hi

in the next year or two myself and wife are thinking of making a move to thailand, she is thai btw. I am a holder of both uk and irish passports, i am 44 years old. I think the non o visa grants me approx 1year and 5 months stay when on the 12th month i do an overland border run to cambodia or lao? what type of passport should i travel on, which type of visa can i get, obviously for me to return to uk every 15 months is going to be expensive so i want to know is there any other ways i can stay in los without having to do this costly trip. Uk or irish pasport?

THANKS

You can start with a Single Entry Non Imm O Visa which will give you 90 days.

OR

A Multi Entry Non Imm O Visa that will give you up to 15 months but would need a border run every 90 says.

You then have options to apply for the same Visas in Asia.

OR

Apply for 12 month extensions.

2.18 In the case of a family

member of a Thai(applicable only to parents, spouse, child, adopted child or child

of his/her spouse):

Permission will be

granted for a period of

not more than 1 year at a time.

(6) In case of marriage with a Thai lady, the husband who is an alien must have an average annual income of not less than 40,000 baht per month or a money deposit in a local Thai bank of not less than 400,000 baht for the past 2 months for expenses within a year.

Thanks litebeer, does this mean that if i get multiple entry non o visa for 15 months i can apply for a further 12 months extention whilst still in thailand, meaning i do not have to return regularly to uk. And how likely would it be to get this extention and where to apply plus cost of this, obviously based on being married to a thai national and have a daughter to my wife who has thai passport/national.

THANKS

You can apply for the extension every year and as long as you qualify you will get. Yes you apply in Thailand.

The cost is 1,900 baht.

It wouldn't make any difference which passport you decide to use but once you use one you more-or-less have to stick to using that passport to save hassles in the future. The Brits have a full embassy in Wireless Road while Ireland has a consulate only in Sathorn Road. Its worth finding out about passport renewals and costs too - use which ever one is easiest.