Marriage to Thai female visa requirements

[atyclb]

anyone know the requirements for the husband to obtain a visa? what if the wife has a grad degree and 100k salary? must the husband also have a high income?

 

thanks

[JackThompson]

Your wife's income is not a factor.  It's 40K / mo or 400K in the bank for the financials, plus a stack of paperwork.  But you should say which office, since some have "extra requirements" you should be prepared for. 

 

Also, there is the matter of your initial Non-O stamp, which which is the starting-point for an "extension" (annual) at your local office.  This process also varies in difficulty, depending on the policies of the local office, though you can get a Non-O Visa based on marriage at a consulate abroad, and enter with that, if your local office is troublesome for Non-O stamps (as mine was).

 

You can also get a Non-O Multiple-Entry Visa based on marriage at some consulates abroad (some without financial proofs), which give you 90-days permitted-stay per-entry, each extendable by 60-days at a local immigration office.  This requires border-bounces, but avoids the annual-extension requirements that your local office may impose.

Edited August 27, 2018 by JackThompson

[elviajero]

Your wife’s income and education are irrelevant.

 

You don’t usually need to provide any financial information to get a non-immigrant ‘O’ visa to enter the country.

 

On entry with a non ‘O’ visa you’re granted permission to stay for 90 days. Within the last 30 days you can apply for an extension of stay as long as you have a certified (by your embassy) income of at least 40K pm, or have at least 400K in a Thai bank account in your name. Your wife could lend you the money, which would need to be in your bank for at least 2 months prior to the application date.

[atyclb]

thanks for replies.

 

interesting. any scenarios such as the thai wife giving a 40k/month allowance to the husband?

[Phuket Man]

She can put 400,000 in your bank if she wants.

[atyclb]

assuming the husband provides the 400k can the allowance be used and or claim sharing the wifes income together?

[elviajero]

2 hours ago, atyclb said:

thanks for replies.

 

interesting. any scenarios such as the thai wife giving a 40k/month allowance to the husband?

No.

 

2 hours ago, atyclb said:

assuming the husband provides the 400k can the allowance be used and or claim sharing the wifes income together?

If you have 400K in the bank you don't need to prove any income. It's either cash in the bank OR income.

 

Your wife's income cannot be used. If a foreign woman is married to a Thai man the husbands income can be used, but not the other way around.

[BritTim]

2 hours ago, atyclb said:

thanks for replies.

 

interesting. any scenarios such as the thai wife giving a 40k/month allowance to the husband?

I am not sure the answer is a definite "no" if it was structured correctly,  You can use income within Thailand to satisfy the requirement. If your wife has a company, and can make you a director, you could be provided 40,000 baht per month as "director's compensation". There are probably other clever ways of receiving a "salary" from your wife, though you probably want to avoid needing a work permit. The main thing is that your embassy must be willing to give you a letter confirming you have the requisite income in order to apply for the extension.