How many weeks in advance should I apply for a TR Visa from the UK?

@Marco **********

if you’re planning to marry soon then its possibly best to get the TR. that will give you 90 days (60+30). If married within that time then you apply for a Non O visa in country (2,000 baht). Then when that’s winding down you apply for the year extension of stay. You need at least 400k Thai baht in a bank on your name only. For the initial Non O there is no need for seasoning the money, but for the year extension of stay it would need to be in the bank for 2 months prior. Many offices will require that amount to stay in the bank during the 30 days “under consideration” period. Once you have the year extension you can spend all of it, but it would have to be back up to 400k two months prior to your next application.

@Marco **********

sorry can’t help you on that process. Ask a new question here (new post) and I’m sure there’s many that can advise.

@Marco **********

must be Thai bank account. In your name only. Not a joint account.

@Marco **********

I am from Uk but haven’t lived there for many years. Came to Thailand in 1988.

@Marco **********

not correct. You can enter with no vaccination, but you need to do 10 days quarantine in an approved hotel. You can’t leave your hotel room during that time, as opposed to the sandbox type schemes where you wait for the test result and can roam the sandbox area.

@Marco **********

feel free to PM me if you need more info.

@Marco **********

no. Visa and ThailandPass are completely independent of each other.

@Marco **********

coming from UK (assuming you have UK passport) you don’t need a visa if visiting for less than 30 days (actually 60 because you can get an extension in country). Depends on how long you want to stay because a TR will give you 60 days and you can also get a 30 day extension off that.

@Marco **********

Italians can enter visa exempt too. I can’t really say whether it’s better to get a visa or not. Costs to buy one versus getting an extension in country is about the same. Once you’re married then you’ve got a few longer term options, like the 60 day visit family extension and the 1 year extension based on being married to a Thai. But you need to be married for those.