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

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.

Thanks Lop,

it seemed quite the quagmire for a while.

tg