@Allan ********

The minimum balance is 400,000 for 3 consecutive months prior to application BUT they also like to see money coming in and going out of the account on a regular basis.

We have 18 panels and a 5KVA battery

@John *******

The only current official visa I have in my passport is a type 'O' SPOUSE VISA issued by the Thai Consulate in Melbourne... I have4 extension stamps issued here at the local office in Thailand.

@Bobby *******

I did request they extend my marriage visa EVERY time and specifically said I did NOT want a retirement visa when they suggested it was less trouble. At NO TIME did they inform me they had changed the type of visa anyway... Yes... Once bitten twice shy.

@Ron *******

I think we really needed a bigger system... It has halved our electricity bill.

@Allan ********

Well I could message it... it says retirement according to my wife. As the matter is still being processed I will not publicly say which office at this time. When I asked why they would do such a thing they told me Retirement visa's were less trouble and I had 'too much money in my account' for a marriage visa... they also told me my Thai marriage Visa issued by the Thai Consulate in Melbourne was 'Not a proper visa', as only a 3 month visa (though the 225$9A) price (4 years ago) is clearly on the visa... They did not know what the word 'Spouse' on the visa meant... We have sold our home in Australia, moved to Thailand, built a beautiful new home on my wife's family land in her home town... attend local Temple and community functions etc etc... report every 90 days, always have money in the bank... will I have to RENEW my Marriage Visa EVERY YEAR? Every time my bank balance tops 800,000Baht will they change my visa back to Retirement?

@Kool ******

My visa has the word SPOUSE written on it when it was issued.

I have an O type marriage visa. I have renewed it (!!!!) three times. Apparently, unknown and unrequested by me they had changed this to a retirement visa by scribbling 'retirement' in Thai over the visa renewal notice stamp in my passport. (I had always kept over 800,000Baht in that account because they kept talking about changing the rules). This past year I spent money from that account installing solar panels lowering the balance to 570,000Baht. They REFUSED to extend my marriage visa saying I had a retirement visa and not enough money in the bank. I would have to REAPPLY for a NEW marriage visa. I naturally objected, as I ONLY have a type 'O' marriage visa with extension stamps in my passport and have never sought a retirement visa, but they insisted... I am now on a temporary extension waiting to see if they will issue me a new marriage visa... I have been waiting now over a month. I am still unsure if I should engage lawyers.

Really? Tourist visas to Thailand are currently available from the US????