@Colin ********

what you are trying to say is:

If you have a non-o-visa reason for extension is married to Thai, when you partner passes away, your reason for extension is gone.

You will have to change your reason for stay to something else.

It will depend on age, finances etc.

You would switch to:

Take care of Thai child.

Retirement.

Maybe dependant of your Thai child.

Nonb work

Or whatever you qualify for.

Technically when you spouse passed that's it.

Immigration is sympathetic, will try and help.

A letter of support is in regards to the 500k needed in the bank.

The support would be proof of funds and "a promise to pay" for you if you cannot.

From family, work, friend etc.

Yes Phuket Airport does also charge more.

A non-o will only get you 90 days then a 60 day visit Thai family.

5 months.

IMO not necessary as you will need 1 border bounce to get 6 months anyway.

I would:

Enter visa exempt 60 days.

Do a border bounce, some time after 30 days to get to 6 months ,(no extension on this 1st entry)

Then:

Entry gets 60 days.

Then extend 30 days locally.

Then extend 60 days visit Thai family.

7 months no issue.

And you won't have to apply for anything.

Here is a list of approved insurance companies:

Letter of support would come from someone other than the facility being used.

Her mother, her employer, maybe a family friend, etc.

Having the 500k necessary.

It will be possible to do incountry at Thai immigration.

This is reported from Phuket.

All of the documentation requirement remains the same.

It is reported that the foreign spouse will have to prove the financials regardless of male or female.

I have not heard or seen that it is has been tested yet.

@Kevin *********

it doesn't matter whether you believe it's contradictory.

It is what it is.

A lonstay visa is not a 90 day non-o you extend in Thailand.

An embassy is not Immigration.

Listen , whether you agree or not doesn't matter.

What you think you know doesn't matter.

You have been given the answers to your questions, by the top contributors.

There are many of us who have experience and are actually on these visas and some may have actual ties to Immigration.

The process is what it is, if you follow it works.

@Kevin *********

listen to

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

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Stop confusing the process.

You do not need a Thai Bank to apply for an e-visa. 90 day non-o.

You do need a thai bank account to extend 1 year in Thailand.

IF you apply for an OA 1yr longstay visa and don't extend in Thailand you don't need a Thai bank account at all.

Embassies and Thai immigration are 2 different things.