Surely the safe solution is to go and do it in person at the earliest opportunity.. meaning abandon the idea of an appointment and just go and queue up and get it done.. yes it may well mean you are there longer.. but it takes all the worry away from this dilemma.. and if you go early you may get done sooner than you think.. besides in my experience appointments are not rigid anyway and you often have to wait way beyond your allotted time to get seen!

The rule you have identified is more than likely the Embassy's way of avoiding an avalanche of premature applications.. meaning they only want you to apply if you are intending to travel within 3 months.. in essence prioritising their resource to the most urgent cases.. however the visa isn't granted on the condition that you do travel on the date you stated.. after all, situations change and people cannot always fulfil their intended schedule.. this rule simply deters people from applying too early and creating a back log of applications.

Our photos were printed on photo paper.. ie. glossy.. and they rejected them at CM immigration.. telling us to have them photo copied onto A4 paper.. so best check what your specific immigration office wants!

Please bear in mind that multiple vaccines in one batch (or close together) also represents a health risk.. so you should prepare for your wife to become ill soon after.. if you are intending to travel just after the jabs this could preclude her from flying.. either way I'd recommend you buy travel insurance that covers the cost of your flights if she falls ill and can't fly.. but you need to check that it will cover vaccine reactions.. since this is elective medication rather than remedial.. and anyone putting a needle in their arm should find out exactly what they are being injected with first.. since bad reactions come from ingredients your body can't handle!

If you work out the monthly equivalent by taking the 44,000 baht and dividing by 16 months you get 2,750 baht.. maybe there are some incidental expenses that add up to another 1,500 baht.. or perhaps that's the cost of your visa.. which would round it up to 3,000 baht monthly.. or are you saying it reads as 30,000 baht monthly?

@Florence ***********

In general, that is not how Thailand works.. visa's (or permissions of stay) are granted to each person individually.. and they rarely grant exceptions.. my non-o visa is dependent upon my wife.. we live in the same house and we will always live in the same house.. but she cannot do my 90-day report for me!

@Michael *******

Yes, i understand that.. but how can a husband report in person for a wife?

I fail to understand how one person reporting for another person counts as 'reporting in person'.. surely the whole point is you attend in person and produce your passport for verification.. which by definition includes a visual test.. easier to do online once you've done your first report in person.. but people that choose to live in remote places need to bear this in mind!

@Michele ************

It was based in Chiang Mai where we live.. are you also CM based.. if so I'll look it up for you 👍

@Greg **********

Thank you for the clarification.. which was not included in your original post.. this makes it crystal clear.. but since the OA appears to be British he cannot use the income method.. and will be forced to use the capital method.. so between us he will get the guidance he needs in the end.. cheers 👍