Is it possible to obtain a Non-O visa for Thailand if I plan to stay for only 4-8 months a year?

whole waft of rubbish to sort out before that so get an agent

Agents will help they fix all problems

Do the village wedding with a low sinsod if any. Used thai women have little to no value to thai men.

Answer to my marriage visa question from a Pattaya Visa Agent.

Marriage Visa, You have to do that in the province you are going to be living in. You must have a 12 month rent contract. You will need to show a history of photos as a couple. You must have a local knowledge of the area and be able to draw a handwritten map.

Immigration will visit your house two or three times go through even the cupboards they will go to your neighbors make sure you’re living as a husband and wife to confirm it is a genuine relationship. You will need to put ฿400,000 into a bank account. =======

Get married, apply for a non-O-90 visa in your home country, and extend it for two months in Thailand. That gives you five months and you avoid money transfer hassle. Your problem might be that not every immigration office accepts the monthly income method. Keep in mind that if you stay more than six months in a year in Thailand, you become a tax resident in Thailand which doesn’t mean you must pay tax in Thailand because of the Double Tax Treaty and deductions/allowances. It depends on how much money you remit and what type of income you remit. Also, if you constantly stay for more than half a year in Thailand, it might change your status in your home country.

You’ll need an account with 400,000 THB for the initial 90 day visa and your first one year extension. You could possibly use the monthly method for your second one year extension if you can show monthly deposits for the previous twelve months but you can’t start out using the monthly deposit method.

More than 179 days and you have to pay tax,....have to stay LESS than 180 days.

If you're over 50 you might find a Non-O based on retirement easier to work with in your situation. As your embassy in Bangkok no longer issues income certificates you can use the income method of 65k baht transfers after the 1st year, but the 1st year would require 800k baht in a Thai bank (unlike a Non-O based on marriage where they are increasingly not accepted). But the main reason is that each year when you do your extension you get it the day you apply, there's no under consideration period requiring you to be in Thailand for months while an extension is processed

This is Thailand, so it's certainly hard to say 100% what would happen. 555

Make sure you're doing foreign transfers of the money each and every month.

Also, make sure you're renewal is during the time you're spending most of the time in Thailand.

I've had a renewal take a month to get approved. Then 3 weeks later, they came by to do a home visit.

I'm in Nonthaburi. They had to get approval from Bangkok each year.

All my extensions have been with the monthly foreign deposit.

Usually the 40k should come from within Thailand

Take you lady to your country while you are still working , she can earn retirement benefits and experience western culture

Take plenty of money. Fool.

Only 400,000 bath in your account name u can apply non o

You need to check you don't fall into double taxation with your own country and Thailand, if you're in Thailand 180 days in one year you become a Thai tax resident. Google AI will give you lots of information

You need to check with your immigration office to see if they will accept proof of 40,000 baht per month in international transfers as proof of income. Some will not accept that.

You also need to make sure you're in Thailand for 2-3 months every year around the time of your extension.