I'd like to go to Portugal for six weeks next year in the spring. As an American I don't need a visa but my Thai wife does. Will it be difficult for her to get a visa? She has been turned down once trying to get an American visa. We don't own any property here in LOS. We've been married four years.

there is a forum discussion ongoing concerning schengen - visa

check it out: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924821-schengen-visa-for-my-thai-wife/?view=getnewpost

most of this info will apply to your case.

That topic is about an application by the wife of a British, and therefore EEA, national.

As you are American, and therefore not an EEA national, it is no help to you as more details will be required in your wife's application.

See instead [url=http://See also Schengen visa FAQ]Schengen visa FAQ.