I take it you already have the handout from Jomtien, detailing what they require.

Your friend was unlucky to meet an Immigration officer having a crap day. No need to be scared of requesting an extention. The same IO will not be there

@Keith ********

I posted a question, Keith. As you just said, never a silly question

where do you think you would be immigrating to?

I don't understand why you are using an agency 🤷

Your Thai spouse should be able to find out easily how you do this

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

Brad Scott still, that's cheaper than an agent 🤔

Please start looking at the Thai embassy site in your country. It tells you all you need to know about the visas available, according to your circumstances. Better to come back here with questions about specific detail, rather than "tell me everything I need to know"!!

@Ken ******

Each Immigration Office has a different interpretation, especially of this point. Ask your local office for their handout and see exactly what it says about monthly income. Clarify with them what evidence you would have to present. Some have said you must produce an affidavit from your embassy in Bangkok with your pension details, but UK and US embassies will not provide this. I know the US embassy can issue a formal letter saying they allow citizens to self-certify this point. As a UK citizen, the IO in Jomtien told me it was just too bad the UK embassy wouldn't give me an affidavit and I'd just have to use the 800k route.

@Tim ******

They are persuasive! If this happens, your challenge is how to get the subsequent renewal without using an agent again. But at least you have 12 months to think about it, maybe work out how to transfer to the monthly income method instead. Or just budget for continual agent fees