@Bob *********

the date when Thai Customs changed the rules can be seen in the lower right corner. Fact is, that many Thai border officers are not aware of the change. TIT! Even the Thai Embassy in Singapore posts the wrong figure - 15.000.- USD - on their webseite, unchanged. They are just incapable of coordinating updates

in case of a "change of visa type" from a tourist visa to a 90-days Non-O retirement visa, he needs the proof the money came from abroad (the Thai customs declaration!). The same applies if he wants to buy a condo from that money

@Bob *********

if he declares the funds when leaving the U.S., he can carry unlimited cash. If he declares funds higher than 15.000.- U.S. Dollars to Thai customs, he can bring unlimited cash into Thailand. Latest and most up-to-date Thai Customs Regulations:

@Mitch ********

I would ask your questions in another group. And there is one, that s called something like "Foreign motorcycle riders in South East Asia" (sorry I can't remember the correct name) . . . . . and there of course is the Webseite "gt-rider dot com !!! A big bulk of info! Wish ya well, ride safe sober always!

The Ranong/Kawthoung border is closest to Hua Hin. Some "Visarun Agencies" offer the run for 4800.- THB. However you could also do it by yourself. It will take you from the morning to the evening

WARNING . . . . . . . .😶 if you are married to a Thai wife, this is NOT the correct visa you should apply for, as the picture shows a Non-Imm- TRAILING SPOUSE VISA. You must apply for the "90-days Non-Imm-O family visa" (based on being married to a Thai wife) instead

Michael Watson . . . WARNING:

the picture you posted is NOT a "90-days Non-Imm-O married to a Thai wife visa" . . .

it is a "trailing spouse visa" instead - applying for a 90-days visa based on being the spouse of a foreigner or family that holds a stay permit in Thailand

don't trust the Facebook round of knights in such delicate matters when it comes to choose the right visa for your intended stay.

IF you are married to a Thai wife, then the 90-days single entry Non-Imm-O FAMILY visa” is the right pick for you

For the application to the visa, you need proof of your marriage with a Thai wife. These can be your foreign marriage certificate

For the application to the 1-year extended stay permit on Immigration inside Thailand, you must show them a Thai approved marriage document.

You will get stamped in for a 90-days stay permit upon entry. You should immediately

EITHER

open a Thai bank account and deposit a minimum of 400,000.- THB on it,

OR

get an “affidavit of income” from your embassy (if you are a citizen of a country whose embassy still issues those affidavits) stating that you have a monthly income of a minimum of 40,000.- THB

From up to 30 days before the 90-days stay permit expires, you can apply for the one-year Extension of Stay Permit based on being married to a Thai wife.

If you are using the financial proof by the 400K deposit, on the day of your application, the bank must supply a letter that confirms the money has been sitting in the account for at least two months

In case you got any questions left, please ask

you can pay for the Laos VOA in Thai Baht

@Kev *********

Kev Giddings you seem not to understand the difference between a visa and a stay permit.

You keep confusing the two whenever you say that you are “on a retirement visa” but actually you are on a “1-year extension of stay permit”.

You do NOT “change the extension based on retirement” to a “marriage visa” . . . . . you only change the REASON the 1-year extension was issued on, from retirement to marriage with a Thai wife.

You actually don’t have to leave Thailand for changing the reason as long as you meet the requirements, but I think Immigration wanted it the "easy" way - obtain a Non-Imm-O family visa first in one of the neighbouring countries, before changing it into a one-year extension of stay inside Thailand

@Simão ***************

"since then" . . since the birth of the baby. Myself, like you did, I misunderstood it, too. And Immigration did not mean a "12 month visa". They meant the "12-month extended stay permit". Sadly Immigration does not use the correct words