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Ok thanks guys for the replies, I will visit cheng wattana soon and see how it goes.

Thanks for the reply, yes it was issued in the province but I renotified about tm30 straight away that I live in Bangkok no problem. And the money has not been touched since I put it in before I applied last time.

Last year I extended my visa & I changed from marriage to retirement & I used an agent because I made an timing error when depositing the 800,000. My question is will I be able to extend my visa myself at cheng wattana for my next renewal or will there be any problems I might encounter?

Can someone confirm what documents I will need to upload online, I would like to register myself online for TM30 i am married to a Thai national & the rental agreement is in my wife's name.

She has no contact with any family, I think her mum and dad are estranged, she has a brother I met once but she never contact with him. I have been reading the comments & guess I need to get more evidence & more advice. From the few lawyers I have spoken to they say that I am well within my rights to take my son out of the situation if I feel we are in danger. So I'm a bit perplexed by all the 'you are just a farang they will take her side' comments but as I said I shall keep gathering evidence and get as much advice as I can.

Yes I'm on his birth certificate, some good questions so far. I don't know for sure she is at work all the time. My son is at school & I can work then & do some in the evening, I also have no intention of taking him out of Thailand I like it here, there are worse places to live. My immigration status isn't a problem and I have already been to the police to document the various incidents, actually a question I would like to make is how do I press charges or make a prosecution at a police station? Because so far all the police have done is document the various incidents and given me a copy. Maybe I can have her charged for the smashed TV etc? And yes she has picked up a knife before, as I say I think getting out and then dealing with the consequences after maybe the way to go.

Ok it's not drugs she is against drugs she doesn't even drink, she is not interested in Thai men either, the men she speaks to are located in other countries. Rather than focusing on reasons for her actions which are deliberate my only concern is the effect it is having on my son and the legal ramifications that I may confront if I do leave. If anyone has advice on that front it will be great.

Yes it is definitely deliberate and she is not involved with anyone else because she is at work all day. But I will not leave my son, like I said if I leave I will take him with me. I was just interested to hear if anyone else had ever been in a similar situation and what happened.

She is not on drugs but I couldn't say about mental health issues but I think she gets a kick out of it. We haven't got on for a while & she spends a lot of time on a webcam chat site called camfrog talking to other men, not that I'm bothered. That's why I said to speak to a lawyer about how we can separate & both look after our son but she is not interested in speaking about anything. I have got to the point where I am just going to leave, I can't afford to run two apartments so she will have to look after herself but apparently there are no child abduction laws in Thailand so I can just leave & take my son with me and then take it from there.

I live with my Thai wife and 4 year old son in a rented apartment in bkk & we was married at the local amphur, I have a situation now where my wife is becoming more and more aggressive and violent often breaking things in the apartment. The police have been called before and they didn't do anything, not even looked at our smashed up room. Luckily I recorded the last time she went berserk on video and have taken pics & have i been to the police to record any incidents & have received reports. Actually the police have said to leave her if she keeps doing it. I have spoken to her about divorce before but she only wants to go to the amphur without any lawyer present and refuses to talk to anyone about it. My son is scared of her outbursts as she often targets his toys a lot to break, anyway from speaking to people I gather there is no reason I can't take my son away from where we currently live for his safety. She contributes very little to my son anyway, I pay for his schooling & everything else & she just works to pay off her depts. I'm just wondering if there is anyone out there that has any advice or has experienced something similar, if I do take my son with me obviously I am worried about how she will react & what could happen in the future. Any sensible replies are welcome & thanks in advance.

I had this before when applying for a Thai visa in Bali, I had to show a 7 night booking so I went on booking.com & chose the cheapest place I could find with cancellation policy.

Exactly & the fact I have to drag my wife & child all the way up there which takes all day.

Ok no problem, one of the reasons for change is to negate the headache get every year haha. Thanks guys for the replies.

Can anyone who has done this confirm wife has to attend? And if so is it for first renewal only?

Why would I need my wife to attend? So it's not a case of applying 1 month in advance as per marriage extension for an under consideration stamp that's good. Thanks for all the replies so far, puts my mind at rest