Can I obtain a Non-O Family visa for one year based on my marriage to a Thai woman without showing 400k in a Thai bank account?

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First time heard that one

A friend of mine is here on a visa as guardian of his daughter, not sure what it’s called, but he has to show 400,000 each renewal same as my marriage visa, but he only has to have it in his bank account on the day he gets it renewed.

Hi, I'm also married to a thai but If a foreigner man married to a thai woman it requires you to have a bank statement but if you married to a thai Man doesn't require any bank statement at all.

yes there is and it’s available only at some Thai embassies abroad. I know the Netherlands has it. 1 year based on marriage. No need to show 400k in Thai bank account but you will need to show some funds in your home country account. Not that much. 90 day stays. In my opinion an excellent option. far less paperwork than if you do it in country

He could have potentially been talking about 2 different things.

One is the "visiting Thai family" extension which is a 60 day extension you can do as a tourist or if you have a non-O visa. This doesn't require money but it's only something you can do once for a visa. For example if you have a tourist visa and get 60 days then apply for the 30 day tourist extension, then apply for the 60 day visiting Thai family extension. Then unless you plan on applying for the non-O visa and having to show money, that would be the maximum. 60+30+60.

There's also a 1 year multiple entry non-O based on marriage to a Thai that you can apply for at the Thai consulate at Savannakhet Laos. This visa requires no proof of funds BUT you only receive permission to stay in Thailand for 90 days each time you enter. So you would have to do a border bounce every 90 days.

With this method you can get approximately 17 months in Thailand without proof of funds, but you're going to be doing a lot of border bounces.

If you leave and re-enter just before your 12 month visa expires you'll get a final 90 days and then you can apply for the 60 day visiting Thai family extension (you can only use this once during the entire life of this visa).

So that would be 90+90+90+88ish+90+60.