Thalueng

I have 2 remarks for your situation: 1. I suggest you get a reentry permit at the same time you get your extension of stay. In HH for example you can get it during renewing the extension without the need to queue a second time. 2. You most likely will need to deposit 800k with a transfer from abroad, even though you already have 800k+ in your account. Every new extension based on retirement requires this (e.g. not a repeated extension). Is enforced in HH, don't know other IOs. Unless you work with an agent and pay him/her for avoiding the money deposit.

You apply for a 90 day non-o in the US, then when back in Thailand apply for extension based on marriage (earliest 45 days before expiryof the visa). You need the documents, bank letter and statement, photos from you and wife taken at your home, and a witness (neighbour). During the one month "under consideration" period the immigration officer will visit your house. All of this can only be done when in Thailand. Also note there is no marriage visa, only an extension of stay based on marriage.

If you have a valid extension of stay with reentry permit in your old passport: 1. Bring your expired (old) passport and show both to the immigration officer in the airport 2. visit your local immigration office to transfer your extension of stay from old to new passport 3. You will have entered the country on your extension, not visa exempt If you do not have a valid extension of stay and enter on visa exempt no need to bring and show the old passport. In both cases you must update your valid passport number with your airline, either online or at checkin.

You do not need to leave the country, just go to immigration and apply for new extension of stay based on retirement. The 800k must have been transferred from abroad, can be several years ago or just now, but if recently it must have been in your bank account for 2 months. If you have not done that in the past do it now and request a 60 day temporary extension from immigration. The clock starts on the day the money arrives in your bank account from abroad, how much was in your account before does not matter. This process works in Hua Hin (I did just that several years ago), but you might want to check the procedure with your immigration office.

It's a kingdom wether the world likes it or not

Some people wear masks to protect themselves, but many and particularly service personnel in shops, food courts, Macro etc. wear them to show respect to others or their customers. Such consideration is unknown in Western countries, so don't blame the Thais for wearing masks, please.

If you want to establish a Thai company to purchase the land you will need 2 share holders (since March this year, before 3 were required), and the required minimum share capital is 1m Thai Baht (price of the lot has nothing to do with opening a Thai limited company). You are obviously one of the share holders, the other one must be Thai, for example your wife or anyone else, and must prove his or her 510k (equal to 51%) in a bank account in his/her name only prior to establishing the company. You can establish sole authority to run the company. The process takes 1-2 weeks. I'm using Tuk accounting for all my accounting and legal needs, google and you find their details, they have very reasonable fees, are reliable, and they have an office in Pattaya. They can also help you checking the Chanote, obviously.

This is the correct answer. Thai family names are unique in the sense that same name means same family. You can change your family name, yes, but not to an existing one you are not related to. My wife's niece for example changed from her father's to her mother's family name. If you adopt Thai citizenship as a foreigner you must adopt a Thai family name which is not yet taken.

In my province I can apply for extension up to 45 days before expiry of the previous extension. I'm then asked to come back on the day of expiry, but could ask the IO to come back after 30 days, in which case the new extension will expire 15 earlier than the previous one. Check with the IO at your place, this might solve your problem.

Correct, counting from the day the work permit is cancelled, which your company is obliged to do.

Also true for all the European countries I'm aware of. In addition, embassies only allow certified translators (certified by the embassy) and if the document is notarized by the Thai Ministry of foreign affairs. The procedure would be: 1. Get the marriage certificate notarized by the Thai Ministry of foreign affairs. 2. Get the list of certified translators from your embassy and have one of them translate the document. 3. Get the document with translation notarized by your embassy.

I beg to differ. I don't know where you go, but everywhere I go I get lots of smiles. Everywhere. Every time. But then, I don't go to the typical tourist places. Try to go upcountry for a change, you will find it there for sure. corruption - yes, but does not affect the majority of Thai people pollution - yes, in the North, in Bangkok, no different from the last 50 years opportunities - there are plenty, including career growth health care - one of the best in the world, for 30 Baht per year (for Thais), in public hospitals. The doctors are often the same doctors working at the best private hospitals. household debts - yes, but... Many of my friends kept telling me they are afraid to move their money from the US or Switzerland to Thailand because they do not trust the local banking system - well, what about now? leadership - the country is not led by a dictator. Every Asian country has and needs strong leadership, Thailand is no different. There are certainly questionable decision been taken by the current government, but this government did more for the country and people than all the previous governments I experienced, and this goes 30 years back.

When an account holder dies, be it joint or individual account, access to this account must be put on hold until the bank has verified who is the legal heir. I cannot see anything wrong with the banks approach, rather the widow did not act correctly as she did not inform the bank at time of death. In absence of a will and testament this could or could not be the deceased's wife or her alone. You can avoid this by opening a bank account on your wife's or gf's name alone. If you must, establish a power of attorney to access that bank account for you.

For some people it seems to always come down to this, no matter what anyone says. Fairly narrow view of the world or the people in it.

You provided so much good information in the past, but this time you're not. Stop ridiculing people who post first hand experience which might be different from your own. I said Hua Hin, didn't I, a place or IO you seem not to know anything about.