What should I know about booking flights with VietJet and the visa extension processes in Thailand?

I do not understand why it is a hassle honestly...

Three years in a row I renew my marriage extension and never had any problem.

You just have to print documents, sign them, take a few pictures, and draw a basic plan of the area where your house/condo is.

There is no "more interaction" with immigration officers, you just go with your wife to request the extension.

They can come to check if it's a real marriage, especially when there is no kid but in 3 years, it never happened to me. Of course, if there is a very big age gap, they might be suspicious but that's understandable.

Marriage visa is much more a pain in the ass every year.

It's a lot of paperwork and photos for the marriage but on positive side there is no que (anyway where I go) in and out in an hour and no bankproblems only letter an 2-3 months statement.

Now the Swedish embassy stop to get the income how to do

No hassles, just follow all the paper work, get your wife to do it for you, it's easier that way, as they need her to be there anyway. My wife does it for me every year, of course I need to be there too.

I changed to retirement in the "if" the marriage fails, I can continue living in Thailand

There's another aspect to consider with an EOS-based visa if you're married to a Thai citizen. In the event of a divorce, you must leave the country as soon as it's finalized at the immigration office. If your spouse predeceases you, immigration will grant you a grace period to change your EOS visa type. Of course, this can change from one immigration office to another, as is usually the case. But the legal basis remains as described.

Resent Foreigners being called Farang,its for the uneducated, Respect goes a long way in Society

The most important is to know that a simple visit of your wife to immigration saying that your couple failed will immedatly cancel your visa. She will keep everything.... but you will say that you trust her, she loves you, you are marriedc10 years, you have kids... hihihihi and what ? Good luck ! Believe me the retirement visa is the best ootion !

Been on the marriage visa now going on 4 years. If i could transfer over to the retirement i would in a heart beat, but still have quite a few years left. To the people saying the marriage visa is "straight forward" i question if they are on a marriage visa. Yes on paper it appears straight forward but it is not. Using an agent makes everything easy, but if you doing it yourself it is now. Rules and necessary paperwork changes constantly from IO office to IO office. If the IO your speaking to does not like your map, bam denied, if they dont think two signatures on your 150 pages appear the same, bam denied.

You are now required for the non O 90 day marriage part to have two witnesses, that live in your area, cannot be family, fill out paperwork, house books, ID cards etc, sign everything AND accompany you to the IO office. Which depending on where you live can be a massive pain as well.

Also depending on where you live i saw some "You may get a visit from the IOs" I dont know what offices that is, but we had 2 visits this year. The only "benefit" of the marriage visa is if your planning to open a business. Even then going from hiring 4 thais to only 2 is not a massive benefit.

First time yea it's tricky but if married in Thailand whole lot easier. Not sure if the money is a major factor, as 400,000 or 800,000 tucked away interest in Thailand is a shocker, but with marriage visa you can work as in retirement no work allowed, mind you getting a work permit not easy.

My wife and I have done the visa application for 5 years now and apart from the 1st renewal the others easy.

Pics of us at home outside gate with house number, goggle map of route from immigration to our place, letter from bank showing funds/ NZ Embassy avviadavit showing income. Letter from local Amphur stating yes married passport pics think they slso take wife's Thai ID pic.

That's it as I said at the start where were you married makes a difference.

No real negatives for either when applying for the marriage or retirement visa/extention if you have the money and the documentation

We made the extension marriage visa from start to finish without the use of an agent. We found it straight forward.

An immigration officer suggested l make a retirement visa instead but my wife and l disagreed with them as just as easy to make the one we have . 🙏🏼

1 year is a little more paperwork with picture of you 2 toghter in various places in your home and in front of house or building number. A map showing where you live preferingly handwritten. And you might get visit of an imigration officer at your home to check.

When you done it there is reporting the same every year.

There is no renewal of any extension it's full application every year so, same paperwork. Get the list of requirement and follow it. The worst extra work is take the pictures and go to shop and print them. But get extra copies for next year at same time.

I had original photo glued on A4 paper and made xolour copies of same each year as long as you stay same place

There are 3 different options to meet the financial requirements for the 1 year Extension of Stay based on marriage with a Thai female. (AKA marriage visa)

1. 2 months prior application date a minimum of 400.000 Thb in a Thai bank account on your name only.

If multiple account holders the money is divided by account holders.

2. an Affidavit of income of at least 40.000 Thb from your Embassy in Thailand OR if you Embassy does not provide this service:

at least 12 months of foreign deposits of minimum 40.000 Thb into a Thai bank account on your name.

