Ralphanous

My wife and I are back in Austraila for a while and she finds her Khmer very useful in Markets here

Interesting , its what my wife calls it

wikipedia has a interesting article about this group calling them the "Surin khmer' and quotes census data showing a decline in the number who speak it Just search "Northern Khmer dialect" if you want to read

My wife's village near Sawai Chik on the 226 from Buriram to Surin speak Northern Khmer, but her daughter(24) will listen to the Khmer and understand but replies in issan or Thai(or both)

Cheers mate, great to know , I'm going back for good next year I prefer to arrive on a visa and then just do a extension

I agree , there is a category in the Evisa system that allows you to get a initial 3 month Non O retirement with the requirement of a pension(I'm thinking 800K in my Thai bank might suffice) and of course the Non OA which I don't want So i'm going to see what the IO says at Buriram, a friend has just done his extension there and says they were easy to deal with(I used to live in jomtien and used Chonburi) I regard the marriage extensions as too much hassle and am happy when I come back to just use 800K

The actual category on the Evisa site is visiting Thai family, so on this years trip back to Buriram I'm going to see immigration there on whether its able to be extended as a retirement extension or as a marriage extension

The visa is a Non O with the entry within 3 months of the grant date for up to 90 days(same as previous Non O single entry, no multiple option any more)

I live in Australia with my Thai wife(married in Australia) I have lived in Thailand on a Non O retirement and have moved back to Australia for a few years I have previously had a Non O marriage(3 months) granted by the Sydney consulate but as I live in Brisbane Queensland this year have used the new Evisa portal with Canberra embassy as the granting Authority I like getting Non O over visa exempt as I have bank accounts and property in Thailand and need to change or update them On visits I applied on the new Evisa portal and found that all I needed was a pdf or Jpeg of my Passport(which once uploaded fills in the personal data), proof of address(my superannuation statement), marriage certificate(Brisbane registry), proof of funds(my Australian share portfolio showing over the equivalent of 400k THB) my wife's ID card and a photo of myself. I filled in the online form listing my flights already booked It was very easy and not particularly detailed I then submitted it where it sat in document check status for 7 days, then pending approval for another 7 days Then approved at 2 weeks Where I was sent a email containing a pdf of the visa grant which is in English except for the remarks line which states in Thai : "Thai spouse"