problem number one, as a U.S. citizen you could apply for the 90-days visa in the e-visa online system and get it issued based on your pension. But inside Thailand on Immigration you can't use your pension as financial proof, because your U.S. Embassy is not handing out legalized income affidavits any more . . . So in order to apply for the "1-year extension of the stay permit based on retirement", at least in the first year, you NEED a minimum of a 800,000 THB deposit sitting in your Thai bank account.

@Rick *********

a typical misunderstanding because of technical wrong wording of a Thai Immigration official. I take any bet that she told your friend to go to Immigration together and register you in the TM30 system as living in your friends premises

sorry to say, we have no reports yet, of successful applications to a "trailing spouse" Non-Imm-O Visa for same gender married couples. You should ask your question accuratley and politely formulated, by an email to the Royal Thai Embassy in London. This is the only way you can get 100% reliable information onto how you can obtain a longstay permit in Thailand and your partner possibly be able to go "piggyback" on your 1-year Extension of Stay . . This group cannot give you any hints, as the legalization of same sex marriages just happened a few months ago, and the relevant authorities, mainly the Immigration offices in Thailand, might not yet be ready to cope with such new rules

if you got a still valid visa or a still valid "extended stay permit", you need to fill in the number of it. If you got none such, like when you plan to enter visa-exempt, you can leave the field blank

@Gary *******

😂😂that's the 100% official requirement for the application to the DTV

@Kai ******

I once got fined in Hua Hin for 2000 THB for missing to do a TM30. It is your landlady's responsibility, but you will be the one to pay the fine. When you are on Immigration, call the landlady on her phone, then pass the phone to the Immigration officer and let him tell her - in Thai - about her duties and responsibilities. That's what I did on the Hua Hin Immigration- My landlord visited Immigration together with me on the next day. Yet, it was still me who had to pay the 2000 Baht fine

@Wak *******

some agents, after the tightening of bank rules in February 2025, have by now figured out a safe way to open a bank account even on a tourist visa or visa-exempt.

They however need the full cooperation of both Immigration and the bank in delaying the timely process of a "change of visa type".

Immigration allows them the application to the change without the existence of a Thai bank account.

The applicant will receive a receipt from Immigration for the 2000.- THB application fee, which says he is applying for the 90-days Non-Imm-O visa. The bank will accept this receipt as proof of the process in the issuance of a 90-days retirement visa, and will open a bank account for the applicant.

Right after, the applicant must transfer a minimum of 800,000 THB ASAP onto the account, and visit Immigration again with the bank statement that the 800K deposit now sits in the account. Only then, Immigration will stamp the 90-days Non-Imm-O visa as "under consideration" for 14 days. After this waiting period, the visa itself gets stamped, and as soon as the 800,000 THB have seasoned in the account for 2 months, an application to the 1-year Extension of Stay Permit can be made

yeah, I had the same issue. You can't find "Germany" under "G". It is under "F" as "Federal Republic of Germany". . . . . . . . and Thailand can't be found under "T". It is "Kingdom of Thailand"

you will need to use the Royal Thai Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa

How to get a visa for Thailand from Zimbabwe?

Necessary Documents for Visa Application

A passport valid for at least six months beyond your entry date.

A completed visa application form.

Recent passport-sized photographs.

Confirmed travel itinerary, including round-trip flight and hotel bookings.

Proof of adequate finances for the duration of your stay in Thailand. . . . .