3. If you work inside Thailand, the work permit, minimum salary of 40.000 Thb showed by 3 months tax and sso payments for you as well as needed staff for work permit.

Foreign ladies married with a Thai male do not have financial requirements.

You can choose the option you prefer.

You will enter Thailand on a 90-days Non-Imm-O family visa, and will receive a 90-days stay permit.

Before these 90 days expire, you need to apply for the “1-year Extension of Stay Permit based on being married to a Thai wife”

Immigration will call it a “visa extension”, but actually they don’t extend any non-existing visa, they are extending the 90-days stay permit to a “one-year stay permit”. The visa itself actually has become invalid for further use upon your entry

You can apply for a “1-year extension of stay based on marriage with a Thai wife” 30 days (45 days on some immigrations such as Bangkok and Chiang Mai) before the end of the 90-day stay permit you got stamped

To do this, your marriage must be recognized and registered in Thailand. Because Immigration will ask you to present a freshly printed Thai marriage registry document from the Thai Amphur. It is called Kor Ror 2, or Kor Ror 22 (whichever applies to your marriage)

In addition to other documents, a financial evidence must be provided:

Either

You have a Thai bank account in your sole name and a deposit of a minimum of 400,000 Baht. The money must have seasoned for 2 months on the day of application,

or

You got a legalized statement of your country’s embassy in Bangkok/or of a honorary consul, about a regular monthly income of at least 40,000 Baht (a so-called income affidavit)

Some embassies, like the U.K., the U.S. and the Australian embassy, don’t issue affidavits of income any more. In this case, Immigration will ask you for a bank statement of 12 months of consecutive money transfers coming in from abroad over a minimum of 40,000 THB. So, in the first year, you won’t easily get around the 400,000 Thai Baht account deposit method

The combination method, which is accepted for the application to the “retirement extension”, a mix of a deposit plus income, is not possible for an extension based on being married to a Thai wife.

You will need to present (this list might not be accurate nor complete, as some requirements are Immigration specific, and you need to visit your Immigration and ask for their handout list)

*** a copy of your passport detail page

*** a copy of the entry stamp

*** a copy of the pdf. visa document

*** a copy of the most recent TDAC (if applicable)

*** a filled out TM7 form (can be had on Immigration)

*** two signed memorandi of understanding (which you get on immigration

*** photos showing your wife and you in front of your house, with house number visible

*** Hand-drawn map of the location of your house. Some Immigrations accept a printout of google maps and geo-data

*** 1900.- THB application fee

If you meet all the requirements, immigration will stamp your passport or clip a paper into it, stating “application under consideration. Please visit us” . . . and a date, in most cases 4 weeks away

Within these 4 weeks, Immigration will visit you and your wife at home, they might ask your neighbors whether you are really married and live there.

As soon as the “under consideration” period has expired, you can pick up the passport from immigration with the completed and stamped one-year extension of stay permit.

It is recommended to buy at least one single re-entry permit for 1000.- THB (you need to bring two passport pics for that) because should you exit Thailand during the one-year Extension of Stay Permit period, the re-entry permit keeps your extended stay permit alive

The marriage extension of stay involves quite a lot more paperwork and more interaction with immigration. When you apply for the extension it goes under consideration for a month or so and immigration can visit you at home to verify your marriage, speak to neighbours and so on. At the end of the month you go back to immigration to get the other 11 months stamped into your passport. 12 month retirement extensions are usually issued on the day you apply

I changed over from a retirement extension to a marriage extension in January this year .

It is a lot more hastle , with more paperwork and a higher level of scrutiny from the Immigration Officer dealing with your application . This is because even after they accept your application , it is then sent to head office for further scrutiny that takes 1 month before it is finally accepted and the extention is issued and that is only after a home visit at their convenience.

Now Ive gone through the process , I am confident that It will all go smoothly next time .

The obvious benifit is only having to season 0 baht for 2 months prior and then it can be withdrawn and used for the rest of the year as long as it is seasoned again 2 months before your next extension .

Imo there is no other real benefit over a retirement extension .

Many visa agents wont do

marriage extensions because of the extra scrutiny .

It's $, if you haven't saved that much, why retire?

First time it seems a lot. Once you've got all your paperwork sorted it's easy. A lot of the paperwork is repetetive each year so scan it once and save it. Passport pages, marriage cert, house map, wife's id card, pics, blue book etc.

I don't recall posters calling the married option a big hassle. I think you just made something up on the spot. A lot of the convo for that visa I'm part of and nobody has ever said that there some sort of hassle. The only discussion is with vs without agent (so having vs not having proof of funds).