Eligibility quiz
Are you married to the person you want to stay with in Thailand?
Benefits
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Live in Thailand
You can live in Thailand for the period stamped by immigration officials, commonly up to 90 days for a single entry.
During your stay, you can live at your declared address, rent a home and use private services available to foreign nationals.
In qualifying cases, an extension may be granted, generally for no more than one year at a time, but it is not automatic.
How to apply
Applying onlineApplying online
Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your Thai e-Visa application.
See required documentsFill in the application online
Create an account on the Thai e-Visa portal and start a Non-Immigrant O application for staying with family. Enter your current location, select the available Thai embassy or consulate and fill in your personal and travel details.
Fill in the applicationSubmit your application
Upload the required documents and submit your application through the Thai e-Visa portal.
Submit your applicationBook an appointment
Book a submission appointment through the portal if the selected embassy or consulate requires one.
Book an appointmentPay the fee online
Pay the visa fee through the Thai e-Visa portal. The payment confirmation will be sent to your registered email address.
Pay the feeGo to your appointment
If the embassy or consulate requires an appointment, print your confirmation and bring it with your passport and any original documents it asks for. Otherwise, submit any documents the embassy or consulate asks for as instructed.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the embassy or consulate to decide your application, and send any additional documents it asks for.
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Receive your e-Visa
If your application is approved, receive your e-Visa. You can then use it to travel to Thailand.
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Documents needed
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Marriage certificate
Provide a copy of your marriage certificate as proof of your relationship. If you have a civil partnership, check with your consulate whether it accepts it as equivalent to marriage.
Copy of spouse's passport or ID
Provide a copy of your spouse's valid passport or identity card. Your spouse must be the person living in Thailand with a residence permit.
Spouse's residence record
Provide a copy of your spouse's Thai Certificate of Residence. This shows that your spouse has permission to live in Thailand as a resident.
Considerations
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Limits on work
You may work only after getting the required work permit, and only in permitted work.
Working without authorization is an offence and can lead to fines, prosecution, cancellation of your permission, removal and restrictions on future entry.
Residence reporting
If you stay more than 90 consecutive days, you must report your address every 90 days.
You can generally report in person, through someone you authorize, by post or online.
Leaving and returning restarts the 90-day count, and a late or missed report can result in a fine.
Reporting does not extend your stay.
Permission can be cancelled
Immigration can cancel your permission for breaking its conditions, giving false or misleading information, prohibited conduct or other legal grounds.
Breaking the conditions of your stay, working without authorization, failing to report or overstaying can also lead to fines, prosecution, removal or restrictions on future entry.
If your permission depends on another person, it may end when the qualifying relationship or that person’s permission no longer supports it.
Permission can expire
Your permission ends when the stamped period expires.
To preserve the remaining time when you leave Thailand, you must get a re-entry permit before departure.
Without it, your permission normally ends when you leave, even if your visa is still valid.
Staying beyond your permitted time can lead to fines, detention, removal and restrictions on returning.
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