What visa should I apply for to move to Hua Hin with my Thai wife and son?

Up your money to 800k and do a non o retirement. Much better and easier

Hi

U can come to Thailand with tour visa

And u can apply non o and retirement visa as well

No need 800k. We will settle for u

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If you want the cheapest visa with the lowest financial requirement then non immigrant O based on marriage to a Thai citizen is probably best, additional paperwork is required, but just once a year. If you go the route of the non OA based on being over 50, it has the advantage of being able to leave your money working for you in the UK, but requires health insurance that covers the duration of 12 month visa. You can travel in and out on this visa as it has the built in multiple entry feature, however rather than being given an additional 12 months stay on each of your arrivals back into Thailand, (which used to be a big advantage of this visa) I understand now, that you only get stamped back in until the end of your 12 month insurance period. This visa requires the least contact with immigration, unless you plan to extend it in country as opposed to returning to the UK and applying for a new Non OA. As others have explained the non immigrant O visa based on being over 50 which you apply for in Thailand requires having 800K baht in your account for 7 months of the year with 400K baht required to be in your account for the rest of the year. If you are travelling a lot you would need to purchase a multiple re-entry permit/stamp to keep your visa alive. It requires two visits to immigration. one to apply for the non immigrant O visa, then depending on where you are applying for your extension in Thailand, a second visit to immigration is required 45-60 days later to apply for your twelve month extention. Thereafter only one vist to immigration per year required to extend

I never understand all these answers, I arrived on a n O visa change it at immigration for a marriage visa and do my 90 day report online simple

Apply while you are in the UK the process is very easy and the Royal Thai Embassy team and portal are very user friendly. I did this process 3 years ago. Got approved in 3 working days. Visa certificate in hand in 5 working days. No immigration visit to our home. Very Sabi Sabi. Here's the link if you don't have it:

Another option is O-A visa, your financial requirements are UK based, £20,000 in a UK account for 1 month but you will require a police check - a DBS is £18 and takes about a week; Medical certificate (see link for requirements -non-immigrant-visas); 100,000 USD insurance from specific providers. AXA is a cheap bare bones policy which will suffice for visa.

With this visa, you can potentially get 2 years from it. Your first year is multiple entry, when you arrive you are stamped in to the end of your insurance (so make sure it starts the day you arrive). If you exit and re-enter before the visa expiry date, with a new 12 months insurance, you will be granted another year stay. The 2nd year is not multi-entry but you can buy a single or multi re-entry permit in Thailand.

It does have its costs with the insurance but if you want to have the least contact with your local immigration, it's a good option. It's exactly why I have it, as my immigration office are difficult.

You have a choice of NON O visa or NON OA visa. For the NON OA visa you will need 800,000 baht in your bank plus health insurance. NON OA visa gives you one year plus an extra year when you do a border bounce just before the first year expires. All you need to do when you arrive in Thailand is a TM30 which states your address in Hua Hin then do a TM47 report every 90 days.

A NON O visa does not require health insurance, you get 90 days then you apply to extend.

You can apply on the Royal Thai Embassy London website.

ps Your son needs to arrive on his Thai passport!

If your son is of school age, dobt do it

Apply for the Non Imm O evisa based on marriage in London, then extend for a year in Thailand. Job done!