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Can I use a certified letter from my embassy to extend my non-immigrant O visa based on marriage instead of a Thai bank deposit?

Non-Immigrant O Visa Visa Extension Proof of Income Thai Bank Deposit Embassy Verification Marriage Visa Expatriate Advice

Jan 14, 2025

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Hi, for the yearly extension of non imm o visa based on marriage it is possible instead of the thai bank deposit to give a certified letter from the embassy that shows my salary? Thanks.

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The possibility of using a certified letter from your embassy to verify income for a Non-Immigrant O visa extension based on marriage largely depends on your nationality. For citizens from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S.A., embassies in Bangkok no longer provide income verification services, meaning you will need to show a minimum deposit of 400,000 THB in a Thai bank for the first year. After that, you can switch to demonstrating your income through bank statements showing a consistent influx of at least 40,000 THB monthly for 12 months.

Nongnuch ********

it depends on your nationality. You profile is locked, so we can only guess. Citizens of Australia, the U.K. and the U.S.A. cannot get their income verified by their embassies in Bangkok. These embassies have discontinued issuing income affidavits many years ago. You will need a deposit of minimun of 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account in your sole name, for the first year. After one year, if you start transferring money to your account from abroad, you can change to the income method using a 12-months bank statement that verifies that you have been receiving more than 40,000.- THB every and each month, for 12 months

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Graham ******

@Nongnuch *******

Not many Immigration Offices now accept the 40k monthly transfers to meet the requirements, just 40k monthly salary from working in Thailand. Always check with the Office to be used in advance of commiting.

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Marco *******

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i both earn way over 40k in a foreigner country that isn’t my country neither Thailand and also send to my Thai bank account over 40k monthly

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Mikkel *******

he is not asking about monthly transfer, but using an affidavit from his embassy. And as he is from Italy, if they ever did it, they probably still are. Danish Embassy still doing them. Only a few stopped. If you have that, you don't need either monthly transfers or a lump sum.

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Nongnuch ********

does that include applicants from countries who can supply the income affidavit from their embassies ? I know quite a few Farang married to Thai wives who use the 40,000 THB transfers from abroad

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Graham ******

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people doing 40k transfers may have been doing it for years so are allowed to continue as long as there are no breaks, it is known as grandfathering

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Nongnuch ********

so what you are actually saying is, if you use an income affidavit for foreign income, you need to work and earn that income in Thailand? This is absolute nonsense, and I am wondering why you don't see it by yourself 🙂

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Nongnuch ********

yet if all that Immigration needs is an embassy income affidavit why would they be interested in how you bring your foreign income into Thailand ? It could be a a WISE transfer, it could be a credit card withdrawal or whatever cash you bring back from travels. I doubt that applicants who do the financial proof with an income affidavit need to prove that they work in Thailand, as this is what you claimed. . . . That doesn't make any sense, and I have never heard or read about this

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Graham ******

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I didn't say "applicants who do the financial proof with an income affidavit need to prove that they work in Thailand", they are two different ways to meet the financial requirement

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Nongnuch ********

you got your wires crossed, you said exactly that ! Stop spreading BS

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Graham ******

@Nongnuch *******

you obviously cannot understand English, no BS

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Nongnuch ********

if the applicant has an affidavit of income, it is absolutely irrelevant from where from he gets his income. He doesn't have to work in Thailand . . which is what you claimed. Your comment is utter bollocks , complete nonsense

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Nongnuch ********

you got your wires crossed, I am fluent in English obviously better than you. What you are actually saying is, if you use an income affidavit for foreign income, you need to work and earn that income in Thailand? This is absolute nonsense, and I am wondering why you don't see it by yourself 🙂 STOP your nonsense right now

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i’m Italian. So if the Italian embassy can certify my monthly income i can use it to avoid the requirement of bank deposit?

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Nongnuch ********

alright. As far as I am informed, the Italian Embassy in Bangkok is still issuing income affidavits. Check their homepage if you need an appointment, and ask them which kind of original documents they require

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Marco *******

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great! it needs to be the Embassy in Bangkok or can be any Italian embassy ?

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Nongnuch ********

is your marriage acknowledged and registered inside Thailand ? Because on Immigration, you will need a fresh Kor Ror 22 (or Kor Ror 2) printout of the marriage registry, from a local Amphur

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@Nongnuch *******

yes it’s registered in Thailand. I have all the required documents for the non O application and extension but i want to avoid the cash deposit as i need to transfer the money in my thai bank and it will cost me exchange fee and unfavorable exchange rate especially to transfer it out once the visa is extended as can’t use wise to transfer out

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Nongnuch ********

you need to ask your Immigration if they want proof that the money transfers are comming from abroad. Normally married to a Thai wife, you won't need this proof in case of the 400.000 deposit, so it should also not be required to show when using the income method. I know of people that are asked by Immigration to show three months of bankbook entries coded FTT as coming in from abroad, but this seems to be only applicable for those who are on retirement extensions. So, in order to play safe, ask them

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ok, i will visit the immigration office next time that i’ll be in Thailand, one more question, do you know if i can apply for the extension anytime during the 90 days of the single entry or need to be close to the expiration? E.g. if the day that i enter until the 90 days non imm o single entry visa i go to the immigration and apply for the 1 year extension it will be fine?

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Nongnuch ********

it needs to be the embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. And MAYBE you will be required to get the income affidavit co-legalized by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I am not 100% sure about the whole process involved. The embassy staff will be able to explain it to you

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ok thanks!

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Peter *********

No 👎

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yes or no? 😂😂😂

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Graham ******

Yes if your Embassy will do the income affidavit, some don't.

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Aake **********

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Yeas

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Frank **********

If your Embassy will verify your income then yes you can.

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