Just retuned from Penang with one year marriage “O” multiple entry visa

No problem at all. I went prepared with Marriage certificate and baby Beach birth certificate as well as copies of these and copies of Ms Beach ID card and my Thai bank book and copies of that as well.

Went to my usual guy at Parvez Book Store and all he wanted was a copy of the marriage certificate. I showed him the other papers I had prepared but he said not necessary though he did take a copy of baby birth certificate and wife ID but said did not really need them.

As for the money in the bank he was not interested. Not necessary! So I don’t know about all the different stories of proof of financial means. I did some time ago inquire at my local immigration office about Marriage visa and was given the usual got to have money in the bank (800K) and or proof of income

I’m UK passport holder and near retirement age so don’t know if the same will apply to other nationals and age groups, guess I should have asked to pass on but can’t think of everything

As an extra the guy at Parvez told me that if I left the country and returned just a day before the visa expiry date I would get an additional 90 days thereby making the visa valid for one year and 3 months.

The visa cost 500RM (5k TB) with just a couple of hundred TB for the service which took one day and half.

Hope this info is helpful

Cheers

That's always been the case.

The difference is that you're getting a mult entry on the basis of marriage. So you have to exit every 90 days, rather than applying for a year's extension to the visa in Thailand and then having to demonstrate funds, not exit and report every 90 days. As long as you're legally married, the visa you just got shouldn't be a problem.

As said you got the normal multi entry to visit your Thai wife and that does not require any bank account.

The requirement at immigration to extend your stay on a yearly basis is 400k in a Thai bank account (not 800k - that for retirement).

You might want to consider the extension if you have income from outside Thailand and can meet the 400k.