What advice do you have for obtaining a marriage visa in Thailand for a UK resident?

Go your local amphor bring two witnesses no relation get married it Thailand then go M,I,A

Yes of course you still have to get the correct documentation but you get all your ducks lined up in a row before you need all this stuff some of the stuff sounds incredibly confusing having to wait till the exact day only have 14 days only have 3 days only have 45 days wow what a mess I'm not going to do a marriage one but when I finally do pull the trigger on this I'm going to use a service and I won't have to ask all these questions other than I'm reading them for fun

I'm assuming you were married in the UK.. in which case have you had a copy of your UK marriage certificate translated into Thai and stamped by the Thai Embassy.. although its not absolutely clear it seems that you may have done this already.. in which case you should be able to avoid further authentication by the MoFA in Thailand.. and simply use the UK/Thai versions you already have to register the marriage at your local Amphur.. however if you show up in Thailand without an Embassy stamp on a translated document that's not the case 😉

I am far from an expert but I see so many problems people have on here and or perhaps simple questions that I would have as well.

Just use one of the agencies I've looked up the price in American dollars it's about 300 so that means for British pounds it's probably around 250 I think it sounds like it's going to be well well worth paying for that it'll drop your stress level down to of what it is now

Get the Non Imm O evisa before you travel. Season your funds in a Thai bank for 2 months and then apply for the 12 months extension of stay 👍

Stephen Wilson . . Doug Mann already mentioned it, but didn't tell you what to do first . . . . . .there is one step most people forget: you need to visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok and get your marriage documents "co-Legalized". Only then you will be able to register the marriage on the local Amphur. For the application to the 1-year marriage extension, you will have to show Immigration a freshly printed Kor Ror 22 marriage registry paper

If you are over 50, You could apply for an OA visa in the UK that will give you 12 months multi entry, leave Thailand just before it expires and you will get another 12 months

You will need to register your marriage in Thailand before you can apply for an extension based on being married to Thai. The process to do that can vary depending on which Amphur you are registering in.

As others have mentioned, the retirement visa is a much simpler process! I did that instead of the married to Thai visa.

Can’t wait to get myself a Thai wife 😻

40, USA, won’t cheat, no drugs, white, 18cm, will love her with all my heart ❤️

Kissing feet!

Tired of them white Fem libs here

You can do 90 day non o online pretty straight forward, from uk, once in Thaland open a bank stick 400k in then do the year. Ive just done it i did the online version 90 days, wife spoke to immigration and got everything needed to do the year one

Well done for getting your UK marriage cert apostilled, and the translation certified by the embassy. Your wife can also get the marriage registered at the amphur. You will need a bank account to deposit you 400k. The non-O visa based on marriage is pretty easy, but open bank account ASAP when you get here. Some offices require that the funds must show as an international transfer. Your local immigration office will have list of requirements for your extension. Good luck

Maybe if paperwork's in order, 90 day Non -O from embassy in UK before you leave. Arrive and open bank account, deposit funds, apply for 12 month extension.

The Marriage Visa requires 400,000 seasoned in your bank but it comes with many hoops to jump through. Your wife must accompany you to the Immigration Office., you need to provide a range of photo and the officers are very strict with the requirements. Immigration will not give you the visa on the day that you visit but will tell you to come back in two weeks. Meanwhile, two Immigration officers will visit and inspect your home to check that you really are a couple and they will want a neighbour to be in attendance and will quiz him to prove that you really are a couple. 2 weeks later you have to go back to Immigration for your visa. If you can season 800,000 Thai Baht and are over 50 you can get a Retirement visa the same day without all the hoops for the Marrige Visa. I am married to a Thai and have had both types of visa over the years. Now I will only get the Retirement visa. Using an agent is a waste as you have to give the agent the same documentation as you need to give the Immigration Officer.

Using an agent is not a simplification!!

No point using an agent for a marriage visa in my opinion. Immigration will still come to visit you at home even if you have an agent. When you decide where you will be living the best thing to do is visit the local immigration and ask for a list of required documentation. They will all most likely have different rules. Also iirc form the end of August all the NON-O type visas will be amalgamated into just NON-O . Currently marriage and retirement are slightly different. No idea of any of the document requirements will also change. It’s also probable that you will be able at some point to do all the paperwork via the THIMS app. Apparently this is the plan. Anyway I’d wait until September before you start just in case things change