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None - bar stool talk! For extension of stay based on retirement, Immigration only accept 4 methods of proof of finances. 1. 800K THB deposited in a Thai bank account for 2 months prior to the date of application. 2. Evidence of 12 x monthly overseas transfers of 65K THB per month to a Thai bank account. 3. A combination of funds deposited in a Thai bank account and 12 x monthly overseas transfers totalling 800K THB for the year. 4. Embassy Income letter. If the Canadian Embassy is ceasing the income letters, then Canadians are left with only 3 options, no different to those of UK, US and Australian nationals.

You should apply for the Non O based on staying with Thai family. https://www.thaievisa.go.th/visa/non-immigrant-o That Non O will grant a stay of 90 days on entry. You will need to open a bank account in your sole name and deposit 400K THB ASAP. For the 1-year extension of stay, the 400K funds must have been deposited in a Thai bank account for 2 months prior to the date of the application. Financial requirements here;

Still shouldn't have been eligible for any tax unless you don't pay any taxes in your home Country, or you didn't enter that as a tax credit because there is nowhere on the form to do so.

You need to be legally married to a Thai before applying for a WP based on Thai spouse from an O visa, otherwise you need a Non B visa.

He doesn't qualify for a 60 day extension in his current position as his overseas marriage isn't registered in Thailand. Thai authorities do not recognise overseas marriage certificates unless he follows the legalisation process. He is only 44. Non O or extensions not available on the basis of retirement. His priority is to get his Romanian marriage certificate authenticated, legalised and register their foreign marriage with the Thai authorities, otherwise his stay in Thailand will be short-lived, or continual exit and reentries.

@deliric Regarding opening a bank account. I recommend you first visit the HQ branch of Bangkok Bank whilst in Bangkok. There have been reports of those entering visa exempt successfully opening accounts there. 333 Silom Road, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500

@deliric As we can no longer post PDF or doc files, I'm copying and pasting a document that deals with the process of legalising a foreign document to be accepted in Thailand as genuine. Either the Thai Embassy in Bucharest, or the Romanian Embassy in Thailand should be able to advise on this process. Register a foreign marriage in Thailand. Not all foreigners marry their Thai spouses in Thailand, some tend to marry in their home Country. However, if you plan to settle in Thailand at a later date and apply for 1 year extensions of stay based on Thai spouse, then it's important you register your foreign marriage at your local Amphoe. The reason is simple, although you may be legally married, Thailand has no record of the marriage and do not accept foreign marriage certificates in their current form. The foreign marriage certificate first has to be 'authenticated', 'translated' and then approved by the legalisation division of the consular section of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Legalization is the process of authenticating a legal document so a foreign country’s legal system will recognize it as valid, and with full legal effect.” Different Countries will all have their own procedural process to authenticate a marriage certificate issued in that Country. However, there are usually two basic procedures to 'legalise' a foreign marriage certificate to be recognised as a legally presentable and acceptable document in Thailand. 1. a). The marriage certificate must first be certified as an authentic document by the legalisation division of your home Countries department dealing with Foreign Affairs. In the UK this would be the Home Office, in the US Department of Homeland Security, or in Australia the Department of Home Affairs. b). It is then forwarded to the relevant Thai Embassy for certification of the authorised signature by that Countries legalisation department attesting the certificate to be authentic, who will attach an Apostille d). In Thailand have your Embassy make certified copies of your marriage certificate and also certified copies of the information page of your Passport. e). Have the certified copies of Passport and marriage certificate translated into Thai. f). Take the original marriage certificate, certified copies and translations to the legalisation department of the Consular section of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to have them 'legalised'. 2. Certain Embassies provide the service to make a sworn oath in the form of an affidavit as to the marriage certificates authenticity. In this case, then follow steps d,e and f, above. Once you have certified and legalised translations of your Passport and marriage certificate, these should be acceptable to an Amphoe to register your foreign marriage on their database for further use. Keep your original legalised foreign marriage certificate, do not let the Amphoe keep it.

