First and foremost - I'm terribly sorry to learn about the passing of your partner especially after you were together for such a big part of your life. My first Thai partner was less than half my age when he died of TB in 2012. So it does happen.2lz2p wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:00 am
I too was hoping the law would change for similar reason of inheritance issues - not the marriage extension (more on that follows). Further, it would IMO represent our commitment to each other (10 years of a LTR and 20 years of living in Thailand together after I retired). Being 26 years older than my Thai partner, I expected to leave this world before him. That didn't happen as he passed away due to illness 2 years ago last month.
Another member informed me via PM about the hassles involved with using "Marriage" as the reason for visa extensions, and now, after the detail that you were kind enough to provide, I'm convinced that I should avoid this like the plague.
Having said that I have a question: If Jai and I got legally married (as we plan to do) could I still record my reason for applying for a visa extension as being "Retirement" - or would I then be forced to enter "Marriage" as the reason for extending? I understand that I would not qualify for reduced financial income requirements if using "Retirement" as the reason - but really don't care about that. All I'm really trying to accomplish is to simplify the process of inheritance for Jai when that day comes.