getting an ED visa .

[dirtycash]

i want to be able to stay in thailand for a year at least, i am married to a thai and she has a couple of houses., maybe i can get a visa based on marriage ? advise please. what documents do i need considering my wife and i are seperated, though i do think she will give me a copy of all documents.

though i really want to get a good grasp of the thai language properly, so an ED visa seems to me the best bet. i like the fact of learning in school 4 days a week giving me a hobby and a purpose. here is the question. so do i just land in thailand with a 30 day stap, go to the school of choice sign up , pay the fee ( 23k) and take it from there, i think an ED visa does me 1 year or does it do me 15 month ?

thanks

[ubonjoe]

Since you are still legally married you could get a multiple entry non-o visa that would give you unlimited 90 day entries for a year. You would just need your marriage certificate, signed and dated copies of her house book and ID card. Savannakhet Laos does them with no financial proof. You could attend school with this visa.

The only ED visa that is for one year is a multiple entry visa from an embassy or consulate.

You can enroll in a school and geta total stay of one year by getting a single entry non-ed visa and then extend the 90 day entry from it for 90 days at a time.

You could enter on a visa exempt entry enroll in school and then go out for the single entry non-ed visa.

[dirtycash]

thanks so , i can arrive in thailand with a 30 day stamp given at immigration, go to school, pay fee, enrol, then be given the ED visa , which does me for only 1 year ?

failing that , for visa based on marriage, i arrive in thailand with 30 day stamp, before 30 days are up i need tpo go to savannaket immigration ( pay a fee ) then get 90 days + 90 days + 90 days totalling 1 year. for this i need wifes house book / id card / marriage cert all copies ( she will not give me originals. ) plus where do i get these stamped since my wife will be in uk.

thanks joe

[ubonjoe]

You would get a total say of one year from the date you enter the country after getting the single entry non-ed visa at an embassy or consulate. That would be 90 days from the visa plus three 90 day extensions at immigration.

You could get the multiple entry non-o visa from the embassy in London in person or by post before you leave. You could also get it from one of the consulates in person.

You would go the consulate in Savannakhet to get the multiple entry non-o.,

You could bring the signed copies with you. You should have 2 marriage certificates that you got when you registered your marriage or you could get a certified copy if you only have one from the embassy in London or one of the consulates.

You can get a total stay of 15 months from the non-o visa by doing an entry to get another 90 days just before the enter before date on the visa.