I was renewing my marriage extension in BKK. I was seated next to a guy and we started to chat a little.

He said he was on his 20+ consecutive years of renewing the same marriage extension, at the same office, with the same lady and if one I isn’t dotted or one T is not properly crossed she sends him home.

It’s idiotic.

I would ask in here.

@Bra****

forgive me if this is already said or you’ve seen it but I’m putting in my LTR next week and I have to include my TDAC with my passport pages file.

My wife brought her 11 year old Thai daughter that speaks zero English to America. She enrolled her in the local school. Six months later she speaks an INSANE amount of English. Don’t worry about that part.

@Cr**

that is a good and bad thing. I’d love to be 35 😂.

Sorry to hear that though. Like you said to someone else same shit over and over again.

When I lived in BKK I met a guy at immigration that was doing his 20+ years consecutive marriage visa extension. He said same lady every year and every year, drawing the same map to his house, taking the same new photos and if it isn’t perfect she’ll reject him and send him packing. Absolutely insane.

The very reason I just plunked another 400K in the bank and converted to retirement extensions. So much easier.

@Ar**

I understand what you are saying but it’s not 2 years. It’s only one. Straight from the BOI.

@Pe**

straight from BOI. 12 months only.

@Gl***

it’s automatic. They give you up to 60 (depending on your passport). If you leave in 7 or 60 is irrelevant.

@Je**

I have a “fixed account” that I use for my visa only. I put in the 800K and have left it for years. I get about 8,000 baht per year in interest. It’s no issue to have that type of account but you don’t get much from it.