sorry if I upset you but to be honest what is the point of trying to be helpful if someone constantly belittles you and give the incorrect info. The site is a great helpful. Anyway solved the issue.
My wife and I, I am on a visa exempt, pop up to the local immigration of office. Hands over my passport and her ID card. 10 minutes later leave with a white notification slip inside my passport.
tounge in cheek remark, as a hiker being in 40 mph winds and horizontal rain in Scotland is fun. Thankfully OK in Thailand here although a little chilly in the mornings