@Mark ****

No need of an agent if you apply at home before you leave. Very straightforward.

@Tony ********

This is wrong! Prior to the extension you ALWAYS need the funds to be seasoned for two months. The special thing with Jomtien is they require two months seasoning also for the Initial 90 days Non O visa.

I would recommend that you apply for a 90 days Non O visa at the embassy at home first. You can just use your bank at home to verify your income/funds. Then you will be able to open a bank account within a month and bank the required 800K baht to apply for your first year extension of stay in Thailand.

You might also come on a 30 days visa exemption or 60 days tourist visa and apply for a 90 days Non O in country if you get an agent to help you opening a bank account to bank the required 800K baht at date when you apply. (At Jomtien immigration they demand two months seasoning in your account before you can apply as well).

@Bill ********

You’ll need another residence certificate from the immigration and a simple doctor’s statement regarding general health condition.

Bring you passport and licenses, and you’ll need to make copies at the DLT.

At the DLT you only need to do some simple test regarding sight and reaction. If you’re still on a Long Term visa you’ll get another five years.

At the DLT in Buriram they didn’t let me renew my licenses until the last day of the validity. I’ve seen feedbacks with the same experience but also as you state, so it probably varies a bit depending on where you are.

No, Israeli citizens are entitled to the general visa exemptions, which means a 30 days free stamp upon arrival. (Similar to citizens from US and UK).

It’s not possible to get an extension every 60 days. You can get ONE extension on a 60 days tourist visa. If he’s married to a Thai he’s entitled to ONE more.

If he’s without any visa on a visa exemption, he also can get ONE extension after 30 days. You can of course do a couple of border runs, but it’s not possible to stay more permanently in Thailand without a proper visa according to your personal situation.

If you enrols both children in an international school approved for a one year ED visa, you might “piggyback” them on a dependent visa. Each for one child.

A METV -six months multiple entries tourist visa- is an option and gives up to nine months in Thailand.

Since you’re not past 50 years a retirement visa is not an option.

Then there’s something called Thai privilege visa for longer stays, quite expensive and you’re formally not allowed to do any work.

Then there’s a Long Term Residency visa if you qualify.

@David *********

But what’s sure is that people on the bilateral agreement don’t get an extension but can do border runs without limitations and get a new visa free period.

This is the requirements from the immigration regarding extension of stay based on Thai marriage. More and more offices are saying if you don't legally work in thailand and make the minimum 40K baht a month salary to meet the monthly income requirements based on marriage extension you cannot use monthly incoming transfers from overseas of 40K baht a month for the previous 12 months. It's just a crap shoot on whether your immigration office will or won't allow it, and they wouldn't allow it on the first yearly extension off a 90 day Non-O because you wouldn't have a year's worth of 40K baht a month transfers <- meaning you either legally work here with a work permit and the appropriate minimum salary, your embassy still issues the income affidavit OR you bank the funds.

@Robert ********

Ok, but this formal requirement is regarding visa exemption and an onward ticket beyond the initial 30 days.