What are my options as a US citizen married to a Thai while on visa exemption during travel restrictions?

@Tod ********

..Yeah very good advise

Do you think they will ease up on tourist viss access at the border

Coz I had trouble last time .Too many tourist visas when I'm retired

Thinking of entering and then upgrading to multi entry tourist O A

Hey Tod, I am married and living in Isam. I arrived back and got my 28 days. Got an extension for 2 months. I went to Immigration on May 28th. I thought that I had everything in order. 800,000 in the bank for 3 months, proof of marriage, proof of residence. Just when I thought that they were going to stamp my passport they said that I needed to leave Thailand. Come back in, switch to a O Visa and then woyld be eligble for the retirement Visa. Does that sound correct.

@Dan***

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@Da***

your best bet is to sit tight NOT waste a cent talking to a lawyer or an agent and take the amnesty until the borders open and you can go to one of the thai consulates in the area that will sell a year-long, multi-entry Non-O visa based on marriage to a thai without proof of funds (Savannakhet Lao or Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam) :)

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@Ja***

correctly stated you're a good long way off from running out of time at this stage of the game. Take the amnesty, sit tight, watch the news and make a plan closer to the time the amnesty ends.

I have a similar situation to you. I was using tourist visas coming in and out as I was traveling for work. Married to a Thai lady last year.

We were being lazy and not worrying about the marriage cert or visa. Now we have to deal with it.

From my understanding is you can find some of the visa agents able to do the change of visa status while still in thailand.

Also from my understanding is the gratis visa that some of us are on now does not negate your ability to apply for an extension like before if you have not applied for an extension on your current stamp.

Me and my wife are trying to figure out what to do and soon will be going to talk to some visa agents as well as a lawyer to discover our options. We are waiting until July to see what the government does with borders and the such before we spend 10's of thousands of baht to do something that may not be needed.

If they don’t open the borders they will more than likely extend the exemption anyway. At least you are stuck over there. Lol Thailand is my home but I’m stuck over here in Houston. Also with lots of protesters. Came for my Granddaughter’s graduation and can’t go back.

I wouldnt start to worry , wait until nearly the end of july and see what is going to happen with borders and entry into thailand.

Nobody knows what will happen as of yet.

Still 2 months to go.

Just relax for the time being.