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There is now a form STM10 and STM11. They are not listed on the requirements lists that I have from Chaeng Wattana and Hua Hin. The lists are therefore not up to date. The list posted by Lapun a few minutres ago has them included.

You should prepare all the documents two copies with signatures and take them to the immigration to check first. You can leave the date until the day you apply. All documents have to be signed on both copies. Some signed by your wife. There is a form STM10, Affidavit of family relationship, partly completed by your wife and signed by her. It also requires the competent official and a witness. A recent post indicated that their immigration office required a witness, present at the office to sign. That is what happened to me in Hua hin last friday. Other people replying to the recent post said that somebody else in immigration could act as a witness, but Hua hin required me to have a witness who knows us. And they required to see witness house book and two copies of the witness house book signed. Check with your immigration office what they require for the witness and whether it can be somebody else at immigration.

Rapid acceleration? What "decisive" action? Isn't something missing. It is noteworthy that the first HSR railway systems works are only "currently standing at a mere 0.95%.". After several years work. but what action is being taken.

Thanks Dr Jack54, that explains. I have used CW many times before and expected that the statement is the same day. Pleasantly surprised when Hua hin said that its vaild longer.

and comment by liquorice Bangkok Bank can update your book to the current date without the need of a deposit. I am not aware of any requirement to deposit the same day. It is not on the lists of requirements i got from chaeng wattana and Hua hin and was not required recently at hua hin. You can update the bank book at an ATM on the day of application then get copies made but, in my experience two times, if doing it early in the morning it may not initially show the today's date. Make sure that you check it. I re-inserted in the ATM and it then added today's date with the same balance as the day earlier. Check how long the stamped bank statement is valid. I thought it had to be same day, but Hua hin immigration told me it is valid longer. i cannot remember precisely how long they said, i was not bothered at the time. Find out at your immigration offiice.

Grateful if you can clarify the 40k. I do not see it on minimum monthly salary requirements for foreign nationals. see attached. Likely to be something I am not aware of, teaching etc. Not challenging it, simply Interested to know.

Thanks for clarifying. I perhaps should have asked at the thai embassy whether there are other methods of payment, etc. However, if people want to check, then try sending an email I had some queries and could not get through by telephone. Always busy. I sent an email with my queries and got a response within a day. All queries well answered clearly. Thats was very good.

From the post i did not expect that he was in the uk. He did not say so. And i was correct Read his next post.

I did the train ride from bangkok to hua hin, on an aircon carriage that was a sleeper. Never again without ear plugs. The constant noise from the phones and babble fron conversations was a nightmare even for a 3.5 hour journey. Mainly thais, next to nobody using earphones.

Yes, very good to point out. It will make it easier for people who are based here and do not have to go to uk. Can you confirm what you did to pay the thai embassy and for them to post. That would help others. I noted before that was an issue, that would be solved by having somebody in the uk to get the documents each time. I presume that to pay the thai embassy you could include a cheque, if they accept it. Or cash in notes. Or do they provide for payment by telephone. For the prepaid envelope to the thai embassy, how did you send that to them. If its a UK prepaid it would need to be bought in UK. Can you pay and they post it.

I am now getting a translation into thai done here. Its normally necessary if married to a thai.. I am married to a thai and family registration in the amphur they normally want the translation so that they can enter into their system. Immigration may accept the documents in english, but check with them. For full legalisation here in Thailand the translation is required and it needs to be certified by MFA.

As stated above, you probably need the marriage cerificate legalized in the uk. It was very hard to do ten years ago when i considered it first, but a bit easier now that i needed it.. I have just done it. You can now order legalization by the Uk FCDO office and that saves a lot of the earlier problems. Go to https://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised it explains what you need to do. You can now pay online and order that docs are sent to an address. You must send original copies of cert to FCDO in UK. Obviously, be careful how you send it if its the original. I had a few original copies from the uk registrar, so i did not have to send the main original. Once UK legalized, it needs to go to the Thai Embassy in London for Thai legalisation. I was visiting the uk when I did this, so I got the Uk legalisation sent to a friend near london, picked it up and went to THai embassy walk in morning ( no appointment - took 15 minutes). They said it takes 3 days. I paid and gave them a stamped adrressed envelope registered first class and received it in Manchester 4 days later. If you are not in Uk then you need somebody there to do processing. attached FYI, Copy of legalisation on back of marriage cert.

Check package prices with hospitals, including bangkok christian hospital. Also, if your doctor knows somebody at chulalongkorn, check if they can do it. It will be cheaper.

An agent can do both for you. You have to sign the form giving them the authorisation. And in my experience yes allow 4 weeks.

To Brightonman what BrandonJT was alluding to, is that there is another way to try to deal with the situation. I have no idea whether the family extension qualifies as a NON-O to then switch to marriage. I also have no idea wherther going from a non-b will be allowed. Its bad enough that from my expereience you cannot go to marriage. Dr Jack may be able to give advice. However, you need to think carefully about the sixty days. As i pointed out before, you have time to get the money transferred if you do it fairly quickly now and get another sixty days from going out and back in visa exempt. Or the family extension may provide it, but timing is critical. Giving a visa extension with no financial requirements seems far fetched. How are you going to live? Some posts i see suggest that for a family extension you may need to show proof of financial status. Easy for immigration to expect that you have have the money to support you and your wife.