I knew that for a foreign spouse to get a Kor Tor 22, the general rule was that the foreigner needed to get the marriage certificate validated by the foreign embassy in Thailand. I also knew that for a few governments, including the US, the embassies will not do this. Somehow I got the impression that in those cases, it was simply a matter of taking the official US marriage to a Thai translator, then submitting it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Apparently, I was wrong and we must first submit it to the state State Dept, then the US State Dept., then the US Thai Embassy, then take it to Thailand for translation and submittal to the MFA??? Is there a shorter route? Otherwise, I may go for the Retirement Visa. If so, is it possible to later convert a Retirement Visa to a Spousal Visa?