@Bennett *******

if they hire employees they should do the paperwork so they can work. Difficult or not - that doesn't really change things.

It really is up to your university to arrange this for you. No need to go out and fix it yourself.

That plan seems sound.

@Robert ******

I didn't get different info at any point in time. You cannot extend a 60 day friends and family extension to the 'normal' one year marriage extension; that's what immigrations told me several times, when getting the 60 days and also when stubbornly still trying to get the one year. And I've not been told differently by anyone else before, even in this very group. I don't know what's the matter with all of you but we're giving some very bad advice to a person here. Only someone (that's you Robert) told me about the existence of exceptions to the aforementioned rule. Hence also my attempt.

@Ellie ******

I really have different info friends. And it's straight from immi, I don't make this up.

@Brandon ***********

Bangkok immigrations. Afaik it's generally not allowed but sometimes they make exceptions.

@Paul *************

careful, you can't do that. I've tried, it was a clear no (and it was also clear to me upfront that it would be a no; I tried cause I had to but I knew better).

@Brandon ***********

no, you cannot extend the 1-year based on marriage after the 60 day visiting family extension.

Why would the money need to be from overseas? Why would people who have/had jobs in Thailand not have the right to stay in Thailand on the basis of a marriage?

I'd 100% go for retirement, not marriage, if both are within reach.