Legal Services & Resources 

As it will no longer be possible to obtain an income affidavit in 2019, it is important to understand that there are methods of extending an O marriage visa in Thailand without such affidavits.

Incoming tourists to Thailand are seeing increasingly efficient processing through immigration checkpoints.

As of 2019, income affidavits will no longer be available from the USA, UK, and Australian Embassies in connection with Thai retirement visas. Understanding alternative methods of extending such visas is important for those who use income affidavits.

Thai officials are promulgating an online visa on arrival system to facilitate faster processing.

Many are confused about how overstay fines are paid as well as when and where they are paid. This video attempts to provide clarity.

Authorities in Thailand are making plans to provide expedited processing of SMART visa holders at Immigration Checkpoints.

Being polite to officers at ports of entry can make the difference between being permitted to enter a country or being deported.

Immigration appears poised to continue their heightened scrutiny of foreigners living in Thailand.

Those entering Thailand on visa exemption or tourist visas (especially after multiple prior trips within a given year) are well advised to be able to provide proof of ability to financially support oneself in the Kingdom.

A common misconception is hat a visa guarantees entry to a country. In Thailand, the Immigration officer at a port of entry adjudicates whether an individual, with or without a visa, will be permitted to enter the Kingdom.