Monthly Income Of 40,000 Baht

[lopburi3]

I suspect I would make sure the wife was paying tax on her 4,000 baht per month income just to be sure.

[Sunbelt Asia]

you know, at the end of the day everyone says something different and the only real answer can be given to you only by the immigration department. it may be different for anyone's case, so its best that you hop into the skytrain, subway or taxi, drive down to soi suan phlu and ask them yourself. its what i did this morning and they told me i could either show 400k in the bank or 40k income. they would need a letter from my embassy, one from my employer (which is myself) and a few months back of money transferred into thailand from overseas or 400k in the bank. i will bring them 3 years worth of monthly transfer statements and 400k in the bank, just in case, that should make them happy and clear me of any backpacker suspicions they might have of me.

i suggest to everyone you do that too, just go to immigration yourself and ask them.

Rainman,

This option of money or salary is for the change of visa to an "O" visa. You'll find the extension of stay has only one option which is a salary of 40K per month. ( UNLESS you of course had a extension of stay based on marriage before Oct 1st 2006, then it has been grandfathered in and you will have either option to meet the criteria)

This sounds confusing to a number of people and even with some of the officers, they misunderstood the order. However, at the end of the day, to get the final approval, you will find on the extension of stay based on marriage, it won't go through unless you or your wife have the income of 40K per month. ( unless you had it previously granted before Oct 1st 2006) This has been the case with every case we have seen in Bangkok.

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