What are the differences between a marriage visa and retirement visa in Thailand regarding work and financial requirements?

More hassle !

I did it last January and the paper work is a bit more complicated and you require 2 copies of everything instead of just 1 copy for a retirement extendion .

Also you are placed on a 1 month underconsideration stamp to allow all the checks of your application and a home visit from Immigration to be completed .

The only real benifits are 0 to be seasoned instead of 0 , but it can be withdrawn immediately your passport recieves your extension stamp as long as its back in 2 months before renewal .

You can also apply for a work permit it without leaving the country if you get a job here , with a retirement extension you cant .

I can't see any benefits of changing from retirement visa to marriage visa. At the end of the day 400,000 baht isn't a lot of "extra" money to have in the bank. What am I missing? Now, if the marriage visa came without the 90 day reporting that would be worth it

I was going to but met some related issues. But then it was pointed out that if your spouse dies before you, which of course is possible, then your marriage visa stops immediately. On top of her death you have all that to deal with.

I,m sticking to retirement when l return from an extended home visit

Personally, I wouldn't do it. More paperwork, more hassles, no benefits. My missus got talked into it unfortunately.

Paul Kain . .you cannot change from a 90-days Non-O retirement visa to a 90-days Non-O marriage visa. You can only change the REASON of a 1-year Extension of Stay Based on Retirement, to the REASON for a 1-year Extension of Stay Based on Being Married to a Thai Wife. You can do it as soon as the one-year extension is nearing its expiry date, and when it is up from 30 days from the expiry. You will need to fulfill the financial requirements (either 400,000 THB in your Thai bank account since 2 months, or income affidavit proof of 40,000 THB monthly, or a 12-months bank statement over consecutive monthly transfers from abroad of a minimum of 40,000 THB) You are NOT changing any visa. You are changing the reason for the extension. The extension of stay is NOT a visa . . . . . . . . . . . All that wrong wording is absolutely annoying. You and all those other posers in this group should learn the difference between a stay permit and a visa

The only downside is the house visit. You have to wait for them to call you and tell you when they are coming out and making sure you have a witness who can wait with you for them to show up. Sometimes half a day. You also have to have 2 full sets of the required documents including the photos.

You can't change from one visa to another. It's only possible if you are already on an extension of stay, if so when you go to apply for the next extension you can change the reason you apply for the extension

How long time these 800.000 baht have to be in the bank before do the extension?

(Sorry bad english)

I dont understand why people think the paper work is difficult for marriage visa?? No stress ! 10 year old could do it! Only a few forms x 2 sets! Headaches?? Depends on your funds!!

Married visas are generally considered an enhancement but what any individual gets is based on circumstances entirely. For some people, it will be transparent excepting a minor financial upside.

Unless you plan to work, or the 800k baht thing is to much of a stress there is literally no benefit, except more paperwork and headaches for the marriage visa.

Your allowed to work (with a work permit) and its 2 months seasoning before your application.

The retirement ext visa is seasoning for 2 months prior the application, after the application you hold 800kthb for 3 months, then 400kthb for the rest of the year.