Can a 30-day visa exemption in Thailand be extended to a 1-year extension based on marriage?

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@Colin *********

you left a few steps out of your process and you can't go straight from a 30 day visa exempt or a tourist visa entry to a year extension without first getting the 90 day Non-O visa

Here's how the process works:

1 -you come in on a 30 day visa exempt entry,

2 - you get the funds in a thai bank account in your name

3 - you go to the immigration office when you have 15 days or more left on your current stamp and apply for the in country 90 day Non-O visa for 2000baht

4 - it goes under review for 14 days

5 - you go back and get the Non-O visa and a new 90 day entry stamp inked in

6 - you wait until your money has been in the bank for 2 months and you have 30 days or less left on your new 90 day stamp

7 - you go apply for a year marriage extension for 1900baht

8 - you get a 30 day under consideration stamp (during that time the immigration office can send officers to your house to make sure the marriage is real and talk to your neighbors)

9 - you go back on the date the under consideration stamp runs out and get the year extension inked in.

If you enter on a 30 day exempt, you can purchase an in-country non-o visa based on marriage and then get a one year extension of stay based on marriage