What is the best visa option for a UK retiree married to a Thai citizen who wishes to stay in Thailand for six months each year?

What gets me is if you have been married to a thai 20 years, Surely you should already know what visas are available.

Martin Smith: Consider the Long-Term Resident visa for Weathy Pensioner (LTR-P), if you have a passive (not from employment) income of more than $80,000 US.

Were you married in Thailand or, if not, is your marriage already registered at your local amphur? If not there are some steps you need to do before you can get Immigration services for a marriage Non-O such as an extension.

1. IN THE UK: Marriage certificate legalised by the FCDO in Milton Keynes (2 documents, copy of original and legalised copy)

2. IN THE UK: Marriage Certificate AND the Apostille from the FCDO translated to Thai (2 translations from 1., now 4 documents in total)

3. IN THE UK: Marriage Certificate AND the Apostille from the FCDO AND their translations verified by the Thai Embassy in London (4 verifications from 1. and 2. giving 8 documents in total)

4. IN THAILAND: All the above (i.e. all 4 documents & their translations, making 8 in total) Legalised by MFA in Bangkok

You can then register your marriage at your local Amphur as required by Immigration.

Look at Non-O based on marriage to a Thai. Was not too hard to do 👍

get the 6-months multi entry tourist visa. You can apply for and enter every other year on that visa

METV 6 MONTHS + 30 DAYS

I don't think you can open a bank account unless you have a retirement visa

The best way for you to apply for a retirement visa with a agent but just get a retirement 0 visa from thai embassy in London you can do this on line .

And just remember every time you return to your relevant country you need a re-entry visa because if you don't you will lose your retirement visa your agent will sort that out for you

Futher to you not getting a 0 visa again your agent will sort everything out for you

Just get the non-o based on marriage when you get there open a bank account and transfer in 400k Thai baht and extend for a year then repeat every year

You have a number of options

The Non-OA is probably the easiest as it is good for 12 months and multiple entry, you can get 2 years out of it if you use it carefully

The Non-O based on either marriage or retirement both require you to go through the extension process inside Thailand