Hi, I have been married to my Thai wife 25 yrs next month. She has lived hear in the UK for most of that time.I am currently building our house in Thailand. I have the land, I have built the boundary walls & raised the ground level ready for the house build to start. I am due to retire in 3 yrs. What would be the visa I need to stay the longest time without renewing?? If it’s only a few months the I don’t want to waste money building for nothing. What would my best option please?

Thanks Mick A

For the retirement visa, for a married couple, do both have to be 50 or over? Or can one be 50 and the other 45?

TIA

I am on a non-o visa based on marriage, the three months will expire soon and I hope to extend it by two months. I was wondering if it's possible to extend it using my daughter instead of my wife and say on the form reason for staying is being around daughter? And before you say "oh why don't you just bring your wife along and get it done with her" it's not that simple and getting it done with my daughter is much more convenient.

Is it possible to get your advice on the above below please?

if i obtain a Non O single entry visa based on marriage to a Thai national in my country of residence (Dubai) can i get a multiply re-entry permit in Thailand from my local immigration (Jomtiem) to validate the non O visa as a multiple entry within the 1 year validation period for stays up to 90 days on each entry?

Hello everybody!

I want to enter Thailand on a visa, get married at Ampur, register the marrige in Thailand and then change my visa to (Spouse visa) NON-O.

What visa should I use when I arrive in Thailand, that makes this possible?

I believed this question had being asked before but I cannot search for similar thread.

My Non O Marriage Visa expired on 18 Aug and will be relocating back to my home country. However I would like to extend my stay for another 2 weeks till end of August.

What are my options? Can I apply for a further short term for like 14 days with proof of my return air ticket? And where?

Or Leave the country before my non o expired and return after the expiry date?

Thank you in advance for your reply

It is my understanding that when you apply for a marriage visa Bank bank freezes your funds.

Do they only freeze the 400,000 thb or do they freeze all the money in the account?

I arrived on a thirty day visa exempt 23/6/25 and got married to a Thai national 5/7/25, where do I apply for the sixty day extension while jumping through the required hoops to try for a marriage visa?

I was supposed to extend my extension of stay based on marriage a month ago, but I messed up the seasoning of funds due to some banking fees and card charges and the amount dipped under the 400k.

Since I didn't have much time to plan an alternative I flew out, stayed in another country for a few days and flew back in on a visa exempt entry.

I then started to prepare the documents for my new initial Non-O. I followed a document that is available on the immigration website and it indicated that I pretty much just need the 400k in the bank on the day of the application.

When I went to the Chiang Mai immigration office to ask for their list of requirements, they gave me a paper that lists "proof of saving transfer from abroad".

So which is it? Do they really require this proof of funds transferred from abroad? My funds have been in Thailand for a few years now and have been transferred between bank accounts, so proving that isn't really an option now.

Can't really see any other way forward other than sending it out and back in again. Thoughts?

Another one. The document online says I should apply at least 15 days before my current stamp expires, whereas the Chiang Mai immigration's document says "at least 15 working days" quite the difference.

I'm slightly confused. I understand the 400,000 bht requirement in a Thai bank to get the marriage visa. I also understand that I will need to get the 90 day non-o visa from my local Thai consulate. However, I saw a requirement that I need to show a financial amount of 20,000 bht to apply for that 90 day visa.

1. That seems like a very small amount; only about $600. Is that correct?

2. I assume that it can be in a US bank, but is there a certain amount of time that the deposit must be shown?

3. Can it be in a joint checking account with my wife, or does it need to be in a separate account in my name only?

4. If I can't use a joint account, can I show an IRA account that is in my sole name?

5. I realize that these are probably very dumb questions, but I want to make sure that I have everything properly arranged before I start. Thanks