Vatman

Over the years the balance of my account has been up & down but always over the minimum 800k. At my last extension it was 800k but some years I used a joint account which was fine as long as the balance was at least 1.6M.

She used my ATM card. She's been using it for years with my permission without a problem as I'm often too lazy to drive into town. Only recently has the balance been down to 800k.

As a retired bookmaker money is like the tide, it goes in & out. You win some, you lose some.

I once had an 8 figure Baht amount in our joint account without a problem.

An Aussie ex-professor who lived in our village on retirement extensions had health problems & sent his Thai wife to the Oz embassy in Bangkok to renew his passport for him but his photos were rejected (as were mine once). His wife returned the 200 miles back to tell her husband she needed to make another 400 mile round trip with more acceptable photos. He said `forget the new passport.' He died in the village 7 years later on a 7 year overstay. My wife quoted this, questioning why I need to keep extending every year when nobody checks. I tell her times have changed.

No. I have had numerous extensions over the years based on retirement using a joint account. My wife is Thai, it's only me on an extension.

Dr Jack54 & Lopburi3. Thank you for explicit advice. I shall apply for a 60 day extension to visit wife. Then go for extension based on marriage. Not correct. I had a joint account with my wife for my extensions based on retirement a few times. The 800k must be minimum 1.6M.

My wife had my ATM card- after nearly 30 years together I had no reason not to trust her. I actually think she's covering for her daughter. Big mistake having your 800k in an ATM accessable account.

We live in small village, 200 miles north of Bangkok. Bank is SCB. I can't sack the wife as she owns the house we live in that we built 28 years ago & besides she's been 100% until this. The Covids killed so many businesses here & money is scarce now in the village. I'll travel to the Pattaya agent if I can get this sorted.

I'm up for my 16th annual extension of my Non-O based on retirement within a couple of weeks. Shock! Horror! My Thai wife, we've been married 26 years, yesterday told me she has spent my 800k keeping her restaurant going. What can I do? I'm 75, on UK passport.

Over 27k cases of dengue, I assume this year, although the report fails to give a time frame. Does anyone know which is the prevalent strain? Is it DENV 1, 2, 3 or 4? I had DENV 2 about 10 years ago so I believe I'm immune to that particular strain but not to the other 3. Moreover I understand that having recovered from one strain, if you then get one of the other strains you will be more seriously affected than if you'd never had dengue before.

Ubonjoe, thank you. I knew it wouldn't be just a case of handing in the two passports, that would be too easy. It's 10 years since I last did this & I couldn't remember the procedure.

Having just received my new passport, do I need any copies when I go to immigration to get the stamps transferred?

With Ukraine responsible for 46% of the world`s sunflower oil is there anything stopping Thailand attempting to ease the shortage caused by the Russian invasion. We grow 3 crops of corn a year here in the lower north but I'm thinking sunflowers would grow just as easily & much more profitably. Has anyone had experience of growing sunflowers here? Is there an established market here?

Thanks for your replies. I will apply now.