Gotta be flying out internationally that day when you buy the re-entry permit.

If you have copies of the data page of your passport, your current entry stamp, you current extension, a filled out TM8 (application for re-entry) and a passport sized photo the cost of a single re-entry is 1000 baht and a multiple re-entry is 3800baht.

IF you don't want to get that stuff together, you just pay the 200 baht extra and they'll sell you the permit anyway 😛 (1200 single/3800 multiple)

As people pointed out, staying on a retirement extension is FAR less paperwork, doesn't usually involve a home visit and gets no 30 day under consideration stamp when you apply for the year extension unlike a marriage extension that does get the under consideration stamp.

Here's the general list of requirements to get a yearly extension based on marriage to a thai national, it's NOT office specific which is why I said to get the hand out from your office when you go for your next 90 day report so you know what's what there 😉

@William ********

most people wait until their current extension runs out as there's no great hurry to switch from one to another.

When you go for your 90 day report get the hand out listing the requirements to apply for a yearly extension based on marriage from the immigration office.

Remember if you met the financial requirements for the extension you're on based on banked money method (the 800K) you still need to keep the 800K in the bank for 3 months after the extension is granted and then can't let the balance go below 400K the rest of the year before you switch to an extension based on marriage.

It seems like now all you want to do is to get the 60 day visit thai family extension NOT do the 90 day Non-O visa application.

keep in mind that some offices stopped letting people get the 60 day visit family extension from free stamp entry, so you have to check with your immigration office,

In Bangkok I know you can do it, (get the 60 day visit thai family)

BUT

they make you take the 30 day extension (the one you can normally get) first before you can get the 60 day visit thai family extension

I think this post has ran it's course, and the op knows what their option are. If you want the post opened back up message me

@Tyler ******

keep in mind I'm not saying that you weren't told this by an immigration officer at some immigration office, 😕

I am saying that there is nothing in the rules about proof of funds for retirement extensions that prohibit multiple bank accounts, not for banked money or monthly income method. It's not spelled out as prohibited.

Remember just because an officer doesn't like it, isn't the same as it can't be done.

@Tyler ******

and you know this how exactly?

as I posted I know people who have two accounts at different banks and transfer in to each of them every month, as long as the total is over the 65k baht threshold each month and the transfers have international origin there is nothing in the "rules" that say you can't do it.

What office told you that you couldn't do this?

As I also said, IF you do it you need double the documentation (a set from each bank) AND you should be prepared for the immigration officers to bitch, piss & moan about it to,

BUT

it's totally allowed (as in it's not prohibited)

First we need to sort out that you as a US passport holder do not get into Thailand on a visa on arrival.

Instead you can show up without having bought any visa to the country and get stamped in free for 60 days on what's called a visa exempt entry <- which is not a visa just a free stamp that let you in for 60 days

Now as far as you winging your way here on a one-way ticket, it is far more likely that your air carrier will have problems with you flying here without a valid visa to Thailand on a one-way ticket.

If you manage to board your flight you won't have any issues once you land here without proof of onward travel.

Check with your air carrier and see if you can fly in without proof of onward travel on a Visa exempt entry.

Best of luck, safe travels

@Graham *****

Thanx

@David ********

well spotted, I edited my response..

Thank you

Now if by some chance you're still on the original 90 days from the Non-B (meaning you never got it extended at the immigration office) you can't do anything in country.

You'd have to leave and either get a 90 day Non-O visa based on retirement from a thai consulate in another country. Or you'd have to bounce out/back to get a free-stamp 60 day entry and apply for the in country Non-O visa based on retirement at your immigration office from the free stamp entry