@Gurdavar *******

wrong info . . there has been no change. You still get a 60-days stay permit upon entering visa-exempt

the rules regarding the export of currency out of your home country might differ, so beware!

@Anton ******

some banks are willing to open an account for you only if you buy one of their accident- or life insurances. They earn a provision for this. They often make it look like this is a mandatory rule, which it is not

@Douglas ********

Excuse my curiosity, but how would you have been able to show a paper TM6 card in your passport if you just went through the application ? The TM6 was discontinued two years ago and was only just replaced by the online TDAC that started on May 1st, 10 days ago

Immigration wants to see, regarding the marriage certificate: The marriage must have been acknowledged inside Thailand and you need a freshly printed Kor Ror 2 or 22 (whichever applies) from the Amphoe

@Leatrice ****************

the problem is, a "retirement visa" can mean EIGHT different visa and stay permits. A U.S. American Citizen cannot use the monthly income proof for the 1-year Extension of Stay based on retirement (your alleged "retirement visa" which is WRONG terminology!) , because the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok does not issue an income affidavi

@Leatrice ****************

keep in mind: for the visa you apply in the USA, you can use your income as proof. However, for the extension you apply in Thailand, in the first year you can only use the 800K deposit. Not the combination and not the income. The problem is that for the visa, rules are made by the Thai Foreign Ministry. For the extension, the rules are made by the Ministry of Interior. These two ministries tend to make up different rules

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