Help On My Situation For Marriage Visa Extension

[rudolf von hamburg]

Sorry I post my question in a new thread. I previously post under a other long thread.

I have a non-immi multiple on marriage and intend to get a one year extension. I and my mom have wired into Thailand in the past 4 years total near 10 million bahts. I spend a portion for living with my Thai wife, a portion for a condo, and keep rest portion of about 5 million in bank accounts, ING accounts, and Tisco. The money have been here for over 2-4 years.

Then I just read the new law that require proof of income over 40000 bahts a month. Now even I have still 5 million in accounts in Thailand for some years, this does not count for extension?? I am early retiree in 40's, my father passed away and left me and my mom with big assets, so I retired early. Not to brag or anything but I have enough assets back home to lead many many lives of luxury in Thailand with my wife and my future kid, she is preganant now. But I don't have proof of income of of 40000 bahts a month, but can show I wired in Thailand nearly 10 million in past 4 years, and also can show I have joined family assets in bonds, mutual funds, and also real estates back home that worth thousands times as required. Any advice from Thai experts?

[thaigene2]

Sorry I post my question in a new thread. I previously post under a other long thread.

I have a non-immi multiple on marriage and intend to get a one year extension. I and my mom have wired into Thailand in the past 4 years total near 10 million bahts. I spend a portion for living with my Thai wife, a portion for a condo, and keep rest portion of about 5 million in bank accounts, ING accounts, and Tisco. The money have been here for over 2-4 years.

Then I just read the new law that require proof of income over 40000 bahts a month. Now even I have still 5 million in accounts in Thailand for some years, this does not count for extension?? I am early retiree in 40's, my father passed away and left me and my mom with big assets, so I retired early. Not to brag or anything but I have enough assets back home to lead many many lives of luxury in Thailand with my wife and my future kid, she is preganant now. But I don't have proof of income of of 40000 bahts a month, but can show I wired in Thailand nearly 10 million in past 4 years, and also can show I have joined family assets in bonds, mutual funds, and also real estates back home that worth thousands times as required. Any advice from Thai experts?

Sorry no expert. But if you have five million in the bank, why not just wire it back to your overseas account and set up a standing order each month? Or just use the atm each month to witrhdraw 40,000 from the foreign account and deposit into your Thai bank. That should settle it I think - and would sort you out for about 10 years.

[rudolf von hamburg]

Its no problem I can have my family send me each month 40000 or more , but does this count as official proof, I thought they want to see some official paper of income, just tell my family to send me each month does it count, since it won't produce any kind of official income paper?

[Tywais]

As far as I know it's still 40,000/month or 400,000 in the bank with verification it came from abroad. Unless I missed something in the recent changes.

[lopburi3]

You missed it. It seems there is no longer a 400k deposit option for new applications - only for those already using it to continue using it. All new applications require a 40k family income (this can now be wife or combined with wife). For those with limited income or non verifiable income this can be a problem as they no longer have the 400k in a bank account as an option so can not extend there stay.

[thaihome]

Sorry I post my question in a new thread. I previously post under a other long thread.

I have a non-immi multiple on marriage and intend to get a one year extension. I and my mom have wired into Thailand in the past 4 years total near 10 million bahts. I spend a portion for living with my Thai wife, a portion for a condo, and keep rest portion of about 5 million in bank accounts, ING accounts, and Tisco. The money have been here for over 2-4 years.

Then I just read the new law that require proof of income over 40000 bahts a month. Now even I have still 5 million in accounts in Thailand for some years, this does not count for extension?? I am early retiree in 40's, my father passed away and left me and my mom with big assets, so I retired early. Not to brag or anything but I have enough assets back home to lead many many lives of luxury in Thailand with my wife and my future kid, she is preganant now. But I don't have proof of income of of 40000 bahts a month, but can show I wired in Thailand nearly 10 million in past 4 years, and also can show I have joined family assets in bonds, mutual funds, and also real estates back home that worth thousands times as required. Any advice from Thai experts?

Go to your embassy and ask them to notarize (or whatever your equivalent is) a statement that you have income of so much. If they ask for proof, obviously you have it.

Easy peasy, no sweat.

Thai immigration is not interested in keeping you away.

TH

[percy2]

You missed it. It seems there is no longer a 400k deposit option for new applications - only for those already using it to continue using it. All new applications require a 40k family income (this can now be wife or combined with wife). For those with limited income or non verifiable income this can be a problem as they no longer have the 400k in a bank account as an option so can not extend there stay.

Are we sure about this?

From info posted by SB and also comments made it was unclear.

I may have missed it if it was confirmed.

Cheers

[Maestro]

Sorry no expert. But if you have five million in the bank, why not just wire it back to your overseas account and set up a standing order each month? Or just use the atm each month to witrhdraw 40,000 from the foreign account and deposit into your Thai bank. That should settle it I think - and would sort you out for about 10 years.

Thaigene, you forgot about the requirement of the notarised embassy letter confirming monthly income toalling at least 400K per year...

Go to your embassy and ask them to notarize (or whatever your equivalent is) a statement that you have income of so much. If they ask for proof, obviously you have it.

Easy peasy, no sweat.

...and it depends on what proof his – the German – consulate in Bangkok requires.

From info posted by SB and also comments made it was unclear.

I remember reading Sunbelt’s post making this very clear. No doubt about it (but who can say it won’t change again in a few weeks?)

Its no problem I can have my family send me each month 40000 or more , but does this count as official proof, I thought they want to see some official paper of income, just tell my family to send me each month does it count, since it won't produce any kind of official income paper?

Rudolf, there is your answer.

Remember that income from any source is acceptable to immigration under the current rule. See Paragraph 7.17 of National Police Office Order No. 606/2006.

Get your family to write you a letter saying that they are paying you EUR... monthly or quarterly or whatever (it does not have to be monthly, as long as it averages out at “not less than 40,000 Baht per month”) and then go to your embassy to get the notarised letter.

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Maestro

Edited October 9, 2006 by maestro

[lopburi3]

This is the operative paragraph from order 606/2006 for those married.

(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.