@Gabriel ********

The initial Non-O is 90 days then extend for 12 months every year thereafter by meeting the requirements with no mandatory insurance

You don't have to go "home" to apply for a DTV, it can be done in any neighbouring country.

@Gabriel ********

You cannot get a Non-OA in Thailand, you purchase a 12 month extension based on the original Non-O for 1900B by meeting the requirements. In fact a Non-OA is a waste of money as an in country 12 month extension requires the continuation of the mandatory Thai insurance plus the same 800k financials as the Non-O extension so a double whammy.

@Peter *********

as it always has been but now they are enforcing the laws more stringently

@Peter *********

METV has been available for many years and, like the single-entry Non-O, is issued by the MFA via Embassies not Immigration ;)

If you enter with a 90 day Non-O Visa your first 12 month Extension of Stay must be for the same reason your Non-O was issued. After one year your reason for the new extension can be changed by meeting the requirements.

@Peter *********

The multi-entry Non-O ceased to exist when the eVisa system was rolled out globally in January. Some Embassies might still mention it because their website maintenance record is shocking.

@Richard *******

That was your problem if your marriage is not registered at your local Amphur. When you get back to the UK start this process :

1. IN THE UK: Marriage certificate legalised by the FCDO in Milton Keynes

2. IN THE UK: Marriage Certificate AND the Apostille from the FCDO Translated

3. IN THE UK: Marriage Certificate AND the Apostille from the FCDO AND their translations verified by the Thai Embassy in London

4. IN THAILAND: All the above (i.e. all 4 documents & their translations, making 8 in total) Legalised by MFA in Bangkok

then go to the Amphur

@Kate ******

That's not possible if he wants them to be on a legal permission to stay and to be able to get subsequent extensions. The 800k needs to be in the account 2 months before applying for the 12 month extension then for 3 months after the extension is granted and never fall below 400k for the rest of the year.

@Andrew *******

Yes, he says I went not we and probably had no marriage documentation as he likely took which got him 30 days on his previous stay