24 minutes ago, mania said:

So I see that 40k per month as pretty convenient & would like to know in a first go round I am guessing that does not work right?

Did you read the OP

CM is not allowing home to change from based on retirement to based on marriage.

Re approval a extension marriage applied for in CM would still have an under consideration period.

Only extension retirement are approved on the spot

On 5/22/2026 at 6:23 PM, Bredbury Blue said:

Clearly not in Khon Kaen, as reported by the OP.

Nor in Hua Hin, or at least not four years ago, when I changed from a retirement to a marriage extension.

29 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Did you read the OP

CM is not allowing home to change from based on retirement to based on marriage.

Re approval a extension marriage applied for in CM would still have an under consideration period.

Only extension retirement are approved on the spot

Yes & like I said in my post I do not live in CM anymore 😉

3 hours ago, mania said:

Yes & like I said in my post I do not live in CM anymore 😉

Ask clear question of required advice. Your posts are cryptic

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Ask clear question of required advice. Your posts are cryptic

What's cryptic about his question?

5 hours ago, mania said:

So just a side Q..........I use to live in CM for 7 years & left now back & was thinking of 800k method as I have it here already & supposedly less paper. I am not in CM anymore but word has it that where I am does send marriage based Non Imm O visa's to CM for approval.

So I see that 40k per month as pretty convenient & would like to know in a first go round I am guessing that does not work right? I mean I need to show 12 months of 40k a month right? So maybe retirement first year (800K already here 6 months) then back & marriage based on income next year when I have the 12 months of 40K + transfers? Correct?

It would be so nice if all IO followed the same set of rules countrywide but TIT. Just did my extension and the officer didn't know what BAHTNET was, asked me 4 times and I had no idea what it was other than a transfer portal. All good as he accepted it after I told him to ask the other officer that did mine last year to explain. Overall happy with my local IO in Rayong.

Just a quick update, immigration (Khon Kaen) have just called and said they are going to visit us tomorrow (Friday) at 11am….i will update on what happened once they have left

OK, as promised here is the update on the immigration visit today, the immigration officer called us to tell us they were on their way,20 minutes later they arrived in their fancy BMW, 2 officers one male and one female, the male could speak pretty good English and he was laid back and ok, the woman was a bit po faced and had a very jobsworth attitude, we had to get 1 neighbour to sign some sort of declaration which the IO then put in a folder, I had to show them my passport which they checked through, they did remark that I was changing from a retirement extension to a marriage one, I said yes and that was the end of that no explanation required or given, we then had to have photos with the IO’s in front of the house, and near the front door and then finally one of just me and the male IO with him holding my passport, he then confirmed the date I had to go to immigration to get my stamp in my passport and that was it off they went, I guess the whole thing took about 20 minutes.

5 minutes ago, essex boys said:

OK, as promised here is the update on the immigration visit today

Thanks.

Seems pretty uneventful and big deal.

If they had wanted a snap inside sitting on bed (as some reports have been)

That would be deal breaker for me.

Bottom line is you were able to change from based on retirement to matriage

@pub2022 did not have any luck trying to same thing at CM.

Sure won't be pleased that possible at KK.

As it should be

1 minute ago, DrJack54 said:

Thanks.

Seems pretty uneventful and big deal.

If they had wanted a snap inside sitting on bed (as some reports have been)

That would be deal breaker for me.

Bottom line is you were able to change from based on retirement to matriage

Yep pretty uneventful as you said, just one photo outside the house with the house number and 1 IO then another on the driveway by the front door and finally 1 of me and the male IO holding my passport, they did ask me how long I had lived in Thailand so I said it would be 5 years come January and that was it, just got to my stamp in the next few weeks and that’s it.

2 minutes ago, essex boys said:

they did ask me how long I had lived in Thailand so I said it would be 5 years come January and that was it, just got to my stamp in the next few weeks and that’s it.

Perhaps if you were married recently there may have been more questions. Maybe not.

Out of interest... Did you maintain the 400k in the account during this under consideration period.

Suggest when return for stamp take along bank book.

It won't be required but good policy.

And here is the under consideration stamp in my passport

1 minute ago, DrJack54 said:

Perhaps if you were married recently there may have been more questions. Maybe not.

Out of interest... Did you maintain the 400k in the account during this under consideration period.

Suggest when return for stamp take along bank book.

It won't be required but good policy.

Yes I had the 400k in the bank for over a year and it’s still in there now while im in the “ under consideration “ stage, I will probably just keep it in there but next year I will attempt to get the extension under the monthly income route

My under consideration stamp

3 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Thanks.

@pub2022 did not have any luck trying to same thing at CM.

Sure won't be pleased that possible at KK.

As it should be

Indeed, and I've decided to renew my extension based on retirement this year.

In the meantime, I'm going to decide wheter to use an agency next year or leave the contry and start it all over. Because the idea is to put my money somewhere else.

Or Immigration CM could revert to normal, who knows!

Cheers

43 minutes ago, pub2022 said:

Or Immigration CM could revert to normal, who knows!

It's a mystery to me.

It's a very common thing.