what is the procedure ? apply online ?

and do i need to keep 400k in thai bank account or my own country's 400k equivalent?

and long does it take to process?

You apply in the country where located on the e-Visa platform.

Where will you apply from

Funds, do not have to be in Thai bank account.

Equivalent to 400k

Even the payment for application is done online.

Do it here;

https://www.thaievisa.go.th/

32 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

You apply in the country where located on the e-Visa platform.

Where will you apply from

Funds, do not have to be in Thai bank account.

Equivalent to 400k

Even the payment for application is done online.

is it ok if i just show the funds in my thai bank acct ?

4 minutes ago, sushineray said:

is it ok if i just show the funds in my thai bank acct ?

The funds can be in Thai bank account.

You need bank statement to show funds.

9 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

The funds can be in Thai bank account.

You need bank statement to show funds.

its minimum need to be in the acct 3 mths ?

Edited July 6Jul 6 by sushineray

13 minutes ago, sushineray said:

its minimum need to be in the acct 3 mths ?

Where will you apply from > Country?

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18 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

Where will you apply from > Country?

apply on line right ? does country from which matter ?

15 minutes ago, sushineray said:

I apply on line right ? does country from which matter ?

Well it helps to obtain best advice.

What's the big deal.

I also asked "where will you apply from"

25 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Well it helps to obtain best advice.

What's the big deal.

I also asked "where will you apply from"

i apply from singapore where i am at now

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

You apply in the country where located on the e-Visa platform.

Where will you apply from

Funds, do not have to be in Thai bank account.

Equivalent to 400k

Even the payment for application is done online.

miss out ur question

26 minutes ago, sushineray said:

i apply from singapore where i am at now

@Tod Daniels how is Singapore of Non O (marriage) e-Visa.

Vaguely recall you stating they can be difficult?

OP, are you aware that you can enter Thailand visa exempt and obtain Non O in Thailand.

Having said that best option is the e-Visa.

Seems that you already have Thai bank account so obtaining Non O in Thailand should be possible.

Which immigration office would you deal with

1 hour ago, sushineray said:

apply on line right ? does country from which matter ?

Yes.

Embassies can impose their own different requirements.

Thai Embassy Singapore.

https://singapore.thaiembassy.org/en/page/non-immigrant-visa-o-thai-spouse

Financial Statement with bank letterhead, account holder name, transaction, and balance: Official Bank savings statements (all pages)

                -  Single Entry :  Maintain balance for the past 3 months at least 400,000 Baht or equivalent (16,000 SGD) 

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

@Tod Daniels how is Singapore of Non O (marriage) e-Visa.

Vaguely recall you stating they can be difficult?

OP, are you aware that you can enter Thailand visa exempt and obtain Non O in Thailand.

Having said that best option is the e-Visa.

Seems that you already have Thai bank account so obtaining Non O in Thailand should be possible.

Which immigration office would you deal with

ok thanks so much for the replies. this is rhe first time applying for evisa

1 hour ago, Liquorice said:

Yes.

Embassies can impose their own different requirements.

Thai Embassy Singapore.

https://singapore.thaiembassy.org/en/page/non-immigrant-visa-o-thai-spouse

Financial Statement with bank letterhead, account holder name, transaction, and balance: Official Bank savings statements (all pages)

                -  Single Entry :  Maintain balance for the past 3 months at least 400,000 Baht or equivalent (16,000 SGD) 

thanks so much for the replies.

OP, be aware that various countries have their own requirements.

For e-Visa applications 400k balance for 3 months should not be required.

By way of contrast a Non O obtained in Thailand only requires funds in bank on day of application.

The reference to 3 month bank statement for e-Visa can be lost in translation

The OP should be aware of this rule for an O-A visa application.

Having the nationality of or permanent residence in the country where application is submitted.

54 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

The OP should be aware of this rule for an O-A visa application.

Having the nationality of or permanent residence in the country where application is submitted.

The OP is about a non-O, not O-A. Nevertheless, the Singapore embassy requirements are somewhat more stringent than an entry stamp, as listed in the link provided earlier;

4.  Applicant’s long-term pass must upload both front and back of the pass.

(e.g. Singapore Blue IC and Re-Entry Permit Form 7 for Singapore’s Permanent Residents, Employment Pass, Personalized Employment Pass, S Pass, Work Permit, Entry pass, Training Employment Pass, Student Pass, Dependent Pass, Long Term Social Visit Pass, or Professional Visit Pass).                                                                        

***The Long-term pass must be valid for at least two months, if you have renewed your Long-term pass please submit approval from Ministry of Manpower (MOM).

