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The website for the Thai Embassy in London has some fairly dodgy-looking links so you would be advised to cross-check this information on the e-visa website, but it looks as if you may be able to apply for a multiple entry tourist visa valid for six ... Read More

My wife has friends who work as maids (cooking and cleaning) and earn THB 20K per month for a six day week, with accommodation, utilities and food free. They also get an annual bonus. However, this is in Phuket and I imagine pay rates are somewhat ... Read More

I used https://www.bangkok-translation.com/ to translate my wife's previous divorce certificate and thought they did a pretty decent job. Despite the website name I believe they're based in Chiang Mai, although their location was irrelevant since ... Read More

@martinoo2002 i can鈥檛 understand, because聽 I did a lot of travels to Thailand with this Visa on Arrival and never they ask me for hotel, fly for come back and so and never i payed 2000 THB Josep -@josepzbvI think you're getting ... Read More

When my wife applied for her spouse visa to come to the UK she used https://www.bangkok-translation.com/, who seem to be reasonably priced. Despite the name, I believe they may be based in Chiang Mai. Read More

Not sure if the link I provided before is working. I'll try it again.https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/81755-visa-fees?page=5d6636cd15e39c3bd00072dd&menu=5d6636ce15e39c3bd000733c Read More

I'd advise you to check with your nearest Thai Embassy because each embassy may give you a different answer, but for what it's worth the London embassy indicated in an announcement dated 1/9/22 (see [link under review] visa category #3) that you ... Read More

@rzugnoni The DTA basically means that if you are taxed in your home country you will not be taxed in Thailand. Not sure what migation you are referring too, things remain the same as before -@martinoo2002That's a slight ... Read More

I think the people on this forum who seem to be the most knowledgeable recommend a non-immigrant 'O' visa rather than a tourist visa if your intention is to retire in Thailand. If you apply for that visa it is unlikely Thai immigration will ask for ... Read More

Ok, that's encouraging. Musical instruments are infamous for not getting money back out of them unless they are collectible. So if I can take it home and not try to sell it here all the better Thanks Leeds -@scbrockI assume from your ... Read More

This has already been discussed extensively in this thread: /forum/viewtopic.php?id=1047496 Read More

The visa agent my wife and I used to assist with her spouse visa application asked for a record of the Skype calls we had made to each other as evidence of our ongoing relationship, and because it was such a laborious process taking screen shots of ... Read More

Although my experience isn鈥檛 identical to yours, it does have many similarities so I hope it will be helpful. My wife is Thai and we married in Thailand. Following the marriage the registrar issued a certificate of surname change (more or less ... Read More

@rbakker The Thai visa website is certainly confusing. If you click on "Which visa type should I apply for?" and select Passport Type = Ordinary Passport, the 'Purpose of Visit' dropdown box includes "Retirement (pensioner aged 50 or above with a ... Read More

Yes, I've heard about FATCA but if you think it's only the US that obtains financial information about its nationals overseas, you're naive. Click on "List of countries who have agreed to share financial account information" in the URL ... Read More

Please tell how any authority in the UK would know if you have properties in Thailand. If you officially move to Thailand and have an income,it's in Thailand you're supposed to pay tax. -@Leeds forever!If you look at the OP's profile you'll see that ... Read More

It doesn't matter whether you repatriate the money you've earned from rentals in Thailand or not. If you're tax resident in the UK then you have to pay UK tax on your global income, although you may be able to offset any tax levied by the Thai tax ... Read More

I find the UK government鈥檚 website difficult to understand even as a native English speaker, and I鈥檓 certainly no expert on UK immigration law. However, my reading of this page (https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/partner-spouse) is that ... Read More

@Leeds forever! Doesn't a 6 month multiple entry visa work just as well for the OP? (https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/86306-validity-of-visa-and-permitted-length-of-stay) If you get the visa shortly before you enter Thailand for the ... Read More

Wise does use SWIFT for some outward payments, but apparently in very limited cases (same currency payments in USD/GBP/EUR [outside of SEPA]) - see https://wise.com/help/articles/2553074/paying-by-swift. I'm not sure if you can open accounts in ... Read More

@HKT Expat I'll admit I know nothing about Dutch tax law, but I doubt the underlying principles differ much from the UK. If I earn income from a property in the UK, then it may not be taxed at source, but it is definitely taxable and I have to ... Read More

I'm pretty sure I've seen this answered before on another thread, and the view was that if you have an onward ticket leaving Thailand no more than 30 (currently 45) days after you enter, then you can get a visa exemption (the website for the Thai ... Read More

I mean no taxes in the UK if you live in Thailand and you are British. -@npfduggan41If you're British and living in Thailand, you still have to pay UK tax on income derived from the UK - for example on savings and investments held in the UK, income ... Read More

A large age gap doesn鈥檛 necessarily mean that a relationship won鈥檛 work. I鈥檓 19 years older than my wife, although she was in her mid 30s when I met her so she at least ticks that box on Jack鈥檚 checklist! She also has no ... Read More

@Retiree What if I am 60 years old but don't want to touch my private pension yet, as I can work part time for my UK employer whilst in Thailand?Plus I easily surpass the 800,000 THB bank deposit requirement.Is Type O still the best visa for me?PS, ... Read More

