Immigration Office, Bangkok

Extension of one-year marriage visa: (second and third year)

Bring your passport, passbook, your Thai wife and her ID card

At least 400.000 Baht in Thai bank OR proof of income not less

then 40.000 Baht per month OR combination of funds and income

Receipt from your transferred bank abroad

Certified letter from your bank in Thailand (not more then seven days old)

Copy of passport with your signature

Copy of your wife’s ID card with her signature

Copy of bank passbook (all pages) with your signature

One photo of yourself

Application fee: 1.900 Baht

I'm not sure these requirements are enough now because I was required ALL the documents

as the first year of application thought this were my third extension at Soi Suan Plu, Bangkok.

It seems to be these requirements every extension year from now on.

Requirements when applying for one-year marriage (extension) visa: (first year and all year)

Bring all your original documents, passport, passbook, your Thai wife and her ID card

Non-immigrant visa code O from Thai embassy abroad (“O” Class Dependent's Visa)

Copy of passport

Copy of your wife’s ID card

One photo of yourself (4x6 cm)

Marriage certificate, original and signed copy

Registration book of your Thai wife’s house (if any)

OR apartment/condo contract (if any)

At least 400.000 Baht in Thai bank OR proof of income not less

then 40.000 Baht per month OR combination of funds and income

Receipt from your transferred bank abroad

Certified letter from your bank in Thailand (not more then seven days old)

Copy of bank passbook (all pages)

Copy of all documents is required with your signature (wife’s signature on her copy)

Application fee: 1.900 Baht

They kept asking for the receipt of my transferred bank abroad witch I had with me but

this third year of application I must travel back home for our marriage certificate and the

apartment contract but it was done in an hour and everything went smoothly, thanks to

the friendly staff at Immigration and they said to me; No problem for you Sir, we trust you!

The hefty fees from last year (500 Baht to 1900 Baht) has made some results in a new

digital office and more employed officers at Immigration Office, Bangkok I believe!

Immigration Office, October 7, 2005

Hardly seems worth the trouble.

It keeps 'em in a job

I did mine last month but before I did it officially I asked the staff exactly what they needed and that is what I brought including a pile of spare photocopies but the only thing I did not bring was my wife (she was at the hospital with our baby son) and they gave me a 2 week extension to get her there as I gave them a letter from the hospital confirming it.

It is so easy just to keep all the originals in one place and just update the changing ones every year.

It works for me.

edited for bad spelling again

Edited October 12, 200520 yr by billd766

billd766

The most important rule after money in bank is that the wife is required every extension year,

and we will get the extension of stay also she must sign some documents too at Immigration Office.

I Will keep all the originals in one place and just update the changing ones every year, thanks billd766.

Next year more new rules from Immigration, I believe!!