@Jan *****************

I know. But you say "a male without income married to a Thai female etc. etc." and that's not relevant in this post.

@Jan *****************

It's the other way around in the original post. Thai man, Foreign lady.

If you are indeed from Germany, you can get an income statement from the German Embassy in Bangkok.

@Graham *****

Right. I did not check his country before. I don't know if UK allows asking a NON imm. OA multiple times (every 2 year I meen) 🤷‍♂️

The only thing I remember reading is that not every country gives you a NON imm OA visa every time. You have to check this with the Thai Embassy in y'r home country.

@Brian ********

Don't think so concerning the last bit. After that second year (need a re-entry permit if you want to leave and come back) you can ask for a year extension (with health insurance of the whole period of that year extension). So the only difference between a year extension based on NON imm. OA and NON imm O is that health insurance requirement.

@Lester ********

To be sure: TM30 is not the same as a Residence Certificate. Good luck !

@Eric **************

On y'r picture, there is NO re-entry permit.

@Kevin *********

Aha, there are 2 different visa's they call long stay. The non imm O-A indeed, but here we talk about a non imm. O, so without the 'A' ! That's maybe the misunderstanding. With the non O-A you immediately can stay for a year. Also 1 extra year with a border hop just before that first year expires, when you have y'r healthcare insurance covered for that year.

@Kevin *********

Many people use the word 'visa' or 'renewal' when they actually have or talking about a year extension.