Getting a US visa for a Thai person is a lottery. Even if you have all the requirements it's still a crap-shoot. I have a buddy married to a Thai lady 20+ years. They lived in the US for a few years. She didn't want the green card so gave it up. She has an abundance of assets (not wealthy but comfortable), has family here, educated with a masters degree. She had to apply for a tourist visa a few times. The US embassy is the US government so there is very little you can do ( bribes, agents, etc).

Try and try again. Or have the wedding in Bali...

We have cars here...

A few words for your benefit.

Regardless what they say or what you read, you extend your visa stamp, not your visa. In this context there is little difference, but when you start looking at options to stay and "visa expire" and "permitted to stay", you will find it less confusing if you think about "permission to stay" (which is the stamp, you get when the immigration officer puts it in your passport).

You can extend your stamp (permission to stay) + 30 days on many tourist option (visa or visa exempt).

You're nationality matters, some people won't recognize "Misery" is a US state and therefore may give you advice for a different nationality.

You are permitted to come visa exempt by land, twice a year. There is no limit if flying. However, there is no law that guarantees they will let you in, most likely they will but they are not required... You are a guest.

I have done may back-to-back visa runs, very few visa exempts. You can likely stay in Thailand until you find your dream job, you will have to do visa runs or border bounces.

The school "should" help you with the visa but not all do. I have known people who've taught for a few years on various different visas (ED, does not stand for erectile dysfunction), back to back tourist visa, etc. etc. Where there is a will there is a away.

I am not sure about your age but getting a teaching job 45+ can be a tricky.

You can likely find some half-way decent teaching jobs online (find the job online, not teach online, well that too).

My advice to you.. Get an METV and do border bounces for the first nine months or until you find a better plan. (METV = Multiple Entry Tourist Visa).

The banks here work pretty much the same way they were everywhere else. You give the tell the money and the "credit" your account.. You don't actually put "physical cash" in the account.

There are two types of retirement visas, one you get in Thailand and one you get outside of Thailand. They have different requirements so you want to be careful about that.

You can use a bus ticket for "onward travel", it doesn't have to be flight. Last time I priced bus tickets for this purpose, Hat Yai (Thailand) to Penang (Malaysia) $12.00. I usually buy tickets to depart 58 days after I arrive, I think it looks better on the visa application.

You do not need accommodation for 90 days, you need to show some accommodation for a few days. It's perfectly reasonable that you do not have the whole 90 days planned out.

Hence, figure out the date you want to come, buy a bus ticket to depart 58 days later. Find a spot in Bangkok you want to stay for a few days, make your reservation (Air BNB will work but hotel may be better as AirBnB are always legal, that is a different conversation). Apply for your visa!

Don't stress to much. If you plan to retire here you will be here for awhile it's not really a big deal if you have to do a border run or something to get your visa situation worked-out to your satisfaction.

If you rent an AirBnB you will likely need to do your own TM30 within a day or two of arriving. If you go with a hotel you will shouldn't need to worry about it. Smaller mon/pop hotels may/not do it for you.

You will need to have a current TM30 on file whenever you go to immigration for visa affairs, so when you looking at condo you should ask potential landlords if they will do the TM30 (you can do it yourself but you will need some paperwork from them, they may not want to provide the paperwork because it will show income they don't want the government to know about). Many condos will do the TM30 also but you will need to check.

I bought the insurance as well

Thank you.

From Pattaya, to go to to Cambodia and back, about 8 hours (includes break for lunch). To do anything at the Pattaya immigration office 1-3 days.

@Mark ********

profound!

It's a question of risk. The 'can' ask, although, they usually don't. Do you want to get caught with your pants down? Even their maximums are small sums for "emergency" cash.