Haitch

No currently married, but like I said we are getting married at the end of this year. I probably didnt explain it properly, I meant is an invitation letter stating that I will be living with her accepted by immigration, no im not over 50 so I cannot get a retirement visa. If i get married on a visa exemption, I cannot convert to non-o visa because I do not have a Thai bank account yet. Im just trying to work out what I need to do in what order.

What would be the process for obtaining a non-o visa: Do i need to get married first before applying for this ? from what I have found out from contacting some banks in bangkok, that I cannot open a thai bank account without a non o visa, but to get a non-o visa in country I need a thai bank account. It asks for where i will be residing on the e-visa website, I would like to be residing with my girlfriend before we get married, but im not sure if this is allowed. is there any guide for how to do all this?

I have the £10,000 / 400,000thb needed for the bank account, the passport country is uk. If i do not need a work permit, what would be the best way to prove I do not run the business day to do if asked by immigration etc, as I was planning on using some of the profit i recieve to transfer from my uk bank to a bank in thailand when needed.

I am getting married in Thailand at the end of the year and plan to apply for a Marriage Visa (Non-O) to live there. However, I am a partner in a business that operates entirely outside Thailand, with no connection to Thai companies or the Thai economy. I am not involved in the day-to-day running of the business as that is done by another partner, but I receive a share of the profits. I’m trying to understand: Do I need a work permit for this situation? Is a Marriage Visa sufficient for me to stay long-term while receiving income from a foreign partnership?