hi guys, that time of the year when i need to show 400,000 in the bank or 40,000 a month.

the latter is the one i need to talk to you about. i can show income of 4oK but i need to go get a letter from my consulate which is a long way from me. i am currently teaching. my contract clearly shows i get 32,000 a month x 12. thats 364,000.

so i,m shy 40,000. i have more than this in my bank account. does anybody know if they will accept this ?

By the way i want to extend my current non-o based on marriage not on work.

any help is appreciated.

No. It has to be one or the other. Not a combination of the two.

(6) In case of marriage with a Thai lady, the husband who is an alien must have an average annual income of not less than 40,000 baht per month or a money deposit in a local Thai bank of not less than 400,000 baht for the past 2 months for expenses within a year.

For work you should be OK. But for marriage combination is not normally accepted. But if, as it seems, you have a history of extensions you can ask - they do have some discretionary wording in the regulation.

As said, there is no minimum income requirement for teachers, so you might qualify based on your job for an extension of stay.

It probably doesn't make any difference, but you have made a mistake in your calculations. 12 x 32,000 is 384,000 not 364,000 so you are only 16,000 shy, but as mentioned you cannot make up the shortfall with money in the bank.

Good luck.

Sophon

"...i get 32,000 a month x 12. thats 364,000.

so i,m shy 40,000..." (12x40k = 480000.)

"...12 x 32,000 is 384,000 not 364,000 so you are only 16,000 shy..."

Since he's talking monthly income and not money in the bank, he's actually 8,000฿ a month short.

OP, if you ask immigration if you can do a combination of income and bank deposit, probably the worst that will happen is they'll say 'No'. Generally, it doesn't hurt to ask.

Good luck.

"...i get 32,000 a month x 12. thats 364,000.

so i,m shy 40,000..." (12x40k = 480000.)

"...12 x 32,000 is 384,000 not 364,000 so you are only 16,000 shy..."

Since he's talking monthly income and not money in the bank, he's actually 8,000฿ a month short.

OP, if you ask immigration if you can do a combination of income and bank deposit, probably the worst that will happen is they'll say 'No'. Generally, it doesn't hurt to ask.

Good luck.

You are right, of course.

Sophon