Hello, I am making plans to come to Thailand to live full time in the near future, I am married to  Thai and we have a house in Issan, What would be my best option regarding visas and flights, If I get the married visa here in the UK would I only need a one way ticket? or my other option would be to go visa exempt and sort out the marriage visa over there but I would need to get a return ticket, Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks

If you have a Visa you don't need a return ticket.

Without a Visa you do.

Back in the day return tickets were not that much more expensive than singles.

No idea now.

 

Thanks, I think they are quite a bit more expensive,

If you can easily get a single entry non-O based on marriage from the London embassy then that's ideal.  Gives you 90 days in which to put your THB400K in a Thai account before going for the 1 year extension of stay.  If you needed any more time a 60 day extension could be had.  The least amount of "sorting out" in immigration offices in Thailand the better.  And yes, with a non-O no return or onward ticket issues.

Are you aged 50 or over?