And wouldn't an O visa be the best way, as I am married to a Thai citizen ?

@Tod ********

that's the first time I have heard that a police check was required, interesting.

So what about choosing between a retirement or marriage visa ?

Tod Daniels , Firstly, does all this visa info you provided to Diane Hall in Australia also relate to the process from U.K. .?

Going forward, I am 55 retired and looking to relocate to Hua hin, my way of thinking was to get a yearly METV at the thai embassy in London, following the 90 day reporting rules, then after 10-11 months I was then going to apply for marriage or retirement visa (my wife of 9 years is Thai & currently lives in the U.K. With me)

I already have a Thai bank account with necessary funds.

Am I going about things correctly ? Which visa is recommended ?

I imagine the marriage visa would be more appealing due the financial requirements of only 400,000baht & 800,000baht for retirement visa.....

Also what advise would you give on health care insurance ?