Have Things Settled Down?

[thatguy]

Things visa have been in quite an uproar of late. I looked at Sunbelts pinned topic today, and it seems we are back to square one in some ways. ( non o visa - marriage or retirement)

section 7.17 says a in the case of a married couple, a combined income of 40,000 baht will do. (of course add jumping thru verification, passport hoops etc)

A thought, can the applicant show 25,000 B, and pay the wife 20,000 B making their combined "income" 45,000 B ?

section 7.18 seems to say that if the applicant is the adoptive parent of a thai national under 20 yrs old, there is no monetary requirement.

I've spoken to the wife about adopting the boys for other reasons.

section 7.19 seems largely a repeat of sec 7.18. There must be a legal nuance in there somewhere.

section 7.21 seems to reinstate the combination of funds concept.

in PP 5 " Having annual income combined with savings in the bank not less than 800,000 B from the date submitting the application."

My situation is: a US citizen, over 50 , my wife has two preteen boys.

Are these really the laws as they stand currently?

Are they being implemented as such, or reinthaipreted?

tg

[lopburi3]

Order 606 is the deal. Add to it a requirement for 3 month history on bank deposits or income. The removal of bank deposit was only for new marriage applicants.

[thatguy]

Thanks Lop,

it seemed quite the quagmire for a while.

tg