@Burkhard *******

you can definitely get a bank account opened on a Non-Imm-O Visa type. If the bank's staff is unable or unwilling, use the service of an agent. . . .and for the application to the 12-months extenson based on retirement, you do NOT need a proof that the money came from abroad. . . . .this proof is only needed if you apply for the initial 90-days Non-Imm-O Visa inside Thailand

@Rudi **********

you can register your condo online in the TM30 system, before you can add yourself as the "guest". For the initial registration, you need the blue housebook number of the condo. You would maybe do your first TM30 in person on Immigration, however after having registered your condo, you get a Login-ID and a password, you can from then on report your arrival at the condo as the "guest" online. It would be good if you ask the Immigration if they want you to report your arrival each time you come from abroad, even if you arrive at the same adress as before

@Alexandr ****

Savannakhet Consulate was the LAST Thai consulate to issue multi entry 1-year Non-imm-O Family Visa. When the e-visa system was finally introduced to all Thai embassies and consulates worldwide, by January 2024, they discontinued to issue this visa type soon after

@Jim ******

I have absolutely no doubt that a Thai embassy will tell you their estimated time frame for the processing of a visa. I have recommended this to many people, and they all have received a reply. I do NOT recommend calling on the phone - most embassies will not pick up the phone at all, because people like you ask stupid questions

@Greg ********

you might need an updated freshly printed Kor Ror 2 if you wish to apply for the 60-days "visit family" extension or the "1-year extension". . . . the documents should not be older than three months. However this might vary on different Immigrations - some accept a last year printout, others might want it to be newly dated, whatsoever. It is a good idea to visit "your" Immigration and ask them

@Greg ********

In simple terms:

If you married outside of Thailand, you must first have your marriage legalized through your embassy and then the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MfA) before you can obtain a Kor Ror 22 marriage certificate from the civil registry office (Amphur).

If you married within Thailand, you do not need a Kor Ror 22 to prove your marriage. However, you can obtain a Kor Ror 2 from the civil registry office.

If you married outside of Thailand, you cannot obtain a Kor Ror 2 certificate. A Kor Ror 22 certificate is required to prove your marriage.

Now, let's assume the marriage took place within Thailand.

In this case, your Thai spouse simply needs to go to the civil registry office (Amphur) with their national identity card to obtain a Kor Ror 2 certificate.

This is the standard marriage certificate for marriages performed within Thailand.

... The cost is 20 baht. For use within Thailand, legalization by an embassy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not required.

The original marriage certificate with the rose border, which you received when you married within Thailand, is called a Kor Ror 3.

Unfortunately, it is not accepted by immigration for renewal applications, as one could be divorced and present an old marriage certificate to gain an unfair advantage.

@Greg ********

if you were married outside of Thailand, you will need your marriage acknowledged and registered inside Thailand, before you can apply for a 1-year Extension of Stay based on being married to a Thai wife, or for an application to the 60-days Extension based on "family visit". . . . . this marriage registry document is the Kor Ror 22. If you were married inside Thailand, it would be the Kor Ror 2. The rose bordered marriage certificate is the Kor Ror 3.

@Jonnie ******

any Amphur inside Thailand can print out your marriage registry document

@Michael *******

and it is about ease of travel. Why wait until you are at the right departure tract (it has to be departure 2 at the Suvarnabhumi and if you exit at departure 4, you need to walk all the way to departure 2 !) it is about the easiness of living: When I apply for the 1-year extension, I also apply for the re-entry permit. It is done & dusted within 25 minutes, and I don't have to worry about it. I know reports from people who forgot to buy one at the airport, and their extensions became invalid

@Michael *******

it's not the savings . . it's me insisting on correct reporting