With non-o marriage, you can apply for 60 day visiting family extension after the initial 90 days. This would be an advantage of Non-o marriage over tourist. But with the 400,000 Baht requirement it's not realistic. If the requirement was lower, then it would be a good option for many. Similar to the one year multiple entry dependent visa they no longer offer. That was a good visa for many.

@Reinhard *******

To get a 90 day Non-O visa based on marriage, equivalent of 400,000 Baht must be shown. That is extreme for 90 days. Maybe 60,000 for a 90 day visa would be more realistic. When you apply for the 1 year extension, then the 400,000 Baht is required. I'm guessing many would choose the visa exempt option for visiting family for this reason and most likely also do border bounces to extend there stay if required. Easy to get a visa in Thailand if you have alot of money but something as important as taking care of family is not always easy.

@Barhoumi ******

The first visa my wife applied for my home country was valid for 10 years. The second visa my wife applied for my home country was valid for 10 years. The initial application was about 30 years ago. I wonder if I could get a 10 year visa based on marriage for Thailand.

Always be careful! You do not know if the person scamming you is part of a larger criminal organization. Sometimes letting it slide and never repeating the mistake, might be the safest action in the long run.

Years ago I required this to apply for a work visa in a South American country. The main police station near Central World has an office for this purpose. Very professional and efficient. I a background check is ever required, I recommend this office

Maybe poor choice of words. Show kindness to others may be more appropriate.

I think the last time I did a VOA my change would have been 200 baht, so it was not too bad for me. I guess the officers (two of them) could have had a coffee and maybe a pastry or something like that. In my lifetime, I've spent money on much worse things than this.

It's a nice gesture to tell them to go have a coffee with what would normally be change. You will certainly get a smile in return and it never hurts to be on the good side of immigration.

If anyone is interested, The US Embassy did reply to my enquire and simply sent the link for the appointment page. So for a normal passport renewal, it seems like only the mail-in service is available. Or as Brett Munson mentioned, schedule the appointment under another category.

Thanks! I sent an enquiry to them using their contact form on the passport page. Hopefully they will reply. I'm old fashioned, prefer in person. Nothing against Isaan, but I don't prefer posting passports by mail.