Non-imm O Visa 40k Monthly Requirement

[skybluestu]

Hi,

I've read that the requirements for a Non-Imm O visa when you are married to a Thai is 400k in a Thai bank account or 40k per month income. I currently have a Non-Imm B visa and WP so all OK but I am thinking of changing my Visa to a Non-Imm O when my B expires in July. I recently spent over 2 million baht on property and a pick-up so don't have 400k available and will soon earn 35k per month, would immigration accept 35k per month and maybe 50-100k in a bank account? Also I read that they like to see tax receipts, last year I just worked 8 months part-time and only earned 160k in total from May-Dec but my new 2yr contract I will start in May this year is for 35k per month but I obviously have not got a tax receipt for this yet as I have not been paid yet. Would they accept a copy of the contract or a letter from my school confirming my salary?

Thanks in advance

[Mario2008]

With your income you will have to stay on the Non-B, as 40,000 a month is 40,000 a month. Unlike with an extension of stay based on retirement, a combination of incoem and money in the bank is not allowed for an extension of stay based on marriage.

On the tax issue I'm not sure.

[Lite Beer]

Hi,

I've read that the requirements for a Non-Imm O visa when you are married to a Thai is 400k in a Thai bank account or 40k per month income. I currently have a Non-Imm B visa and WP so all OK but I am thinking of changing my Visa to a Non-Imm O when my B expires in July. I recently spent over 2 million baht on property and a pick-up so don't have 400k available and will soon earn 35k per month, would immigration accept 35k per month and maybe 50-100k in a bank account? Also I read that they like to see tax receipts, last year I just worked 8 months part-time and only earned 160k in total from May-Dec but my new 2yr contract I will start in May this year is for 35k per month but I obviously have not got a tax receipt for this yet as I have not been paid yet. Would they accept a copy of the contract or a letter from my school confirming my salary?

Thanks in advance

You are talking about an extension of stay , not a visa.

The requirement is 40,000 Baht a month OR 400,000 in the bank. You cannot combine the two. It is one OR the other.

[skybluestu]

Hi,

I've read that the requirements for a Non-Imm O visa when you are married to a Thai is 400k in a Thai bank account or 40k per month income. I currently have a Non-Imm B visa and WP so all OK but I am thinking of changing my Visa to a Non-Imm O when my B expires in July. I recently spent over 2 million baht on property and a pick-up so don't have 400k available and will soon earn 35k per month, would immigration accept 35k per month and maybe 50-100k in a bank account? Also I read that they like to see tax receipts, last year I just worked 8 months part-time and only earned 160k in total from May-Dec but my new 2yr contract I will start in May this year is for 35k per month but I obviously have not got a tax receipt for this yet as I have not been paid yet. Would they accept a copy of the contract or a letter from my school confirming my salary?

Thanks in advance

You are talking about an extension of stay , not a visa.

The requirement is 40,000 Baht a month OR 400,000 in the bank. You cannot combine the two. It is one OR the other.

Thanks, so if I earned 40k per month I could get an extension of stay based on marriage on my current Non-Imm B visa? I understood that an extension based on marriage was only available if you had a Non-Imm O visa and that if you had a Non-Imm B you had to change over to a Non-Imm O before applying for the extension? I could easily earn another 5k per month if I taught at the weekends at a language school but currently don't as I like my weekends to be free but I guess I'll have to start to get those extra few shekels. If I had carried on renting and not bought a property I would have nearly 1.5million baht, I guess immigration don't take into account any money spent already do they?!

[Mario2008]

The visa is given for reason, but once inside the country you can always change your reason to stay in Thailand. For example from working to living with your Thai wife and get an extension of stay based on that.

Edit:

Educational visa's seems to be the exception.