many kind of jobs are reserved for Thais. An over-the-thumb-rule is: A foreigner cannot get a work permit for a job a Thai theoretically can do as well. And a company who hires you, must employ 2 or 4 (depends) Thais per one foreigner they employ

Richard Cowling . . . are you aware that after being issued the 1-year Retirement Extension you need to keep the 800,000 THB in your savings account for 3 more months, and that you can't go under 400,000 THB in the rest of the year? If you take out the funds and transfer them to a fixed account, you will be on OVERSTAY from the very moment on

it seems they have become more and more pedantic

@Tony ******

as a proof of a still existing marriage, the registry printout from the Amphur is the most important document. You theoretically could already be divorced and you use the old rose bordered marriage certificate as proof. That's why every year, a fresh printout from the Amphur is required

the e-visa asks for your "intended flight dates" so obviously, you don't need to upload an already booked flight, unless the Thai embassy or consulate sends you an email and asks you for proof of tickets

just don't let your bank know on which visa type you are currently on, and keep fingers crossed you can keep your account open and active

@Ally ***********

your wires are completely crossed, or you just confuse an O/A visa with a Non-O-visa. For an application to a 365-days multi entry Non-Imm-O/A Longstay Visa, your marriage situation is irrelevant. You do not have to prove your marriage when applying for a Non-Imm-O/A Visa. Only if you are applying for the 90-days Non-Imm-O Family Visa or the Extension out of it, you need proof of your marriage - for the extension of stay on Immigration actually you need the freshly printed marriage registry printout (Kor Ror 2 or 22, whichever applies)

@Jim *******

this is the "certificate or residency" form in which they ask the bank to open a bank account for you. In order to get this certificate from Immigration, you need to be properly TM30 registered at your accomodation, or Immigration will not service you

@Incognia *********

for the conversion from the tourist visa to a 90-days Non-O visa, Jim Jolley not only needs his marriage registered inside Thailand, but also needs a Thai bank account with 400,000 THB in it. Maybe Immigration was aware he doesn't have a bank account, yet, so they HAD TO send him away . . . . . Also, many Thai Immigration offices won't touch the conversion to a 90-days Non-O marriage visa, not even with pincers . . .

Jim Jolley . . Let’s sort your wrong wording first.

“what all they want to file for The Retirement Visa Married to a Thai”

There is nothing such as a “Retirement Visa Married to a Thai”

***you either apply for the 90-days Non-Imm-O Family Visa (that’s the one which is based on marriage to a Thai wife)

Or

You apply for the 90-days Non-Imm-O over 50/Retirement Visa (which is the one based on being retired/ over 50 of age

*** “I was Told I couldnt Convert my Tourist Visa, id have to do a Border Run and and get a 90 Day Non -O, Then come back and have The 90 day Non-O Converted into the 1 Year Non-O Marriage”

*** there is no “1-Year Non-O Marriage”. The 90-days Non-O family visa becomes invalid when you enter Thailand on it. You are then in Thailand on a stay permit, and only this stay permit (based on being married to a Thai wife) can get extended for 1 year on Immigration for a 1900 THB fee.

*** you apply for the 90-days Non-Imm-O Family Visa outside of Thailand. You enter on this visa and get stamped in for a 90-days stay permit. The Non-O visa will become invalid or “used” upon entry!

*** you need a minimum of 400,000 THB (it can be on your U.S. or Thai bank account) in order to apply for the initial visa (!)

For the application to the “extension of the stay permit” , you need:

*** a minimum of 400,000 THB in your THAI bank account in your sole name, for a minimum of TWO months, confirmed with a bank letter statement, in order to apply for the “1-year Extension of Temporary Stay Permit based on being Married to a Thai Wife”

You can apply for the “1-year Extension of Stay Permit” up from 30 days before your 90-days stay permit expires.

*** You also should be AWARE that you cannot use your original U.S. marriage documents for the application to the 1-year Extension.

For this application, Immigration only acknowledges a freshly printed marriage registry document, called “Kor Ror 22”

This means that your marriage must be acknowledged and registered inside Thailand before you can apply for the “1-year Extension of Stay Based on marriage”