Visa for Unmarried Partner (I have a 10 year B)

MattFS218

I'm trying to get my partner a long-term Multiple entry tourist visa for her to visit me in India while I'm there on business off-and-on for the next few years.

Has anyone had any luck getting this type of visa from the Bangkok embassy? I have a 10-year business visa that was issued by the San Francisco consulate but it appears the Bangkok embassy only issues 3-month single entry tourist visas to Thai nationalities.

This will be her 2nd 3-month single entry visa (assume it's issued). Can anyone 1) tell me if they are likely to issue the 2nd tourist visa within a 1 year period and 2) give me any advice on how to approach getting her a longer-term M entry tourist visa. Would a letter from my company help (even though she isn't an employee, but just the girlfriend of an employee)?

Thanks..please advise.

--matt

dzibead

So is she a citizen of Thailand? I don't have any specific info about what kinds of visas (duration, multiple entry) are issued to Thai nationals - or to anyone else at the Bangkok embassy-- but regardless, I don't think her status as the girlfriend of someone else who has a longer term visa is going to cut any ice at all. And I doubt that a letter from your employer would make a difference if she's not your spouse. I think the kind of visa she qualifies for is going to depend on whatever her status is, completely independent of you.

edwardseco

Don't know about Thai. But, a Vietnamese poster described a much tougher time of it than western travellers have. Three months and a visa interview I recall. Home country application is an advantage..

Nick-H

Possible loophole. It's a longshot, but check it out....

Just I have a feeling you can get a long-term visa issued to your domestic servant. Or maybe that was for diplomats. Have a dig around.

Of course, it might not do the relationship much good ....

Sorry... that's for diplomats. nothing more dangerous than a little knowledge

Does Spouse HAVE to mean Married? probably....

Looks like its going to have to be marriage then.......

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dzibead

Spouse definitely means married ... even in the U.S.! Can't imagine India being more liberal/flexible on this point! In fact, the limitation of certain rights to "spouses" in many laws in the U.S. has been at the root of a lot of the "gay marriage" vs. "domestic partnership" brou-ha-ha.

Nick-H

No, I can't either