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  1. Hey all. Recently I left my employment here for a contract in Vietnam, which fell through at the last minute due to ridiculous red tape. Anyhow, I had to quickly get a one-year Thai visa again and the fastest was the Retirement visa. I am married to a Thai, we own our property and in the past just had Non-O Marriage visas. I am now setting up a company here for my consulting gigs and will need to shift from Retirement to eventually a Non-B for the work permit within the next 2-3 months. I am quite familiar with all the visa options so I don’t need advice on the special visas but I do wonder how best to begin the process of transferring out of Retirement and into a visa for work (Non-B). I am told that I must leave the country and return on another visa. I am considering the following options: 1. Go to KL or Singapore and return with the 30 day Non-B for my company. Then register for the WP and the one year Non-B. Travelling is an issue these days and the length of time to process in Singapore and KL has extended to up to 5 working days whereas in the past it was 2-3 days max. This just adds more cost to the trip. 2. Transfer over from Retirement to Marriage visa without leaving the country. Later obtain the work visa via the Non-O Marriage to Non-B. This option requires a two step approach and added administration, time and costs but avoids the flights and accommodations. Just some background, I live and will work in Samut Prakan Province so I will not be dealing with Bangkok Immigration, only the SP Immigration office which I have dealt with for many years (nice folks there). Anyone with the right experience and understanding that can give me some alternative ideas (not the expensive 5-year visas, not interested) in this process? Thanks !
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