Hi everyone, great to be a part of this group!

I’m a 50YO New Zealand citizen currently residing in New Zealand looking to relocate to Thailand this year on a non immigrant O visa. I meet all the criteria and am comfortable to apply via the eVisa website. However my wife (also a New Zealand citizen) is only 44YO. What is the best approach to getting her a visa to reside in Thailand? I contacted the Thai Visa Center and they advised she would need to apply for an ED student visa which would need to be extended once, after which she could then apply for a dependent visa connected to my retirement visa.

Has anyone else been in this situation before and is able to share what approach they took?

Thanks!

Is there a Thai language study course available in Surin province under the ED student visa?