@Kim ********

exactly, and you have to do that every year. Ok if they come check your home, but question the neighbours? I rather do retirement visa without photos and interrogations of neighbours 😂😂😂

@Brandon ***********

have a school that can extend up to 3 years, but yes DTV is an option I might use otherwise

Retirement!

Marriage visa is a hassle, you need to take photos of your home inside and outside with you and the wife (with kids too if have any), immigration will come and check at least one time yearly and talk to your neighbours to investigate if you’re really married and live there and so on. And keep 400k in Thai bank account in your name for 2 months before applying.

Retirement visa you put 800k in bank but not many other requirements.

I marry my gf next month and will use ed visa for 3 years until I’m 50 and can get retirement visa due to all the hassles with marriage visa.

@Nongnuch *******

yes I know that too, and the answer you get many times is dependant on the officers mood for the day

@Nongnuch *******

I know that but I was told by an officer at chaeng watthana when she also informed me that I had to go to it-square Laksi to do extension

@Brandon ***********

I never wait to last minute with anything. But good to know there’s no rule against it

@Brandon ***********

it was the officer at Chaeng whattana

@Brandon ***********

not what they told me, they said not to do it in the final week

In Bangkok you should do it around 15 days before your stamp expires, they don’t allow it in the final week. So different from office to office.

My friend and countryman has AIA and he pays around 35k baht every year, covers him and his 2 Thai kids. He had an bike accident few years back and first Bangkok hospital didn’t accept his insurance and wanted cash payment upfront, one call to the agent and she came to the hospital, then they accepted and AIA covered his stay + surgery no reimbursement.