5.  Scan the QR code behind the long-term pass to show expiry date and take a screenshot of the full data until card serial number.

6.  For Permanent Residence in Singapore: Blue Identity Card and Re-entry Permit (Form 7)

15 hours ago, Upnotover said:

The OP is about a non-O, not O-A.

OK, my error, thanks for the correction.

Apologies to the OP, that rule doesn't apply to an "O"

I highly recommend the retirement route over the marriage route. Even if you don't have enough cash in the bank that's fine just use an agent or pay the bribe directly to immigration for bank statements.

Years ago, I returned from immigration, after renewing my marriage visa. The upside to this visa, is that only 400,000 is needed as a deposit, and it does not have to stay in the bank, once your visa is granted. The downsides are:

The hurdles you need to jump over, in order to get a marriage visa are stupid, ridiculous, unnecessary, draconian, wasteful, and silly. I understand the need for them to verify that you are a legitimate couple. Upon the first application. But, the dumb requirements should not relate to renewals. You should not be required to show fresh images of the house each time, copies of the marriage papers, the house documents, either come with a local Thai witness, or bring a signed affidavit from a local Thai each time, provide new maps to the house, and dozens of other requirements.

I just do not even know what to say about the process. I felt like a street dog by the time I left. After hours of paperwork, copy after copy after copy, each page having to be signed, and then being grilling by the surly officer, I literally felt like a street dog. The level of disrespect that immigration shows married couples here, and foreigners in general, is totally uncalled for, beyond the pale, and inane. The copy woman, the guy sorting our papers, they were all nice. But, the officers? Such sourpusses. The woman who was helping us was so difficult to work with, when she finally rejected us over the tiniest thing she did not like, after nearly an hour of reviewing every document with a microscope, so to speak, and said no, I responded by saying yes. YES, you are going to do this. Yes, you are going to do this right now. YES, you are going to stop saying NO to me right now. This ends now. She looked at me and did not know what to say. I asked for the manager. The top brass came over, and we had it sorted in 30 minutes. Took nearly 3 hours. And as usual, it will be a month, until I have final approval. Is it worth it? NO. It is my last marriage visa. I will go back to a retirement visa next year, or leave the country, before I subject myself to that abuse one more time.

I use the retirement visa now (one year extension of stay) and it is far easier.

Frankly, I think at least some of this comes from the rather extreme level of xenophobia and the toxic racism of the army. It filters down throughout the government. I do not think they want us here. And making these procedures difficult is one way of expressing that. 

 

Fortunately, I feel very little of that sentiment from the non governmental Thai people. 

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I highly recommend the retirement route over the marriage route. Even if you don't have enough cash in the bank that's fine just use an agent or pay the bribe directly to immigration for bank statements.

Years ago, I returned from immigration, after renewing my marriage visa. The upside to this visa, is that only 400,000 is needed as a deposit, and it does not have to stay in the bank, once your visa is granted. The downsides are:

The hurdles you need to jump over, in order to get a marriage visa are stupid, ridiculous, unnecessary, draconian, wasteful, and silly. I understand the need for them to verify that you are a legitimate couple. Upon the first application. But, the dumb requirements should not relate to renewals. You should not be required to show fresh images of the house each time, copies of the marriage papers, the house documents, either come with a local Thai witness, or bring a signed affidavit from a local Thai each time, provide new maps to the house, and dozens of other requirements.

I just do not even know what to say about the process. I felt like a street dog by the time I left. After hours of paperwork, copy after copy after copy, each page having to be signed, and then being grilling by the surly officer, I literally felt like a street dog. The level of disrespect that immigration shows married couples here, and foreigners in general, is totally uncalled for, beyond the pale, and inane. The copy woman, the guy sorting our papers, they were all nice. But, the officers? Such sourpusses. The woman who was helping us was so difficult to work with, when she finally rejected us over the tiniest thing she did not like, after nearly an hour of reviewing every document with a microscope, so to speak, and said no, I responded by saying yes. YES, you are going to do this. Yes, you are going to do this right now. YES, you are going to stop saying NO to me right now. This ends now. She looked at me and did not know what to say. I asked for the manager. The top brass came over, and we had it sorted in 30 minutes. Took nearly 3 hours. And as usual, it will be a month, until I have final approval. Is it worth it? NO. It is my last marriage visa. I will go back to a retirement visa next year, or leave the country, before I subject myself to that abuse one more time.

