Passport and money

Your assessment is not accurate. You don’t need an agent or an attorney. My Thai wife who only went to school to the 4th grade in the Thailand countryside did it all for me. I’m fairly intelligent, but my wife is smarter than me. Simply apply for your visa online before departing the US. One for you and one for your wife.

Follow the step by step process at

Website of Thailand Electronic Visa

Open a bank account in Thailand and deposit 800k THB. One for you only and one for your wife only. Avoid Bangkok Bank.

We live in Thailand mid-October until the end of April each year. Retired.

Enjoy Hua Hin.

@John *********

I read about this online today.

@Nongnuch *******

plenty of good information. Thank you

No. Ratchaburi province.

Something strange here. The questions this person asks are strange. Also, this person never answers a question we ask. I feel as if we are being played by this person.

Bangkok Bank will find a million excuses to not open an account for you. My Thai wife and I went there first in April 2025. In 5 minutes we both looked at each other and concluded it would be easier to climb Mt. Everest barefoot. We left and my account was open hour later at KrungThai Bank. No fooling around at KrungThai.

I have a Non-O marriage visa.

@Chris ******

that is the concise answer to the question.

@Peter ********

I believe it is most, not many.

I use a Medicare advantage plan. I pay the hospital bill for the Thai hospital that provided the care and then submit to Medicare for reimbursement. Every submitted claim has been paid to me. This only works if you live outside the US for less than 6 months a year.