ThunderRd

I am interested in specific information regarding the Udon office and their [perhaps unique?] requirements, as that's the town where my kids go to school and where I would likely reside, should I get through all the red tape.

Thank you for this

I've got two kids, [Lao nationals] 18 and 20. The 18 year old is in his last year of high school and my older one is in college in Thailand. Is there a way to get a visa by proving parental support of foreign nationals on student visas?

I'm aware of this; I know everyone is waiting for clarity. I've got a tax ID in Thailand because I worked in Thailand for 15 years prior to living in Laos.

Ok, well that shoots that idea then 😀 I'm not quite old enough to show pension payments yet.

Thanks for this, maybe I'll try emailing the Thai Embassy and asking them directly if this is an acceptable route. I have my doubts that I'll get a response from them but it's certainly worth a try before making an appointment and finding out they don't actually accept this. I know that Embassy officials can be quite uneven in their requirements.

Thank you. The funds are deposited on the same day each month from a Taiwanese company, so are shown on my bank statement as 'X1/FRCI', which is the code for a foreign bank origin. I can easily show this deposit for the last year by producing copies of my monthly statement from SCB. I suppose it's worth a try, I guess the only risk is the application fee and my time invested if they refuse to issue a visa. I was hoping for someone to chime in and say they'd done it successfully this way 😀 By the way, I've no intention whatsoever to tie up 800K in a Thai bank account. If I can't do this via monthly income proof, it's a deal-breaker.

Are you saying that US cits cannot avail themselves of the monthly income method?

Thanks for your response. So if I understand you correctly, they left this option out of their requirements on the Embassy webpage, which states clearly that: Are you saying that I can simply show a copy of my bank records indicating a monthly deposit, and that is sufficient without a certifying letter from my embassy? I can easily show the monthly deposit for the past year.

I live in Laos and am considering a change to Thailand. I've looked at the requirements for a Non-O, 90-day visa at the Embassy in Vientiane, near where I live. From the Embassy website, under Non-O requirements: I have an regular overseas income well in excess of the required 65,000THB. I can show this income for the past year. I have contacted the US Embassy in Vientiane and they have informed me that: I was already aware that they could not confirm the income. They will, however, notarize a sworn statement that I make in the presence of the Embassy official regarding my income. Would this affidavit, along with my bank records showing a monthly deposit into my Thai bank account at SCB, be enough for a 90-day Non-O, or am I wasting my time?