I am married to a Thai and have been in country now 3 years under a type O non-immigrant visa.

Could you answer please these questions regarding a residence permit:

1)  What is the money/income requirements to obtain one.  Is it the same as to get a one year non-immigrant visa of 200,000baht in a local bank account?

2)  What medical information is required? Is there a physical needed or just a letter from a physician/clinic?

3)  What is the total time period and cost to obtain the permit?

You would preferrably have a work permit, if you have that then the income requrements will be fulfilled. If you don't work in Thailand it should be enough with 200-800K in the Thai bank (no fixed rules here - case by case...)

The medical is same for work permit, a letter from a clinic will do. Sometimes they require a real checkup if you look sick...

If you apply before new year (deadline) the permit will be issued within next year (2003).

The cost is 5,000 Baht in application fee and 52,000 baht when it's ready.

Note that every case is not same, and Immigration can require extra documents in some cases.

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DOCUMENTS REQUIRED WHEN APPLYING FOR A RESIDENCE PERMIT TO SUPPORT A FAMILY (WIFE AND CHILDREN) WHO ARE THAI CITIZENS

- Application form (TM. 9)

- Personal information sheet

- Health certificate from a hospital (issued within the previous 3 months).

- Certification that the applicant has no criminal record in his or her overseas domicile.  This must be certified officially, e.g., by the applicant's embassy in Bangkok.

- Official marriage and birth certificates (in the case of accompanying family members who are also applying).

- Copy of identity card and house registration of wife and/or children.

- Letter certifying place of employment.

- Copy of work permit.

- Copy of annual personal income tax forms with receipts for the previous 3 years.

- Copy of each month's personal income tax forms (por ngor dor 1) with receipts from January of year of application until the month before applying (only for applicant earning a salary).

- Company registration certificate or juristic person certificate.

- Copy of Value Added Tax (VAT) registration of the company.

- List of company shareholders (only for applicant, who is a shareholder).

- Company balance sheet and income tax with receipt (por ngor dor 50) for the previous 1 year (with the exception of a state agency or state enterprise).

- Map of residence and place of work.

- Copy of passport (must show a total of 3 years' Non-Immigrant visa extensions without interruption = reentry permit every time, if you have left the country).

I double checked the medical requirements. You must have real checkup at a Government hospital, so it's not sufficent with the standard letter from a clinic.

The fee mentioned above (50,000 Baht) is only 25,000 Baht for foreigner married to Thai citizen.