To reiterate and confirm information already provided. Visiting the Embassy will not speed up the process. https://bucharest.thaiembassy.org/en/content/evisa-general-information?cate=5d7e89db15e39c1d900056f6 You could ring and ask them for the processing time, which will be dependent on supplying the correct documents in the first instance. Whilst the Thai Embassy in Bucharest may accept your Romanian marriage certificate as proof of marriage, Thai Immigration will not. To apply for an extension based on Thai spouse, you must have registered that foreign marriage in Thailand at your local Amphoe, which requires following a legal procedure known as legalisation of foreign documents. Basically, your Romania marriage certificate must first be authenticated, then translated to Thai and both documents legalised by Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to be accepted by an Amphoe to register the foreign overseas marriage. Without following that procedure as far as the Thai authorities are concerned, you have no proof of being legally married to a Thai. You cannot apply for an extension based on retirement due to being under 50 years of age. That would be too late to meet the financial requirements for a 1-year extension of stay. In your current position, if you entered Thailand visa exempt you would be granted permission of stay for 60 days, which you could extend for a further 30 day - then depart and repeat with a further 60 day visa exempt entry. If you entered with a Non Imm O visa, you would be granted permission of stay for 90 days. You cannot extend your stay as there is no registration of your foreign marriage with the Thai authorities.

What is your age, nationality and are you in receipt of any pensions? Did you marry in Thailand or overseas?

What date are you planning to come to Thailand? Safer to get the Non O based on Thai spouse to enter Thailand with. You could have difficulty opening a Thai bank account, entering visa exempt as a Tourist.

I didn't file my foreign remittances to Thailand. Although offered, they declined to accept it. I'd already calculated I wouldn't be liable to pay any tax, but they didn't know that. My visit has only resulted in a tax rebate against tax already paid on interest, no different from the previous eleven years.

Just to recant my own experience. For the previous 11 years, I've always reclaimed tax deducted from interest on my Thai bank accounts, so already had a TIN. Mid-January, I attempted to file in person at the local TRD but met a wall of blank faces as if I'd lost my marbles. Early February I attempted to refile in person again, this time armed with copies of POR161, POR 162 and extracted news clips from the TRD head office. Although they were polite, I received condescending smiles and brushed away as if I was a foreign looney. They specifically stated as I paid tax in the UK and didn't work in Thailand, the new 'interpretation' of the law didn't affect me, it wasn't aimed at foreign 'retirees' or those married to a Thai, unless I was operating a business in Thailand and/or overseas. My Thai wife then approached them, not wanting me to run into any later problems, and was told exactly the same thing. Late February, third visit, armed with 12 month UK and Thai bank statements, evidence of pension payments, UK tax deducted and Thai bank receipts of interest earned and tax deducted, they quickly perused through everything, handing back all but the Thai bank receipts of tax deducted and processed the refund claim. Last week, I received an SMS that my refund claim had been processed, and a cheque would be issued shortly, with no further mention of foreign overseas transfers.

Any tax paid in the UK under the DTA can be applied as a 'tax credit' against any tax due in Thailand, but as mentioned previously there is nowhere on the forms to enter such paid tax as a credit.

That 15 to 7 day before the due date is as far as I'm aware only specific to CW Immigration. Other IO's still use and conform to the original 14 days before, up to the due date calendar. I have always, and still continue to submit my online application the day before the due date.

As I discovered in 2023, it all depends on if you're out of the Country at the time a 90 day report was due, or if you're out in-between 90 day due dates. Going out after doing a 90 day online report and returning before the next 90 day report was due, I had no issue completing that report on the due date. Going out and missing a 90 day report due date, I found after counting 90 days from the date of entry and submitting I received a message to visit my IO and had to file in person. There is no link between the 90 day and entry/exit portals. If you miss an online 90 day report by being out of the Country, the IO has to manually reset the due dates again.