@Charles ****

- what is this new visa Charles...its only a little more than the standard 400k on marriage

Good luck ✈️

@Stephen ******

- arrh I see lol...figures...I look forward to their visit in due course should be interesting...we have been together since 2017 and now 3 visits to Thailand and she's made one to the UK so shouldn't be a problem will show them Facebook lol 😂👍🏼

@Daren ****

- could not disagree more...the Immigration Bureaus give free advice and are usually very helpful! Why pay someone else for what is actually a simple process provided you follow the advice given 🤔

@Thomas *******

- agree this would be the most sensible solution with the least stress 👍🏼

@Stephen ******

- thanks for clarification Stephen I can't meet the retirement income criteria so I will stick with the marriage one...interesting that Immigration were trying to persuade me to do the retirement one thank god for knowledgeable people like yourself much appreciated 👍🏼👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@Stephen ******

- thanks Stephen for that clarification that's good to hear...a question for you if I may...what are the differences between O based on marriage to O based on retirement? Any advantages or disadvantages? It's so confusing 🤔🙄

Yes totally agree...there is also the problem of people on these sort of groups some with excellent knowledge and some with not the full package (hence why I suggested your wife call them)...it also seems different Immigration Bureaus interpret the legislation in various ways another good reason for checking with your local office. I was completely mis-advised concerning my last visa Non-Immigrant O multi by Thai Embassy in London, I was told that the one year only started from my date of entry and this is not the case, if I hadn't been mis-advised I would have applied for that visa much later than I did, it actually resulted in the visa expiring April just gone but luckily I got out of problems with the amnesty...as I am sure you have seen I raised a question about having to leave every 3 months on the extension because when I said this at Nakhon Ratchasima Immigration Bureau the lady officer just laughed at me and said that it's not necessary...I would still like some one to confirm that though that's been living in Thailand for years lol 🤣....good luck with getting your visa and entry 👍🏼

@Patrick ***********

- are you aware about the need to show the transfer as international? Its very important

@Patrick ***********

- I assume your wife is currently with you....it might be advisable to get her to call your local office and go through with them your intended plans...remember to shy away from any suggestion of the retirement visa Nakhon Ratchasima Immigration were almost trying to persuade me to do that but I told them I didn't want to because of the Health Insurance requirement...sometimes I think they don't think through what a problem it can create