i guess when you went to see about applying for the non-imm-o married to a Thai, you might have visited immigration too late, i.e. because you can do the application only with a minimum of 15 days left on the expiry date of your current stay permit . . and the housebook issue got onto the top of it

for any 6-months stay with a METV, he also can buy an inexpensive Travel & longstay health insurance with a good coverage, in the U.K., in case the absence of such worries some posters

my plan B if I'd be refused my yearly Non-Imm-O Extension based on retirement, would always be the 6-months Multi Entry Tourist Visa. Like

@Steve ******

for the past 13 years I am staying for 6 months and spend the other 6 months in Europe. Sometimes I visit my girlfriend for 4-6 weeks in mid-summer, and this could be done by visa exempt entry. For

@Steve ******

the METV applied in the U.K. on the consulate Hull or Cardiff, or at the emabssy in London, would be the best alternative

the second year of a multi entry Non-Imm-O/A comes without any re-entry permits, so look out, always buy a re-entry permit when you plan a trip abroad after the 1-year validity date of the visa itself

I guess he is too late, because as

@John *********

already mentioned, he needs at least 15 days left on his current stamp in order to be allowed a conversion to a Non-Imm-O visa based on marriage to a Thai

don't blame any realtors for not following the law. . they are NOT responsible, only the owner of the condo is, and in this case, it mostly is not the real estate agents

don't know what's your problem. Arrive in Thailand, move into a condo, take the landlord's or the condo managements proofs of ownership to Immigration and register yourself under the TM30 rule

okay. .. yet he fullfills all the requirements. He has a problem with the e-visa online application. So HULL is the best option for an analog walk-in (analog versus digital!)

one last word . . in Hull consulate you can still do a walk-in and hand over the documents they need. This would spare you from the online application process of the London Embassy.

with this visa. aftrentry in Thailand you can apply for the Extension of Stay based on retirement (often referred to as "retirement visa")