Okay a simple question. What are the 'money' requirements when supporting a Thai wife? I'm talking about how much each month must be sent via Foreign Telegraphic Transfer to satisfy Immigration? My understanding is 40K baht a month. Also, I heard they did away with the 400K balance option. Is this true?

I am NOT interested in all the rules for marriage visa; just the money requirement.

40k per month unless grandfathered under the 400k bank deposit method per police order 606/2006 section 7.17 (which is in the useful information pinned section).

(6) In case of the applicant who is

married to a Thai wife, one of them

or both of them need to have the

total annual income that is

averaged out not less than 40,000

Baht per month. Except for the case

that the said foreign national has

entered Thailand before this Order

is enforced and the foreign national

has been permitted to stay in the

Kingdom by the result of having

married to a Thai wife, then if the

applicant does not have the said

income, then, the latest 3 months

records of the account book of any

Bank in Thailand with the account

name of either or both parties need

to have the amount of money not

less than 400,000 Baht

I'm talking about how much each month must be sent via Foreign Telegraphic Transfer to satisfy Immigration?

That will not help. You will need a letter from your Embassy stating your monthly income of at least 40,000 Baht a month.

Unless it is your wifes income in which case she will need her tax paymant reciepts.