frabar

question: is there any neighboring country that lets you get married with no hassle or exorbitant amounts of fees? and then can come back to thailand and apply for marriage visa?(does thailand recognize marriage to a thai citizen if done outside of thailand)?

i know people hire foreign domestic helpers and stuff like that.

would it be possible for an "individual" to hire me as a personal "live-in" teacher, or domestic helper or some other stuff like that?

can that get you a work visa? would that be a possible workaround? 

or does it have to go through an agency in order to be legit?

the 400k isnt really a problem. i can keep it there indefinitely.

just out of curiosity, what happens if youre married like this and staying in thailand for lets say 40 years, and then your thai spouse dies of old age...they'd just kick you out at 80 years old like it was nothing?

no recourse of any kind? like a grace exemption (given the situation)

thanks all, much appreciated.(youre a helpful bunch).

uffa, i wish there was an easier way....how do all those foreign "ladies of the evening" manage to stay in thailand with no problems? ive seen africans darker than charcoal turning tricks down the streets...is it that easy for officials to dish out visas 

as long as the right pole is greases by somebody who "knows somebody"?

is there any "no show" type jobs you can apply for, pay for your own permit,work visa,taxes etc just to stay? 

english speaking consultant or some other "in name only" bs title or something?

getting married in a huff feels like it cheapens it. i'd really like to take my sweet time (ceremony and all) .

between me and you...is there any loophole you can think of?  preferably in a grey area on the edge of legality?

i exhausted all my options. i dont have enough money to invest a 100 grand into thailand (whatever that even means).

i could buy the 5 year elite visa but thats literally all the money i have in the world.(no thank you)

student visa,i considered it but i wouldnt wanna be doing that again. done it for 3 years. been there, done that.

way too young for any retirement options.

and i dont wanna work a full time job in thailand getting payed in peanuts (the whole point is to be in peace and live off of my modestly paying and yet cushy online job where i come and go as i please).

can anybody think of ANYTHING i could look into?point me in a direction to perhaps explore? (im sure theres gotta be SOMETHING).

should i try and befriend and try and charm a lady immigration officer?

(do they have enough pull to just fudge papers on the spot and everybody looks the other way?)

or maybe you got a friend who owns a business and could hire me? i'd cover all the costs and give him cash to "pay me",,,damn, im desperate...

dear god, they really wanna make this as difficult as possible...same as always... 

i still have my bank account from when i was in thailand but im not sure if its still active cause havent touched it in 2 years. 

what should i do??? how can i make this happen? 

italy 

lol

yeah, im planning to stay on a tourist visa gotten straight from the airport on arrival 

oh, i didnt mean 2 months after i arrive in thailand. 

i meant, i will be in thailand 2 months from now, and start the process when i arrive .but yeah, i'll definitely have to be quick about it 

im not married yet. im not in thailand at the moment. i will get married when i get there in a few months 

i was on a student visa, had to go to <deleted>' cheang wattana every 3 months for extensions ...it was a nightmare 

alright, understood...thank you!

im actually not concerned bout the money.i'll keep all my cash in the bank at all times anyway.

is there anything that could go wrong? some complications for whatever reason?

(not doing a marriage of convenience or anything like that, so the legitimacy of it isnt a concern)

i just mean...can there be any hold ups?

i lived in thailand for 3 years and i know first hand how notoriously difficult the thai immigration can be. can they refuse the extension? and if so, what could be some of the reasons?

thank you, all

ok, one last time (sorry for being dense).

after marriage, having the 400k in the bank qualifies you for the 90 day visa...then THAT 90 day visa can be extended for 12 months.after the 12 months are up, you show your bank account, if the moneys there(and youre still legitimately married of course),you get another 90 day which can be extended for 12 months and so on and so forth?

im 33 years old tho'...does that affect the ability to get the non O visa? i read somewhere that those are only given to people 50 and up?

so you have to leave the country, come back in, get the 90 days entry visa first and then apply for another extension?

hey fellas, hows it goin'?

i got a quick question regarding the marriage visa. ive checked from multiple sources and the language used is a bit vague. so im just trying to cover all bases to make sure there'll be no surprises.

let me check if i understand correctly...(and please correct me if and where im wrong):

if you get married to a thai national woman, you get a 1 year marriage visa which can be extended at the end of that year indefinitely?(meaning as long as you remain married).

with the caveat that you must have at least $12000 in your thai bank account at all times OR have an income that exceeds 40k thb a month. but its either one or the other. not both ,correct?

is that all? anything ive missed or got misinformed about?  

also, regarding naturalization...you can apply for citizenship after 5 years of living in thailand. do they have to be consecutive?

i used to live in thailand for 3 years, but been in europe for the last 2. can i just pick up where i left off and only do 2 more years?

thank you in advance for the help!