@John *********

completely understand you. No I am suggesting since the service is being offered (allowing foreigners who have a Thai spouse via marriage) to convert their visa-exemption entry stamps from within Thailand, into a 90 day non-o on the basis of marriage- my hope was there was some flexibility to treat it as a two-step process allowing for the said foreigner to first obtain the said 90 day non-o, so they may easily approach a bank with the new visa stamp and meet the bank account + financial requirements at the point of 1 year extension (being step two)

@John *******

I never mentioned anything about Retirement. Not once.

@Wylie ******

thank you. JUST TO CLARIFY (as I’ve been told mixed-things) it does NOT have to be a Tourist Visa or a Non-O Visa in order to be extended by the 60 days? (ie: your claim is that an extended visa-exemption (already once extended by 30 days based on Tourism) can be extended one more time for a further 60 days) (based on marriage to a Thai National) Have I understood you correctly in this case?

@Chris ******

makes absolute sense that you have put it that way. Appreciate the clear explanation.

@Brandon ***********

thank you that’s an amazing and very helpful reply. If I needed more than 90 days to get things arranged is there a way to get an extension on the 90 day visa (based on marriage) to a Thai National.

@Marty ******

interesting… appreciate you.

@John *****

So why offer in-country conversions on visa-exemptions, yet require Thai bank account at the conversion stage, if one cannot open a Thai bank account on a visa-exemption… is what I can’t wrap my head around

Anyone know if the W.60 Visa-Exemption (60 day entry) can be extended on basis of being married to a Thai National? (I’m aware of the standard 30 day extension based on Tourism) is there a longer extension for visa -exemption stamp based on marriage to a Thai National?

@Anna ********

Thailand accept converting a Visa Exemption to a 90 Day Non-O (based on marriage) from within Thailand. Using Tm.87, however if they expect me to have a Thai Bank Account at the point of converting to a non-o, it is illogical to allow the conversion but also at the same time demand to see a Thai bank account in my own name - OF WHICH I CANNOT SUCCESSFULLY OPEN without first being on the converted non-o. I understand the requirements quite well.

@Lee ************

this was my understanding based purely on what I deem logical. Since they do offer an “in country” conversion of visa-exemptions using TM.87