@Ručman **********

Not full time living in Thailand. They split their lives between UK and Thailand. Children still in education system in UK.

@Ručman **********

and if not here full time it is a lot more hassle with renewals of O spouse than the DTV.

@Paul ****

Yeah - I think so too. A Visa is also not a guaranteed entry and they state that on the MFA website.

@Pete ******

Many insurance companies want a longer term visa like O, B etc. Commercial decisions

@Ručman **********

You can get a WP if you are on a Spouse O - not on a Retirement O. I went from Retirement O to a BOI B paying only 15% tax - fantastic deal. If I had been on a WP with an O it would have been full tax

@Ray ****

As I said - it is easier to open a Bank Account on an "O" 🙂 It depends on circumstances but the OP is only here part time as are my 2 pals. I am on "O" at the moment but will consider the DTV. Just watching the lay of the land right now and have a few months to decide.

@Ručman **********

PR and Citizenship are a long path and you need to be paying tax for three years for PR. The number per nationality are limited. They do prefer those on high salaries too rather than an English Teachers pittance. The numbers whose spouse is a government worker is a small demographic. You are not sounding convincing in the case of the OP or the examples I gave of my two friends. They are al not full time in Thailand.

People have been having difficulty opening bank accounts themselves on the DTV. They are finding success by paying an Agent. Yes, you can buy a car but you need a Certificate of Residence from Immigration. Each office has different requirements to issue this. As an example, Jomtien will issue one as long as TM30 is registered with them. Bangkok requires the TM30 and a 90 Day Report (Information is correct as far as I know but things can change overnight here 🙂 )

Do embassies have access to the Thai Immigration System online? There was someone on here arguing that they do not.

@Ručman **********

Genuine question - What are they except for opening a bank account?