@Benjamin *****

yes with the Australian embassy situation you have to register and be willing to take a repatriation flight home to get the letter from them.

@Tod ********

after you’ve gone through the hoops of getting an extension based on marriage, is the following year a lot easier? I’ve looked into it and the “proving I was single” stuff from the Oz embassy is a bit of a pain. Wouldn’t like to have to do that twice. I assume once done, it wouldn’t be required the next time. I’m on a A-O and seems the only way to do it without leaving is via the marriaage extension way apart from A-O again 800k etc

@Tod ********

thanks didn’t know that! 👍😀👍

Oz embassy are no longer issuing any letters

@Bobby *******

marriage is only 400k compared to 800k so monthly it’s less too. Too late now for me though as I’ll need to organize my plan before March 21 so would mean 400 or 800k two months prior to applying and an under consideration period etc. It’s all personal preference once you know what’s required anyway.

I also thought they’d introduce compulsory insurance for all long visa types but hasn’t happened, who knows!

I agree it’s better to have insurance here anyway, especially with dual pricing at lots of hospitals and generally getting the faring pricing.

With 2nd waves all over the world it’s hard to think any travel will be easy for quite a while and I’d be worried about getting back in easily although having a spouse here looks like it may help. I generally like to fly back to my home country at least once a year but not at the moment!

@Bobby *******

it was even better with the A-O and a statutory declaration from my embassy a few years ago before they stopped it!

As I’m here in Thailand, I’m Thinking of switching to the marriage visa (from A-O) as I already qualify and only 400k baht required plus no insurance. Sure it’s more hoops to go through but that’s really not too bad. The A-O is difficult now as I would normally get a new one every 2 years from my home country and who knows when that will be possible to return to Thailand easily.

I’d also hope that when you’re on the “marriage” visa, the yearly extension should be much easier 😂

@Tod ********

with the Thai health insurance companies, has anyone already done a comparative cost/benefits analysis between them or are they all priced similarly, offering similar benefits?

Doesn’t really affect you. Do 90 day as normal

@Roger *******

jump through the hoops sadly

@Tod ********

yes it is at the moment Tod! Glad mine was extended just before Thailand closed its borders in March. Hoping international flights are back on by late March 2021