Let me try that link again as it seems to be broken. https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/84508-non-immigrant-visas?page=5d6636cd15e39c3bd00072dd&menu=5d6636ce15e39c3bd000733c Read More

Forgot to post the link for the Non-Immigrant O visa. It's https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/84508-non-immigrant-visas?page=5d6636cd15e39c3bd00072dd&menu=5d6636ce15e39c3bd000733c. Read More

I see from your profile that you're from England so I'll refer to information given by the Thai Embassy in London. First of all, if you look at the FAQs on their website ... Read More

It doesn't help when the requirements for a tourist visa are worded differently, depending on the country from which you are applying. The Thai Embassy in London (https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/84451-tourist-visa) asks only for ... Read More

@Leeds forever!I must admit I鈥檓 trying to hedge my bets here. The long-term plan is for my wife to settle in the UK but so far she has failed the English exam that is a prerequisite to applying for a visa despite speaking perfectly adequate ... Read More

What a depressingly cynical post. Did your hypothetical younger wife work in a bar by any chance? I don鈥檛 wish to denigrate all bar girls because they only do that job out of economic necessity and not all are totally mercenary. If you catch ... Read More

Hi.So if you travel to thailand to find a wife, and bring him back home to a western country, how much you should provide money for the wife?im figuring out something like, when you are in the thailand, something like 300usd a month will be enough ... Read More

My Thai wife couldn鈥檛 believe the amount of bureaucracy foreigners have to navigate to open a bank account in Thailand so she went into her local Bangkok Bank branch to check the information given in this thread; she was dismayed to find that ... Read More

@Leeds forever! Got it! Thanks very much for your help. Read More

@Leeds forever! Thanks for the very detailed reply. Although my wife lives in Phuket, her house registration is in Phatthalung. Does she need to retrieve that from her family home or should I ask her to borrow her landlord's blue house book and ... Read More

I鈥檝e looked at Bangkok Bank鈥檚 requirements for opening a savings account and for foreign applicants they require, inter alia:聽鈥淎 reference letter issued by one of the following institutes or organizations or required ... Read More

If you're one of those people who thinks expensive private hospitals in for example BKK, Phuket and Pattaya are the best, you'll need at least 1 million baht coverage, outpatient excluded. They charge you at least 100% more than cheaper private ... Read More

Have you seen a bank book yourself with 800k for 5 months and 400k for 7 months borrowed from an agency? I know a lot of people without enough money, and they don't borrow 1 baht. They pay for financial requirements to disappear at the immigration ... Read More

@rzugnoni Thank you. That's very useful to know. Read More

@Leeds forever! Thanks Read More

@Leeds forever! Slightly off-topic, but I'm intending to go to Thailand in September on a non-immigrant 'O' visa based on marriage and apply for an extension of stay when I arrive. I'll have to open a Thai bank account and deposit 400K into it ... Read More

@Leeds forever! You beat me to it on the bank account comment. I send money to my wife's bank account every month via Wise.com (other money transfer services are available!) and the only banks you can send more than THB 50K to are Bangkok Bank, ... Read More

@Leeds forever! You beat me to it on the bank account comment. I send money to my wife's bank account every month via Wise.com (other money transfer services are available!) and the only banks you can send more than THB 50K to are Bangkok Bank, ... Read More

According to the website of the Thai embassy in the USA (https://thaiembdc.org/2020/12/10/stv/) the STV "will be in effect until 30 September 2022". It's not clear if this means you have to apply for it before this date or have to have completed ... Read More

Sorry, forget the bit about the accommodation requirements. I've just noticed that this is an alternative requirement for people who cannot meet the income threshold. Read More

It does ask for payslips, employer letter and bank statements. See https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/proof-income. You will also have to prove that your accommodation is adequate to house both you and your spouse, i.e. is not overcrowded. See ... Read More

I don鈥檛 think his friends are correct. The rules are stated here: https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa and include the instructions 鈥淚f you need a visa, you must apply online before you come to the UK. As part of your application, ... Read More

I hesitate to suggest that Ikrah is a scammer, but I have difficulty believing that someone who claims to be a qualified immigration officer would recommend a fianc茅 visa to the OP when she states quite clearly that she is married. Regrettably ... Read More

I agree with most of what Voyager_2002 says but can't find anything on the UK government's website about having to be in the Philippines for three weeks before you can kick start the process of obtaining an Affirmation of Marital Status (the ... Read More

Regrettably I have to agree with Voyager_2002. I tried twice, in 2014 and again in 2015, to obtain a visit visa for my Thai girlfriend to spend time with me in the UK so that she could get to know me better than was possible during relatively short ... Read More

Thanks Mike. I'll ring them when they open today Bruce Read More

Mike, Now you've got me intrigued! Can you remember where you saw the reference to the 60 day tourist visa being free until March 2011? The link to the Standard Visa Application Pack Download you gave in your previous post takes me to a file that ... Read More

Thanks Mike I've just checked out the Thai Embassy website on tourist visas and frankly it's a bit confusing. If I've understood it correctly it looks as if the single entry 60 day tourist visa costs 拢28 but it's not clear whether it costs more for ... Read More

An multi-entry O visa will give you up to 15months in Thailand but you need to exit the country every 90 days unless you qualify for a retirement or marriage extension.Thanks for this information. I'm going to be in Thailand for 4 1/2 months this ... Read More