The letter from your wife stems from a few years ago when people were separating or divorcing and still using old marriage certificates as a convenient way to enter the country. Some embassies ( the one in Australia for instance) used to insist on it. It just has to say (in Thai) “Fred Smiff, passport number FS67 is still my husband, please grant him a visa” and be signed by her.

@Gordon *******

it doesn’t need to be shown at your 90 day reporting, but for an annual extension, yes, it needs to be there and “cooking” for at least 2 months prior to your extension application.

@Wayne ********

How did you do it over the past couple of years with the travel & quarantine restrictions in both Thailand and Oz?

As others have said, in my opinion Bangkok Bank is the most helpful and cooperative. I opened mine in the Sri Racha branch with no hassles.

@John *******

no it doesn’t. Mask means no selfish tourists who don’t want to abide by simple safety precautions in place in the country.

@Garrett **********

OK, thanks for clarifying that.

I am on a non O (retirement) extension issued in country, which does not, when issued, have the Covid insurance requirements of an OA visa. Is proof of insurance required if re entering Thailand on this visa? I’m fully vaccinated, including booster.

What paperwork are you talking about? If you are talking about you, a foreigner, marrying a Thai lady, the cost is virtually nothing. I married my Thai wife ten years ago, we did all the paperwork ourselves, no legal agencies were involved at all and from memory the overall cost was a few hundred baht.

Kool Breez is correct. The question refers to whether you have been refused a visa to Australia in the past. Your visa refusal to Thailand is not relevant.