@Paul ******

I don't read the stolen AI articles from them, so you'll have to link it if you want feedback.

Read what? Show us. Give examples.

Nothing has changed for retirement visas, either from embassies or from immigration offices in Thailand.

@Terry **********

Thais are visa exempt to Laos. She just needs to show her passport

@Cris *****

the non-O IS the marriage visa. So you saying "this is for the marriage part" makes no sense.

You applied for an extension of stay of your marriage visa, and your extension is based on being married to a Thai.

So you should technically keep the money in your account until you go back on the date of your under consideration stamp to get the full extension. Likely nothing will happen if you touch the money sooner, but leaving it there is the 100% safe way.

@Cris *****

you said you applied for the visa. A non-O visa is a 90 day visa. You only ever have this once. Every application after that will be for a 1-year extension. You need to know which one you applied for.

Officially, they can ask you to prove you still have the required funds when you go back to get the full stamp in your passport. It's not likely, but it's possible. The general guidance is to not touch the money until you finish your under consideration period and get the full stamp in your passport.

And if you're talking about the visa and not the extension, you're going to need the money in your account very soon again when you apply for the extension, so it's best not to touch it until after that's all done as well.

There's no such thing as "adding someone" to your application.

You can apply for DTV, and then if you get it, you are eligible to sponsor for dependent visas based on yours. That would only be for children and spouse, if officially married.

You would first need to receive your DTV before the dependent applies for their own DTV and references your DTV that has already been issued.

It will be unlocked when they unlock it. Some people have reported by the end of the day they went into the office, others have said it's been more than a week. With thousands of people having to go in to provide this information, it's likely to take a while.

I haven't heard this, but it wouldn't be a surprise. Something similar happened during the last crackdown a few years ago when they also cancelled a bunch of ED visas and over 100 immigration officers were punished.

I would just try contacting a couple schools and ask them, they are the ones who are most likely to know as it would be affecting their customers.

If you're asking specifically for the re-entry permit application, it really doesn't matter what you put. Just make a guess, put a date, and then get your permit that you can use for the entirety of your extension. You don't need to book anything.