I use the retirement visa now (one year extension of stay) and it is far easier.

Frankly, I think at least some of this comes from the rather extreme level of xenophobia and the toxic racism of the army. It filters down throughout the government. I do not think they want us here. And making these procedures difficult is one way of expressing that. 

 

Fortunately, I feel very little of that sentiment from the non governmental Thai people. 

Previously for many years I had a Non O based on retirement. The extensions were quick and straight forward.

However due to finances this year my extension that is due the end of the month is based on marriage to a Thai spouse.

We have been preparing all the documents for the extension at Udon Immigration and depending on how this goes I will decide whether to carry on extending based on marriage.

15 minutes ago, mlkik said:

We have been preparing all the documents for the extension at Udon Immigration and depending on how this goes I will decide whether to carry on extending based on marriage.

There is Many folk doing extensions marriage with opinions that do not support the rant you quoted

Granted certainly more paperwork than extension retirement however has two big differences:

The financials for one and option of working (some may want)

It's not difficult as many can attest to

5 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

After hours of paperwork, copy after copy after copy, each page having to be signed, and then being grilling by the surly officer, I literally felt like a street dog.

Good lord, what office was that? Sure there's more paperwork and some of it seems rather pointless, but it's not insurmountable, and I've never been 'grilled', felt disrespected or been treated like a soi dog. That said, I've only had to contend with my local Hat Yai office, who I find to be helpful and generally of a sunny disposition. Reading horror stories about other offices makes me appreciate them even more.

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I highly recommend the retirement route over the marriage route. Even if you don't have enough cash in the bank that's fine just use an agent or pay the bribe directly to immigration for bank statements.

Years ago, I returned from immigration, after renewing my marriage visa. The upside to this visa, is that only 400,000 is needed as a deposit, and it does not have to stay in the bank, once your visa is granted. The downsides are:

The hurdles you need to jump over, in order to get a marriage visa are stupid, ridiculous, unnecessary, draconian, wasteful, and silly. I understand the need for them to verify that you are a legitimate couple. Upon the first application. But, the dumb requirements should not relate to renewals. You should not be required to show fresh images of the house each time, copies of the marriage papers, the house documents, either come with a local Thai witness, or bring a signed affidavit from a local Thai each time, provide new maps to the house, and dozens of other requirements.

I just do not even know what to say about the process. I felt like a street dog by the time I left. After hours of paperwork, copy after copy after copy, each page having to be signed, and then being grilling by the surly officer, I literally felt like a street dog. The level of disrespect that immigration shows married couples here, and foreigners in general, is totally uncalled for, beyond the pale, and inane. The copy woman, the guy sorting our papers, they were all nice. But, the officers? Such sourpusses. The woman who was helping us was so difficult to work with, when she finally rejected us over the tiniest thing she did not like, after nearly an hour of reviewing every document with a microscope, so to speak, and said no, I responded by saying yes. YES, you are going to do this. Yes, you are going to do this right now. YES, you are going to stop saying NO to me right now. This ends now. She looked at me and did not know what to say. I asked for the manager. The top brass came over, and we had it sorted in 30 minutes. Took nearly 3 hours. And as usual, it will be a month, until I have final approval. Is it worth it? NO. It is my last marriage visa. I will go back to a retirement visa next year, or leave the country, before I subject myself to that abuse one more time.

I use the retirement visa now (one year extension of stay) and it is far easier.

Frankly, I think at least some of this comes from the rather extreme level of xenophobia and the toxic racism of the army. It filters down throughout the government. I do not think they want us here. And making these procedures difficult is one way of expressing that. 

 

Fortunately, I feel very little of that sentiment from the non governmental Thai people. 

Previously for many years I had a Non O based on retirement. The extensions were quick and straight forward.

However due to finances this year my extension that is due the end of the month is based on marriage to a Thai spouse.

We have been preparing all the documents for the extension at Udon Immigration and depending on how this goes I will decide whether to carry on extending based on marriage.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

There is Many folk doing extensions marriage with opinions that do not support the rant you quoted

Granted certainly more paperwork than extension retirement however has two big differences:

The financials for one and option of working (some may want)

It's not difficult as many can attest to

That is why I am keeping an open mind until later this month when I do my extension.

Udon in their list of requirements state 2 witnesses have to attend ,however maybe everything they state in their list of requirements might not actualy be needed.

Edited July 8Jul 8 by mlkik