What are the best visa options for staying long-term in Thailand while working and potentially marrying a Thai partner?

Easiest way is to get a Retirement Visa. If you are in Pattaya, we can help you out

That works out at about a different job every 4 months for your whole life - i think some companies might question your loyalties!

If you look up a guy called Rob on youtube his channel is called 20 seconds in Thailand he knows a good agency who can help you good luck

Difficult to get a work permit, unless you are a specialist of some kind, and your minimum wage has to be about 4 times the minimumwage of Thai’s

A retirement visa seems to be the obvious choice, or a PE visa if you can afford it. Good luck 👍

If you have a complex spinal injury, eg ASIA C, its not going to get better. Your medical and personal needs will be more in the future. Consider marrying your girlfriend and have her move to Australia as your carer. A Thai friend who is a hotel maid, has just got herself a visa to Australia to look after her Australian husband's mum. Australia has a very enviable public healthcare system, which you would be throwing away moving to Thailand. Obviously you must have a significant spinal injury, otherwise why mention it. You refer to meagre financial resources, which suggests anything but a minor procedure would leave you destitute. Hardly enjoying Thailand if you are bedridden, and run out of colostomy bags. Also, Thai people don't really retire. The government pension is worse than meagre.

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Hi look for this local thai agent for visa..as I had mine non 0, marriage visa..they help countless of foreign marriages..

Lots of options for you. A marriage visa, a teaching job in a school or uni with visa and work permit provided, digital nomad visa with the right setup, or an Elite visa if you don't mind paying quite a lot for long term peace of mind. Sounds like you have loads of great skills so could also set up some kind of business if you are married. You just need to figure out which one suits you the best <3

Nice way to make friends? If you criticise others you will get it back tenfold!!

Try and keep it civill that goes for everyone 💯 😌 👌

If you've had 130 jobs you probably won't be seen as being reliable!

Too many barriers from OP

retirement visa, much easier than getting marry or marriage visa.

You may consider a Retirement Visa..

If you are over 50..

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An average of 4 jobs a year, 1 job lasted 3 months on average, what a load of bolloxs, where you fired 129 times, 5, good story tho lol

Understand that you can not do any kind of teaching if you do not have an undergraduate degree. To do any kind of work you must have a work permit, even volunteering, and you can only get a work permit to teach if you have a certified as being real university degree. Get married to your Thai GF. Then you can get a type O visa extension based on Thai wife, and with this visa extension, if you find a job, or decide to start a business you can get a work permit with this visa extension. At this point, and to help your situation, I would enroll in a university, go to school for four years, and get a degree, then you will also at the same time learn to speak, read and write, formal, and colloquial Thai, and gain your degree, even going as far as getting an actual PhD, that people think you have. After you've worked for at least three years, and made at least bt40,000 a month continuously, and paying your Thai income tax yearly, plus other requirements (but nothing else matters if you don't work), you can apply directly for citizenship because you are married to a Thai. If not legally married then you'd need to work three years making at least bt80,000 a month, and paying taxes, plus the other requirements, to get permanent residency, then after working continuously another five years you could apply for citizenship. Think long term, as most responding don't do past one year. You can not legally work on any type of retirement visa extension. For your long term plans the fastest way is to get married first. Also familiarize yourself with the restricted jobs list, that are jobs allowed for Thais only. Quite a few of the jobs you've done in the past are on that list. Above all else, if you want to stay here long term, never do anything questionable, or illegal, as over time it could cost you by getting you deported, or worse, jailed. All your plans should never put your staying here into question. Quite a few people break this way of doing things, and a number of them can never return to Thailand. Thailand is a great place after you learn how things operate. By adapting, planning, and getting married, you can stay here the rest of your life very nicely.

Put her on a lie detector and reveal how many other men shes been with since you started dating. I put my life savings on a Thai man being involved somewhere.

Lastly remember a woman will never make the sacrifices for dick that you're prepared to make for pussy.

I year visa. Do it yourself or pay an agent to sort it. Agent will cover the bank cost if you’re short of money but the Agent will be costly.

You can’t get a work visa.

Regardless of all the shit you’ve done.

If you want to get married get married.

In 5 years I think you can apply for perm resident.

130 jobs! How many volumes does your CV run to? 😁

If you have a BA you can get a job as a teacher with a Non B Visa. You can get your Visa renewed based on a marriage extension when you stop working. But you can also work on a marriage extension as well. You can get a retirement extension as well but you can’t work.

You require no money in the bank for a Non B and work permit. 400,000 baht for a marriage extension and 800,000 for a retirement extension.

From what you are stating in your post, you're a very intelligent man. I would use that intelligence and do some research so you can answer all your own questions you just asked.

Maybe it is time to think about getting married? With this, you will eliminate a large hassle that is the perpetual 'visa question'......If you have an idea and some capital, you and your 'wife' can start a business. You will hear a lot of naysayers and "can't do' types on this forum (for whatever reason, I think a lot of it is jealousy or past failures that they project on to others, whatever)...if you are good with language and feel you could be a great tutor, maybe think about opening up a small 'language center'...that is what my wife and I do. We aren't getting rich, but it pays the bills. Just brainstorm some ideas, know that you have to have some money to make it happen, but don't let any of the resident degenerates on this page tell you it's impossible...Good luck!

Hey, just did this. I don't think you can get a "common law" marriage visa. But you can get married and get the visa right after. They might try to harrass you about if the marriage is legit- and you will need to bring witnesses- but if you are legit I wouldn't worry about it.