What are the best visa options for transitioning from a spouse-based visa in Thailand due to relationship issues?

ThoughtfulSa************

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@Kurt ************

I had ED visas before and Elite told me they know acknowledgment for it... which I have to go and pay people up because it was something done by an agent when after COIVD + DTV will cancel all my Thai bank accounts.

14 hours ago

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Greg ***********

have a nice day Mister big m...h Jeremy Miller. Blocking you was the best thing I could have done today 😆

Maxim ***********

I don't think I blocked him, yet I can't see his comments?

13 hours ago

Brandon ************

I've had him blocked for years at this point

Greg ***********

@Brandon ***********

now it looks like there is the next one I will have to block, luring just around the corner, a "farang walking" 😂

18 hours ago

Brandon ************

I have his original profile blocked, so I cannot even see what profile his nickname is tied to. Tod McGowan too. Actually I have a lot of people blocked.

18 hours ago

Greg ***********

@Brandon ***********

we seem to block the same people. Tod McGowan is on my holiday list, too 😄

16 hours ago

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Greg ***********

Chris ************

Thai elite. Pay up and be free of relationship advice. You run a business I'm sure you can write it off. Even depreciate it over the term. (I have no idea I. Your country tax laws)

Greg ***********

@Chris ***********

you are not allowed to work remotely on an ELITE Privilege visa. He would have to stay under the radar if he plans to do that

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Greg ***********

John **********

You can't work remotely on the visa you are currently on so you are currently working illegally. There are only 2 visas that allow you to legally work remotely, the LTR Remote Worker visa which I don't think you will qualify for and the DTV workation visa. You need to leave Thailand to apply for the DTV visa as it can only be applied for at a Thai consulate.

Greg ***********

@John *********

??? isn't he able to get a work permit if he is married to a Thai and has obtained a 1-year extension of the stay permit based on being married to a Thai? Well, he must work for a Thai company or his own licensed in Thailand company. For remote work for a foreign company he can't get a work permit

John **********

sure he can get a work permit to work for a Thai entity. Working remotely requires a specific visa that allows you to do that.

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John **********

Greg ***********

If your divorce officially does not pass court before July 2026, and if you are older than 50 years, up from 30 days before the expiry of your current 1-year Extension of Stay permit, you can apply for the "CHANGE OF REASON" of the extension. From reason "married" to reason "retirement". You would need a minimum of 800,000 THB in your Thai bank account, seasoned for a minimum of 2 months, confirmed by a bank letter statement, on the day you apply.

Jeremy ********

but yet you missed his most significant verbiage in his post

Amazing you with 25 years experience blah blah blah missed it

You can’t work on a retirement visa…but 25 years of experience would let you know this…

Greg ***********

I never said that I work on my retirement extensions 🤣😃 WHERE did you pick this up?? 😎 (btw, there is not only one "retirement visa" - it can mean seven (7) different visas or stay permits)

Jeremy ********

don’t get mad Mr 25 years experience

You offered him a visa knowing it was wrong because you didn’t understand his posting nor did you read it 100%

A person with 25 years experience needs to be better when offering advice

Greg ***********

just tell me what is wrong advising him to change the "reason" of the extension from marriage to retirement, as this is the way to go if you are over 50 and facing a divorce. It is the 100% CORRECT advice. Of course there are other options which I have not mentioned, due to the OP not ging us much personal detail. He can get a work permit on a "marriage extension", however if he changes the reason to retirement, he can't work on this any more

John **********

the issue is he isn't on a visa/extension that allows him to work remotely now. Good advice would have to go and get a DTV based on workation as this is 1 of only 2 visa options that allows remote work

17 hours ago

Graham ******

I doubt very much that the OP currently has a work permit so the change to retirement extension would be like-for-like

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Graham ******

John **********

he can't legally work remotely on the visa he's currently on

Jeremy ********

@John *********

correct

But Mr 25 years missed that

So it’s super funny

Greg ***********

I already worked in Bangkok in the jewellery trade in the late nineties, but NEVER on my retirement extensions

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Greg ***********

Michael ********

How old are you ? If over 50 you can just change your extension to retirement. If under 50 you have elite or DTV but be aware if on DTV you may have issues with your bank

ThoughtfulSa************

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@Michael *******

Not 50 so I cannot do retirement. Yeah people told me about DTV about banks, I don't know what the fuck Thai gov does when they make up new laws for visas but add some inconvinence .

14 hours ago

Michael ********

ThoughtfulSalamander6046 no new laws, banks have had to do something about tbe scams though, same all over asia

12 hours ago

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Pete *******

DTV or Non-O based on being over 50.

Jeremy ********

DTV

Elite visa

Brandon ************

You can remain in Thailand until July 2026, as long as you don't get divorced. If you get divorced, you must leave Thailand as of the day the divorce is final. Your extension will be invalid that day.

Since you said you work remotely, you should be able to qualify for a DTV. This will require you to do a border bounce every 180 days, but you'll have a 5-year visa. You cannot get this from within Thailand though, so you'll need to go to a nearby country like Vietnam or Laos to apply there.

ThoughtfulSa************

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@Brandon ***********

Does DTV will cancel all my Thai banks? I had these accounts for years? I asked Siam Legal and they said they would because it's a tourist visa.

14 hours ago

ThoughtfulSa************

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Where can I see the eligible countries for DTV?

I’m from Iran