I had 4 surgeries on my left knee and was told not to fly for at least 6 weeks due to the risk of thrombosis. But I think that all of us are missing that he just wants to be here in Thailand for that period. After my surgery at Bumrungrad in BKK, I wanted to stay as long as possible before returning to work in the Washington DC area. Needed to be here for follow-up visits with the Dr. that did my surgery. OK...weak excuse for staying in Thailand longer, but it worked😊. Keep up your good work with rehabbing people--- Great profession.

After 3 botched left knee surgeries in Washington DC area, I flew to Thailand and had my knee operated on at Bumrungrad Hospital in BKK. Doctor at Bumrungrad fixed my knee and I was able to return to playing basketball until 62. Had to stay in Thailand for 6 weeks😊😊 as you are not supposed to fly for that length of time due to the risk of thrombosis.

Thanks for confirming the 10% penalty for the Medicare portion. I kept an advantage plan, but scaled it down as it will pay for life threating (emergency) hospitalization here. I would have to pay out of pocket and then file to be reimbursed. Thanks and Best of health to you.

@Mari ********

Marriage Visa Requirements in Thai

Mari, my suggestion is to get use to redoing your paperwork. 😊 You will make friends with the copy shop people in your city/town/village. Attached are the Chiang Mai Immigration requirements for a Marriage Visa.

@John *******

Clearly you should refrain from posting. Department of Consular Affairs - Where Documents (Marriage License in my post) can be legalized. The office is in Chiang Mai City Hall. 63bd2eff39

Michigan should have to give back the National Championship for cheating!

@Tony *********

Not sure about Medicare medical but the first year on Medicare I didn't take out coverage for pharmacy and ever since then I have to pay $100 additional each year for having missed paying that one year.

FINALLY yesterday, I got through the filling of papers for a retirement visa and will have to go back in 21 days to get my 1 year visa. Since you are not moving until next year, I would recommend redoing your paperwork and getting the "United States.....Dept. of State" document restamped by the Thai consulate with a date that is within a couple of months of you leaving the US. My wife is now determined to redo the marriage certificate, so at the end of my Retirement visa in 1 year, we can switch over to a marriage visa. She has not started the process yet, so I really cannot tell you more than this on the marriage certificate. I assume you are Thai and would recommend that your husband set up a Wise account while still in the US, as you need a US number to establish HIS Wise account. He will need this for transferring $$ = 400,000 Baht to HIS (only) account after getting his Non O visa (e-visa Thai Embassy DC). Keep the Wise receipts as you will need them for immigration, to show that the 400,000 came from outside of Thailand. Also, you can get a non-O marriage e-visa online through the Thai Embassy in Washington. If I remember correctly, the e-visa ($80) from the Thai Embassy in DC, must be used within 120 days of its issuance. This will allow your husband to hit the ground running by getting his bank account created and transfer in the 400,000b that will need to sit in the account for 2 months before you can apply for his 1 year marriage visa. You should be fine, if you get your marriage certificate stamped a couple of months before coming to Thailand.

Max, thanks for reading my post and understanding the Marriage Certificate issue. Correct, I DO NOT want the O-A visa as health insurance here is very high. I have health insurance in the US that will reimburse me for emergencies here, and I would return to the US for any elective treatment. Definitely appreciate the information on TM87 and the process of going from a 30 day to 90 day and then on to the 1 yr. retirement visa. I will proceed here with the local immigration office. Thank your for taking the time to share your knowledge regarding Thai Immigration issues.