@Ručman **********

No need to worry, if you leave without a re-entry permit the Extension of Stay is void and you need a new visa to enter Thailand if you do not want to go visa exempt.

@Ručman **********

I guess things got mixed up with translations, as you can not change an Extension of Stay based on marriage into a new type of visa.

And that is the reason that he told you to apply at a Thai Consulate and the Extension of Stay ends if there is no re-entry permit at leaving the country.

So you divorced, showed the court document to the Immigration Officer and they refused to cancel your Extension of Stay based on being married?

You only cancel the Extension of Stay IF the reason of why the permission is given change, in simple words:

An Extension of Stay based on marriage only get cancelled in case of divorce

An Extension of Stay based on being over 50 years of age only change if you are able to travel back in time to be a younger person,

@Rac***

NO, same sex marriage is not recognized.

She needs to find a visa for herself, like the Thai Elite Visa for long term

@Frank *********

yep, and if that is the case than it becomes a totally different story. We just have to wait and see if she is willing to share that important information.

You will not get the Visa on Arrival as you need a ticket within 15 days to leave the country.

Apply for the Non Immigrant B visa for business visit or for a Tourist Visa using the VFS application on line.

@Anton ****************

The check is at the airport or border checkpoint on arrival, not halfway your holiday when you decide that you actually live in Thailand. Wake up in the real world to avoid nightmares.

@Anton ****************

People need to do some research before they plan to go on holiday. I did not know and I did not check are nowhere in the world legitime answers for your behavior.

You can apply before travel for

1. a Single Entry Non Immigrant O visa (populair called retirement visa)

2. a Multiple Entry Non Immigrant O visa (populair called retirement visa)

3. a Multiple Entry Non Immigrant O-A visa (populair called retirement visa)

4, a Multiple Entry Non Immigrant O-X visa (populair called retirement visa)

5, the LTR Visa (populair called retirement visa)

Or get into Thailand and apply as Tod describes for the Non Immigrant O visa (populair called retirement visa)

And later for the 1 year Extension of Stay (populair called retirement visa)

And when you have this 1 year Extension of Stay you apply for a single or multiple Re-Entry Permit to be free to travel and keeping your period of stay alive.

Benefit of the Non Immigrant O-A visa is that you get stamped in for 1 year of stay. IF you go abroad just before the visa expires and come back before the valid until date you still get a new 1 year of stay, so you can almost stay 2 years inside Thailand using this visa.

And as you are already almost 2 years in Thailand you can use the proof that you made deposits for at least 12 months before application date of minimum 65.000 Thb into a Thai bank account in your name only.

The first year must be 800.000 Thb in a Thai bank is for people who only are in Thailand for 90 days or do a conversion of their tourist status and can not provice 1 year statements.