According to what I have been able to find, the Swedish embassies will provisionally stop issuing income (affidavit) certificates in October 2026. An update regarding this is planned to take place on the Sweden Abroad website in October 2025 I also found information regarding. I really hope that those who now use income certificates for their 1-year extensions as pensioners, who are married or have children of Thai descent find an alternative way to get their 1-year extensions approved. What I have noticed when I have met Swedes who have moved to Thailand is that the majority of them use income certificates for their 1-year extensions. Personally, as late as yesterday I received a new Non O 90-day e-visa as married to a Thai via the Thai embassy in Stockholm and I plan to apply for a 1-year extension based on this in a few months. But I have chosen to transfer +400,000 THB to one of my accounts in Bangkok Bank as the method I will use. Due to Bangkok Bank's own invention that the money must have been in the account for at least 4 months for them to issue the certificate that immigration requires when applying for a 1-year extension, I already transferred +400,000 more than a month ago. Personally. I have in 2024 and will also now in 2025 and probably also in the future stay in Thailand for slightly less than 180 days per calendar year and the rest of the time in Sweden and remain as officially registered to still be living in Sweden.

I wonder what is the reason the embassy (in Stockholm?) says that it takes about 1 month for them to issue a Non O visa as married to a Thai to you?

I guess it has do do with your children’s that makes matters more complicated than otherwise…

I am married to a woman who has Thai (and Swedish) citizenship (with now adult children’s). I applied for a Non O E-Visa based on being married to a Thai woman on Monday afternoon and I received my E-visa to my email at 5 a clock this afternoon. When no additional supporting documents have been requested, I have usually received my visa 1 -3 days after the application for your information.

Been like you travelled quite a lot to Thailand as an ex. offshore worker by visa exempts with or without 30-days extensions. But also with have Non O-A Multiple Entry 1-year Visa (before the insurance requirements to have to be insured with a Thai insurance company came to force).

As you are 50 years old a Non O 90-day e-visa as retired could be a good start as travel to Thailand with. As step two do an 1-Year Extension of stay based on retirement and buy a multi re-entry permit which will give you the option to travel out/in of Thailand as you wish.

I have a health condition to which might be difficult to get a health insurance for in Thailand to cover for. I and my Thai wife spend like 50-50 in Thailand and Sweden and we are officially registered as living in Sweden. I do purchase ”extended travel insurance” via the insurance company I have my house insured in Sweden. The extended travel insurance takes over after the the common travel insurance of 45 days has past in case with the insurance company I have. The insurance company like most other Scandinavian insurance companies are using SOS International in Denmark as the contact center. I have checked with SOS that my condition is not considered as will hinder me to be free to travel as I like and without limitations for health care in for example Thailand. SOS prefer to use Bangkok Hospitals when possible. The extended travel insurance has had to be paid and registered prior to I travel from Sweden. But if decide to stay in for example Thailand longer than I originally planned it is possible to extend it as long as it’s done and paid for before it has expired.