Having a pop at a group admin. Perhaps not the best move for “a complete noobie”.

The neighbours provided copies? Copies of what?

The ‘logic’ isn’t really to do with the stock crash. It’s to do with the requirements at that time, and that those who had taken advantage of them, and continued to do so afterwards, are still bound by those earlier requirements and not the current ones.

What paperwork did you fill out when they visited your house?

I think the reasoning behind the higher amounts for the extension based on being over 50 is that the person does not have any family in the country and, being older, would possibly need to self fund any medical treatment.

Also, I think they are looking for people over 50 who would be able to comfortably fund their lives in Thailand.

The ฿400,000/฿40,000 is also significantly higher than the average Thai income, (although lower than the over 50 requirement) as that recognises the fact that they have a spouse who is also capable of contributing to the family income.

I’m not saying that those things are necessarily correct, just that that is likely the thinking behind it.

They still may have checked for a visa (or outgoing flight if there was none) even if you’d checked in online.

And, if you don’t have enough time left on your permitted stay, I believe you can extend that stay at your immigration office.

The best thing to do would be to pay them a visit, with your husband, explain to them that you would like a year extension based on marriage to a Thai national and they will explain exactly what you need to do.

Jana Grznar call your landlord from the immigration office and ask an immigration officer to explain to her what she needs to do and that it’s a legal requirement.

I’m just the man who was there last week 😂

Parking is to the left of the huge queue of traffic actually driving over the border. Up the hill on the left again through the market there are various car parks all with attendants.

No charge on the Thai side once you cross the border. ฿500 to the Myanmar officials who keep your passport and give you a day pass. You get your passport back with the Myanmar in-out stamps on your way back to Thailand.

Grab a new arrival card from the little kiosk in the middle before you get in the queue for your back in to Thailand stamp or you’ll queue up twice.