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Do I need proof of recent international transfers for my Thai marriage visa application?

Nov 10, 2025
6 months ago
Mark ************
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Probably been covered before, but couldn't find any information. I will be changing from a Retirement extension to a marriage visa next year. I will apply for a Non O based on marriage in UK before I come back, the detail i have.

I already retain 800k in my Bangkok Bank Account. I know I need 400k held for two months before I apply. Whilst all has been international transfers, it would probably require 2, maybe 3 years of bank statements to show evidence.

My question: Preferably experience from Phuket Immigration Office, but generally, experience is also useful. Do I need to provide evidence that the 400k has been recently transferred i to my account? Thank you
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A user is transitioning from a Retirement extension to a Marriage visa in Thailand and is seeking clarification on the financial requirements. They want to know if they need to provide proof of a recent transfer for the requisite 400,000 Baht held in their bank account for two months, particularly when applying for a Non-O visa based on marriage from the UK. Responses indicate that as long as the funds have been maintained, there may not be a need to prove international transfers. Additionally, some suggest simply altering the existing extension from Retirement to Marriage could be more straightforward.
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Tod *********
hang about, you say

๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ. ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ข ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—จ๐—ž ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ,

My question to you is WHY would you get a new Non-O visa from the thai consulate in the UK before you come back ?

Why not just change the reason for your current extension from retirement to marriage when it comes due?

What is the advantage of breaking the extension chain and getting a new Non-O visa before?
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Bob **********
You just change the reason for your extension and of course a whole lot more paperwork provided your extension is still good
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Ellie *******
If you apply for an extension based on being married to a Thai, there is no requirement that funds have to be internationally transferred. You just need to have maintained 400K baht for 2 months as of the extension application day.
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