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If my wife produced details of her account, which also holds in excess of 800K, would the verification of the marriage become a non-issue?

My feelings exactly, wayned. Thanks.

Thanks, TerrLH and Mario.

Mario, I don't see an answer in the thread you linked to, just a question. Lopburi3 asked: "You were not able to obtain retirement extension of stay on your own or did you require wife to have matching extension of stay and that could not be done without marriage certificate verification?".

We both applied for the extension on separate forms, so as my wife would have a matching extension of stay. The bank account is in my name only and has contained over 800,000 baht for the past 16 years. If applying individually, would two bank accounts be needed, each with 400,000 baht?

Hope someone can offer some advice here. Myself and my wife, both 55, applied for a retirement extension at Koh Samui Immigration office yesterday, only to be denied because our Irish marriage certificate (original 30 year old copy) needed to be affirmed by the Honorary British Consul on the island. All other documents were acceptable; the marriage certificate is the only hurdle (I had no idea it was needed - the embassy in KL accepted a copy of the certificate without question).

We emailed Mr Dave Covey, the Hon. Consul, who informed us that he can deal with it at his next clinic, on Feb 16th. However, our Non-Imm O visa expires on Feb 21st. That seems to be too tight for my peace of mind.

Would it be best to present ourselves at Immigration today with the reply from Mr Covey, or would that be a waste of effort? Any suggestions on how to deal with this would be welcomed. TIA.

We were both applying as individuals; my wife was not applying as a dependant. We had all the forms, photocopies, bank letter, bank book, house book. Thought it would be a formality. Now I have to find the honorary British consul on Samui, Dave Covey, who I believe only holds clinics twice a month (and has just completed one recently). I'm not sure what the heck is going on.

Sorry to butt in on this thread. I actually meant to post to another one (new boss in Sisaket immigration).

Earlier today, Koh Samui immigration refused my retirement extension application because my Irish marriage certificate (30 year old original certificate) was not validated by the British consulate (my wife holds a British passport). The immigration officer stated: "You might be ready [with the application], but I'm not".

Well, the 2.5 incher from my (expired) Dell won't fit. It has a bonded plastic fitting to make sure it is Dell-specific.

Thanks for the advice, PoorSucker. I'll check it out.

Appreciate the reply, Tywais. i'd like to make sure the disk fits before I buy, otherwise I'll order from Lenovo online (the disk doesn't have any model name, so I suspect it's something specific to Thinkpads)..

Hi folks...the HDD in my Lenovo Thinkpad failed completely yesterday. It was bought in Hong Kong two years ago and it is out of warranty. Can anyone advise me of a stockist of Hitachi hard drives on the island? Or even a shop with a selection of hard drives? Many thanks.

Probably not in Samui and not dealing with Immigration. Go out of the country and do it as requested. Kicking up a fuss will get you seen as a troublemaker, not the best thing to do when petitioning someone to allow you to stay in the country, IMHO.

With all due respect, sbk, the last thing I am or want to be seen as is a troublemaker. I've lived in Asia for 22 years, working as a regular guy with local staff (not as a manager or director). My mistake was in believing the wpcoe.com article.

I will take your advice. Please close this thread.

Thanks for the replies.

If that is the case, why is the link I posted still used here (I have seen it posted here many times)? It specifically states:

2. Submit Form TM.87, the Application for Visa form. This will change you from a 30-day visa-exempt entry to a genuine 90-day Non-Immigrant "O" visa. It costs B2,000.

Would a lawyer be able to help?

Hi folks...sure could do with a little advice here. Myself and my wife moved from Hong Kong to Samui last week on a visa-exempt 30-day entry. We have owned a house here for a number of years, are both 55 years old and of British nationality. I have had an account with Kasikorn Bank for the past 15 years, and there has always been in excess of 800,000 baht in it.

Following the instructions here for in-country application for a Non-Immigrant "O" visa, we turned up at Samui Immigration with bank letter, bank book, house book, photos and photocopies only to be told point-blank that applying for a Non-Imm O in Thailand was impossible, and that we should go to Singapore or Malaysia to apply for the visa there.

Can anyone tell me what's going on? Have the rules changed? Thank you.