ChaangNoi

What about houses in such places like Siwalee? Made my land and house, gated community, and to the standards of the west? It is not a whole lot of land as the lots are small but the houses go from 4m to 10m now. When they sell out prices will go up?

I assume some sort of tax, like they have on imported cars.

This is very much worth going to and seeing at least one time if you are in the area. The last time I went on the way back there was a Thai guy aged about 40 who lived 5 kilos away who had never gone. What a shame to be so close to something so wonderful and never see it. I have been around the world and seen a lot of stuff but this is with no doubt in my top 10 of the coolest natural things I have seen.

We always buy a turkey at Macro and then BBQ it. Not exactly traditional but it is pretty good eating with stickey rice!

I have also been watching the price of land as I would like to buy some but the prices are just out of this world. When the prices are 1/5th of what they are now I will be in the market.

This seems really high. Why not bring one in from Amercia/Japan or where ever? I did this with a Xbox1 and a power converter.

Okay, thanks everyone for your help. I think I know enough that I can get this sorted.

Peace

This will have to be done by mail and I do not have a translation of the certificate. I do think I have a copy of the wifes passport around here somewhere. Should I send a copy of the marriage certificate or the real thing?

Thank you.

I do plan to visit Thailand at least 3 times in the next 12 months.

I did a search looking for information how to do from inside the usa but could not find anything on the forum. If there is a guide or anything please link me. If not I will try to call them up and have them mail me a form with instructions.

Thanks.

Hello, I am from the USA and am married to a Thai women. I have three 28 days stamps in the last few months yet I only stayed 58 days in Thailand in the last year. On the last stamp I was only in Thailand for 2 days. I then went to the USA and a third country for work. I would now like to visit my wife and kids in Thailand for about 3 or 4 months before I need to go back to the USA and a third country for work.

So that being said should I just show up at the airport and try to get a 28 day stamp, then go to BKK and get it extended based on marriage? Or should I try to get a marriage visa here in the USA? I only have 3 weeks and the only document I have other than my passport is a copy of my marriage certificate.

Thank you.

Edit: After the second visit to the USA I will stay for about two months and then return to Thailand to visit wife and kids.

For a single non-O often no proof of money in the bank is asked for, just proof of marriage.

A multiple non-O normally does require money in the bank.

How long it takes depends on the consulate in question, normally not longer than a few days.

Okay, any special advice to give me if I know I will be leaving Thailand again for a few months after I stay for a month or two? I'm not really a tourist but I'm sure you can see why I just did the visa runs in the past. I'm never here long enough were it was an issue before.

BTW thanks for all the helpful info.

I have no income but I have a lot of Baht sitting in the bank just in case something like this happened. In my home country I think I have an org marriage certificate (I'm in a third country for a few more days) but I have no way to prove that I have 400,000 plus Baht in the bank and no way to get a letter unless I go back to Thailand (unless my wife takes the book to the bank while im away?).

Also assuming I can get the letter and a copy of the book works how long should it take for me to get a "marrage visa" from my home county? Also should I request multi entry at that time? I travel all over for my work but do not work in Thailand. Just use it as a base and my family lives there most of the time too.

Thank so much.

So just to make this crystal clear

I can arrive in BKK and get a visa exempt stamp allowing me to stay for 30 days

I can then go to Immigration and get this converted to an O visa

And, on the same day, i can ask for an extension for retirement ( being over 50 and by having over 800,000 Thai baht in Thai bank for last 60 days,proven)

I can then, on the same day, ask for a multiple entry permit ( so I can fly in and out for a year)

Immigration would never hold my passport overnight

On the next day I could fly out of BKK and return as often as I would like in the next year.

So one day at Immigration would enable all this?

apologies if I sound a little pedantic..)

many thanks...

You would need to do the conversion to within 15 days of arrival on an exempt entry.

Not all offices will do it all in one visit. At the moment on Jomtien and Hua Hin are the only ones that do it on the same day that I know of.

For most offices that can do you will only get the 90 day non immigrant visa entry and then go back within the last 30 days of that entry. You can get a re-entry permit (single 1000 baht) for the 90 day entry if you need to travel. And then apply for the extension after your return. Once you have the extension of stay you can get the multiple re-entry permit and travel as much as you want.

The Jomtien immigration office will occasionally have you come back the next day to pick up your passport all others do it while you wait.

I'm married, have kids, have more than 400,000 in the bank for years but I am currently outside the country. I will have been outside of Thailand for about 45 days and just before I left I was on 3 28 day stamps in a row. Before that I had not been in Thailand for a year. All of my documents are in Thailand with my wife (other than passport). So 2 questions.

1, Will I be turned away when I fly into Thailand in just over a month?

2, Assuming I get in, do I need to go to the Immigration place in BKK or can I do it at Hua Hin or Jomtiem? I was told in Chiang Rai, where we live, I needed to go to BKK.

Thank you.

I hope this even will happen at a different time. I look forward to it.

Thanks

Does he really ahve a Lambo, if so was it that orange? one I saw back in 2007ish?

Only seen one up here before.

I know a person who was quoted 6,000 for "help" on the test. The offer was turned down. The responce was something like if you get caught the police willfine you 2,000 or maybe more.

I think this rate will have to go down or there will be a lot of people who just do not drive legally.

I almost forgot gerry1011, our resident Hi-So replete with royal linage, Lamborghini and a football club.

HI, I have lived off an on in Chiang Rai for about 7 of the last 10 years and signed up becasue I too have a Lamborghini. I sadly however lack a football club.

Going to send gerry1011 a PM