My Thai wife and I live in the U.S. since 2008. The last of our 4 children will graduate from high school in 2 years. The plan has always been to move back to Chiangmai. We kept the house that I had built in 2005 for that reason. I’m 70 and she is 50. A couple of years ago, she opened a Thai restaurant that has been doing reasonably well. She may stay in the U.S. for a couple more years past the time that I’ll be moving to Chiangmai. Can I still get a marriage visa, even though she won’t be living in Thailand. I assume that she will go over when I apply for the visa, and will probably come for 3-4 weeks every year. Unless asked, I won’t be revealing this information to Thai officials. Is there any reason why she has to be in Thailand for either the 3 month check ins or the yearly renewal?