holiday or closing day, you are on exception and reliable to report on next working day.

• I hold TR-visa and would like to get Non-O visa, but I have been over stay for 12 days. What can I do?

Only one way, get out from Kingdom and come in with transit or W-30 (exception 30 days), or with transit W-15 (exception 15 days).

• What shall I do? I have been over stay about 1 year.

Head off and pay for fine at Suwannapoom Airport or at any immigration office border. Fine fee maximum is 20,000 BHT.

• I want come for Holiday in Hua Hin, long-term 3 months and 1 week. What kind of Visa do i need?

There are two type of visa for choose;

• 1. Apply for Non-O visa at Thai Embassy which will obtain for 90 days, and request for extend another 7 days, (which count from the stamp expire date).

• 2. Apply for TR visa at Thai Embassy which will obtain for 60 days, and then do extend another 30 days, (at locate immigration office) and then able to extend another 7 days. (which count from the stamp expire date).

• The schedule should be sharp, otherwise, you on charge for over stay.

• Any extension, the government fee is 1,900 BHT. Exclude service fee.

• I am German man; I have been marriage and have been divorced with my Thai wife about 3 years. Now, I would like to remarry with my wife again. Please recommend, the document prepare for remarry, and the district office for marry registration.

Have ever report you’re divorced to embassy?
If yes, you will take a common way to testify your single status.

• Appear in person with your passport at your embassy to complete a declaration attesting that you are single and free to marry in accordance with Thai law (blank form are available at the embassy.) This process has now been enforced and required by all Thai registration offices. About you, bring divorce certificate along too. Your embassy will check your background with the proper authorities and will be able to verify your Marital status and notarize your document. There will be some fee for this. A criminal background check needs to be done in your home country and a report submitted.

• The completed declaration will then have to translate into Thai by an approved translation office.

• Take the declaration, translations, supporting documents, reports, and photocopies of your passport to the Legalization Division of the Consular Affairs Department at 123 Chaengwattana Rd, Laksi, Bangkok 10210 where the consulate official’s signature will be authenticated. Your documents are then ready for submission to the registration office which will register the marriage and issue the marriage certificate in Thai.

• I was married with Thai lady, I have 3 children, my wife leave me with the child’s, she ran a way with some guy. What should I do?

Inform to her for divorce and get the right for child custody.

• I would like to apply retirement visa, what can I do? Where, I can apply for it? At immigration office Bangkok, or Huahin immigration office.

If, you stay at Bangkok and declaration address in Bangkok, you must apply retirement visa and all type of temporary visa at there are. The reasons that, immigration office, they are separate their responsible, carried out in accordance of area responsibility.

• I holding one year visa retirement, visa will expire on 20 September, 10. I leave Kingdom to visit my home country-Australia, when I came back to Thailand, they stamp visa 30 days. What is that mean? How about my retirement visa? What can I do?

Your retirement visa is invalid since you leave Thailand without apply for re-entry visa. Follows: Immigration ACT. B.E. 2522 Chapter 4. Temporary stay in the Kingdom Section 39. After having received permission for temporary entry into the Kingdom, if the alien leaves the Kingdom it is considered that his temporary entry permit has expired.

• But, if prior to leaving the alien is granted permission to return by the competent official, and the alien returning is not excluded from entry under Section 12 and the period of Time previously authorized has not expired, the alien shall be authorized to stay in the Kingdom for the rest of expired, the alien shall be authorized to stay in 6the Kingdom for the rest of the authorized time.

• In asking permission for re-entry, the alien must submit an application in accordance with the form and pay a fee in accordance with the rate and Regulations as prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations.

• I was stay in Huahin Condo, I will move to new house soon. Do I need to report change resident at Immigration office? And also, do I have to go to every post office for changing of address?

You have to report for change the address at Immigration office. Bring House Lease contract along with you. Stead to center Huahin post office located at opposite the police station, and application address change.

• My son study at International school at Huahin with ED visa obtained for 1 year. How do I apply by follow him?

Yes, you are able to follow him, with the conditions as thus:

1. You are holding “Non-O visa”.

2. 2. Deposit amount not less than 500,000.- baht in Thai bank for two months. (Child is non Thai).

3. The child birth certificate.

• I married for 2 years with my wife, I really want to obtain for 1 year visa, and I need to know what is documents required for apply Thai wife visa? I have no any child.

What kind of visa are you obtaining? If already “Non-O visa” obtained and then Regulation and required documents as follow:

1. Application form (TM.7) with two photos (4×6 cm.)

2. Copy of Passport

3. Copy of Marriage Certificate with important attached Form KOR.ROR.2 and KOR.ROR 3.

4. Copy of the letter form the Embassy or Consulate certify in Thai the Applicant is Single

5. Copy of ID. Card and House Registration of wife.

   Proof of Financial Statement:
   – Deposit amount not less than 400,000.- baht in Thai bank for 2 months with certificate letter from bank, plus copy of bank account book. (To be avoiding of any question, apply with same date of bank certificate issued). Certificate letter from the Embassy or Consulate certify the amount of monthly income not less than 40,000.- baht.

   – Certificate letter from the Embassy or Consulate certify the amount of monthly income not less than 40,000.- baht.

6. Statement of husband and wife to confirm the status of family, bring along with two neighbor friends carried their ID. Card for testify of yours family status.

7. Residence map.

8. Showing 2-4 of wedding ceremony picture or your family picture.