Help please. How to get a visa for 6 months prior to marriage.

[torrow]

Hi, please bear with me. All these new rules are giving me a headache.

 

I'm over 60 but not quite a pensioner yet. I'm having a relationship with a Thai lady. I've been to Thailand 2 times so far to ensure we are OK together in real before getting married.

 

Timetable is like this:

My first visit was in February, 30 days visa exemption at airport.

Back to UK for 2 months.

Next visit in May, 60 day tourist visa from Thai embassy London.

Now I'm back in the UK for 2 months.

 

Now we want at least 6 months together before committing to marriage. What is the best way to do this with a view to relocating to Thailand. As I understand it, a retirement visa needs me to put a big lump into a Thai bank which I cannot do.

 

Thanks

[paz]

Get a double entry tourist visa, each entry is 60 days. You extend each entry for further 30 days, Bt 1,900 at immigration.

[torrow]

Thanks for the reply. So I assume therefore I must leave Thailand before the visa extension expires and re-enter with the second entry? Can this be by land or should I fly somewhere? Sorry if this seems rather trivial, but I've spent hours reading through the forum and still cannot figure out what to do for the best.

[ubonjoe]

You can do your 2nd entry by land, sea or air it does not matter. Just be sure you do it before the enter before date on your visa.