MalcolmB

Yes I will need to speak Thai when I live up country. Wife says most can not speak English up there, but I heard that they learn English at schools, so not really sure until I get there.

Ok. maybe pay the agent to open one at Kaskorn. Then I could open a second one at Kaskorn without an agent because they already know me. Three would be best for me I think, one for living, one for building the house and one for immigration. Depends on the fees I guess.

ok. Thank you. i am meeting the agent today. I will ask if he can do Kaskorn. I might open one of each, just to be on the safe side.

Your information is wrong. Girlfriend and others tell me you don’t get married at temples. And you don’t get married at the district office either. You just have to send them the forms at that office to get the certificate when you are married. You have a lot to learn.

Thankyou, but I think the retirement is best for me now.

It is a bit confusing. You say Bangkok Bank, Dr Jack says they are not good and Kaskorn is better. The agent will know. i hope.

Thanks for the suggestion but I think I will go with retirement O visa.

No please keep it open until I get my visa. Really helpful. Thank you very much.

I can not see any ludicrous questions from me? Strange forum this one? Meanwhile the other happier half answered solved my visa issues within two hours after I have spent the last two weeks in confusion as everyone I spoke to had a different story. I can not thank you enough. Simply 1) I must go to an agent tomorrow which I have already googled. 2)He will open my bank account and sort the visa paperwork. 3)I must go to Saigon to the Thai embassy to get an O visa 4) Take O visa to Thailand embassy (not in Phuket but in girlfriends hometown) and swap it over for a retirement visa. 5) no need to change visas when I get married. 800,000 THBin the Kasikorn bank. Agent 5,000 THB Too easy. One more question. Do I need to go to the British Embassy also in Saigon or do the Thais do it all for you?

I hope you are joking.

Perfect. i will write that down. Thanks

I googled it. and was directed by my friend google to here. which is why I am asking here. to all those who have helped me today thank-you very much. I will sleep better tonight and will be off to Saigon soon. To the Germans and lizards, you were half the reason I left the west to come to Thailand. You are just reinforcing to me I made the right decision. So thanks to you also. And a tip. good manners go a long way in Thailand, being rude will get you nowhere.

One last question. if I do the retirement visa and then get married I then have to change it?

Sorry if my questions make me sound a bit stupid. You must admit it is a bit different here. Must take the good with the bad, and so far the good is winning by a mile.

Ok, thanks.

I want to get the suckling pig. i had it in Pattaya years ago and never forgot it. Best pork I had ever tasted.

Which one do you do first?

Thanks. if I learn 20 words a day it won’t take long.

Ok The girlfriend said we have the wedding at her house, but I will tell her for the visa we will do it at the district office. Is it expensive? Do they do catering etc?

Oh, men and women speak a different language? That will make it a bit tricky.

Thanks again for your help. Tour of Nam appeals more than returning to the poo hole.

Perhaps. i was wondering about getting a Thai citizenship. They get 30 baht hospital care and I wouldn’t need a visa.

Can’t be that hard. Three year olds can speak it. i have always wanted to learn a foreign language Cop Coon Car

Yes, which is why I wrote in to this forum. Got to start somewhere. Thanks everyone for your time to help me.

Yes Thankyou for your help. can I easily get one in Vietnam? I don’t understand the last sentence.