@Jamie ********

if you are legally married here in Thailand, she will automatically get that.

@Jamie ********

there are papers for that. She do not have to be *on* the account

Do not add her to the account your visa money is in. That would void the use of that account for your visa unless you always have more than double of the requirement (as you then only own 50%). You can have other accounts that are joint. Marriage visa is not a requirement for that, and you should be able to do that with proper documentation (including marriage certificate).

I opened a joint savings account with my wife in Kasikorn doing that.

@Michael *******

same.. You need for retirement: an account in your name only with 800K, and for marriage: an account in your name only with 400K.

Some immigration offices do allow joint accounts, if married, but then the balance has to be double as you only own 50%.

@Andy ****

how to change the region of the account manually on your Google account.

Btw, do what Jesper just said. I do the same.

Create another gmail account and set that one to Thailand.

Beware that you can only change region once every 12 months.

75?hl=en&visit_id=862-&p=changecountry&rd=1

@Alastair ******

if it's a retirement visa/extension it is irrelevant if you are married or not. For that it is 800K/65K. For a marriage visa/extension it's irrelevant if you are retired or not. For that it is 400K/40K.

@Pete ******

well.. There might be a few. But in order to use those, you would need to live in their area. As you probably know, for this extension you need to provide rental contract (if applicable) or blue book if not (your wife's house) plus providing photos of you living in the space. Plus an almost certain to happen home visit from immigration, for at least the first application in that area. You can't just shop around, going to a hotel in the area to get a tm30, for that office to process the extension. You need to actually live there, and be able to prove it. So if your luck, just as mine, means the office that service your area won't accept international transfers alone (like most of them), then you need to think long and hard about that 😂

Meaning I don't think *any* immigration office here will accept just 40K international transfer per month, verified only by the Thai bank.

@Pete ******

I think that holds true for most immigration offices here. For monthly income option, it either has to be verified by your embassy, or be a verified Thai income. Only other option is the 400K banked.

Myself being on my 8th (soon 9th) consecutive extension like that.

You can apply for medical insurance at any time, from anywhere. As the non o has no requirement about insurance, it is not connected to your visa at all. Start to shop around and find the one you want.