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Not automatically. Marriage does not give you that privilege in any country you will need to apply for a residence visa through the Thai embassy. See site below for visa type, and embassy contact info.
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Yes, you can. I'm from the US and my wife is Thai, you/I qualify for a Non-Immingrant O visa (marriage), which means you can get a visa good for one year (apply for the visa in the US at any Thai embassy; LA, Chicago, NY or DC) but you still have to make a visa run to Cambodia evey three months and then once a year you have to leave the country and re-apply for the Non-Imm O visa (I did Malaysia 2 years in a row). There are some restrictions to the one year visa, the one most difficult for some is the need to have 400,000 baht (about $12,000) in the bank for at least 3 month prior to the application. If you are over 55 you should look into a retirement visa. check out the attached web sites for lots of info:
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Like Bot 23 said the other option is the Retirement Visa O-A, like I did. If you meet the age requirements (age 50) and have the pension or savings to deposit in a Thai Bank here it's the best way to say here. You don't have to leave the country every 3 months or leave the country to apply for a new visa. Once your first year is up just apply for an extension of the Retirement visa. You still must meet the fiscal requirements and your good to go. Here is the website with information. http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2493 Of course there is still other options open to you. Like finding work here which isn't really all the easy except if you qualify as an English Teacher. Or if you have the money to support yourself while your here, some come over on a student visa and study thai at one of the schools here and can get away with it for a few years.
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Ok. You have my permission. Note: Anyamanee, no offend.. are you his wife?? Ok. I'll be more serious. Yes, you can live in Thailand.. Lots of people posting answers in this forum do. First, you apply for a Visa category O for others, coming into Thailand for three months, then you go to the Immegration department and ask for extention. Usually, they will give you one year. You may also apply for residency. I don't know if they give you extended stay for more than one year or not. I think it also depends on a case by case.
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thanks, Ice Cube
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Just bring lots of money and be prepared to jump through endless amounts of bureaucratic hoops. Thailand is interested in what they have termed, "quality tourists". That means: Come for a short visit, spend lots of money and then go home. Just look at this forum and you will get the idea that the welcome mat is not out for foreign residents, and the requirements keep getting more onerous as time passes: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Thai-visas-residency-work-permits-f1.html
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