Is the requirement for 400k baht in bank for marriage visa 2 or 3 months prior to renewal?

[Pinot]

I just deposited 400k in the bank getting ready for renewal of my marraige visa in 60 days. I've looked everywhere online and all I see is 60 days prior to renewal. My wife just called Phuket Immigration and asked specifically the guy who we went through the process with last time and he said it was 90 days prior! This is going to be a disaster. Is there anything I can do at this point? 

[Upnotover]

2 minutes ago, Pinot said:

I just deposited 400k in the bank getting ready for renewal of my marraige visa in 60 days. I've looked everywhere online and all I see is 60 days prior to renewal. My wife just called Phuket Immigration and asked specifically the guy who we went through the process with last time and he said it was 90 days prior! This is going to be a disaster. Is there anything I can do at this point? 

If you have never had one on your current (original) visa you can get a 60 days "visit Thai family" extension to buy the time that your office erroneously requires.

[DrJack54]

It's 60days of seasoning prior to date of application

[Pinot]

Just now, DrJack54 said:

It's 60days of seasoning prior to date of application

Obviously I need to talk to them now. Thank you

[DrJack54]

13 minutes ago, Pinot said:

Obviously I need to talk to them now. Thank you

You do hear of variations eg think there is one "in the sticks" Offices that asks for 3 months prior for extension retirement... 

However not normal at office such as Phuket. 

As mentioned above... Your fall back plan is to obtain 60 day extension to visit wife. 

Should not be necessary 

 

Tell him to read second point on this list. 

https://aseannow.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=843557&key=2caaa6b16bae18dd24e0a61253734932 

 

Thread here:

 

 

[KannikaP]

A member on here for 15 years, and has to ask this question. 

[Liquorice]

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

It's 60days of seasoning prior to date of application

It was 60 days under the old requirements before 'Big Joke' introduced new orders accepting overseas transfers into a Thai bank account and amended the financial requirements based on 'funds' for extensions based on retirement and Thai family to align to the same financial requirement to 2 months prior to the date of application.

 

Clause 6;

 

[Liquorice]

1 hour ago, Pinot said:

I just deposited 400k in the bank getting ready for renewal of my marraige visa in 60 days. I've looked everywhere online and all I see is 60 days prior to renewal.

It's been 2 months (not 60 days) prior to submitting the application since 2018.

[Pinot]

4 hours ago, KannikaP said:

A member on here for 15 years, and has to ask this question. 

Yeah because we asked our Immigration officer from last year and he said 90 days! I'm used to them changing this nonsense on a regular basis.  

[BrandonJT]

Nothing has changed in Phuket.  It's not 60 days, it's 2 months.

[ronster]

I was always asked 90 days in samui and now in mahasarakham they only ask 60 days . Although samui love to make doing visas as annoying as they possibly can buy changing what they ask for when it suits them , nevermind the actual items needed.

[Tod Daniels]

On 7/4/2025 at 9:58 AM, DrJack54 said:

It's 60days of seasoning prior to date of application

Careful with that.. 😉 

 

As @Liquorice correctly posted the seasoning of banked money method for extension based on married to a that is 2 months  (date to date) <- which is not always 60 days. 😮 

 

Had someone hung up out at Chaengwattana on a Friday thinking it was 60 days and they had to come back the following Monday after it seasoned the two months 😕 

[Beerzy65]

On 7/4/2025 at 9:58 AM, DrJack54 said:

It's 60days of seasoning prior to date of application

No

• Financial Requirements: A financial requirement must be met, either by depositing 400,000 Thai Baht in a Thai bank account for at least two months or by showing a monthly income of at least 40,000 Thai Baht. 

[DrJack54]

1 minute ago, Beerzy65 said:

On 7/4/2025 at 9:58 AM, DrJack54 said:

It's 60days of seasoning prior to date of application

No

Yes and already pointed out a few times. Lazy error

No idea why I posted 60days instead of the correct 2 months. 

[dayo202]

If you banking with Bangkok Bank it's 4 months 🤣 🤣  ( joking guys )

[Snowbird 7]

On 7/4/2025 at 9:52 AM, Pinot said:

I just deposited 400k in the bank getting ready for renewal of my marraige visa in 60 days. I've looked everywhere online and all I see is 60 days prior to renewal. My wife just called Phuket Immigration and asked specifically the guy who we went through the process with last time and he said it was 90 days prior! This is going to be a disaster. Is there anything I can do at this point? 

My worry about the Thb400,000.00 deposit 60 days before renewal.  If you can prove Thb45,000.00 monthly foreign pension income, for 12 month, your also good to go.  Word of advise, you must show it in one Thai bank account.   You cannot have Thb25,000.00 foreign source in one account and Thb20,000.00 foreign source in another.  Immigration only look at one account only!

 

 

[Snowbird 7]

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Yes and already pointed out a few times. Lazy error

No idea why I posted 60days instead of the correct 2 months. 

I just went through my marriage visa, Government Complex indicated, 60 days for Thb400,000.00 deposit prior to application. to be sure, deposit it 65-70 days prior. 

 

[DezLez]

1 hour ago, Snowbird 7 said:

My worry about the Thb400,000.00 deposit 60 days before renewal.  If you can prove Thb45,000.00 monthly foreign pension income, for 12 month, your also good to go.  Word of advise, you must show it in one Thai bank account.   You cannot have Thb25,000.00 foreign source in one account and Thb20,000.00 foreign source in another.  Immigration only look at one account only!

 

 

I think that is dependant on which office/IO you use as I do not believe that there is anything in the "rules" to prevent it!

[happydreamer]

Its usually 2 months but if you have an IO that wants to make trouble for you...(there's a particular one at CW that just <deleted> hates me for some reason) they will make things up to make a problem for you.  I was under 400k for 5 minutes within a 3 month window and she make me come back the following month