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Are you legally married to a Thai citizen?
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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
From outside ThailandFrom outside Thailand
Find your consulate
Find the Thai embassy or consulate that serves the place where you currently live. You will select it in your online application.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the consulate and, if you later apply for an extension, the immigration office.
See required documentsFill in the application online
Create and activate an account on the Thai e-Visa portal, then start a Non-Immigrant O Staying with Family application and select your consulate. Fill in the form and upload your documents.
Start your applicationPay the fee online
Move your completed application to Ready to Submit, select it and follow the payment prompts. Pay the fee online.
Pay the feeSubmit your application
Follow the portal’s prompts to submit your completed application to your selected consulate.
Submit your applicationWait for the decision
Check your application status on the e-Visa portal. Answer any questions and provide any extra documents the consulate asks for.
Check your statusGet your e-Visa
If approved, follow the consulate’s instructions to download and print your e-Visa. Carry it with your passport when you travel.
Get your e-VisaOnce in ThailandOnce in Thailand
Enter Thailand
Present your passport and e-Visa at the Thai immigration checkpoint. The immigration officer decides how long you may stay.
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Find your immigration office
If you want to extend your stay and qualify, find the immigration office responsible for the area where you live. Apply before your permitted stay expires.
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Download the application form
For an extension, download the TM.7 Application for Extension of Temporary Stay.
Download the formFill in the form
Fill in and sign the TM.7 form for your extension, and attach a photograph.
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Hand in your application
For an extension, bring your signed form, required documents, originals and signed copies to your immigration office before your stay expires. You and your Thai spouse must attend an interview, and you pay the THB 1,900 fee at the office.
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Wait for the decision
Answer the immigration officer’s questions and provide any extra documents requested for your extension.
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Collect your result
Collect your extension decision and keep it with your passport. If approved, it lets you stay for the period granted.
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Get a re-entry permit
If you need to keep your permission to stay when you leave Thailand, apply separately for a re-entry permit before leaving.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Marriage certificates
Provide your marriage certificate and a copy; you must be legally married to use this route. For an extension in Thailand, also provide the Thai marriage registration (Kor Ror 2), or, if your marriage was registered abroad, the Thai family-status record (Kor Ror 22). If either of you was previously married, include the divorce certificate and divorce registration.
Spouse's citizenship records
Provide your Thai spouse's Thai ID card or passport, or other official proof of their Thai citizenship. Provide copies and have the originals available for inspection.
Spouse's household record *
Provide your Thai spouse's household registration record and a copy. Have the original available for inspection.
* Only if you apply for an extension in Thailand or your consulate asks for it.
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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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