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Does Chaengwattana Immigration accept a 40K baht monthly deposit for Spouse Visa extensions?

Apr 16, 2025
3 days ago
Hiroki ********
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Spouse Visa annual extension question: Does Chaengwattana (CW) Immigration accept the 40K baht monthly deposit from foreign account in lieu of the 400K banked money method?
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The discussion focuses on the acceptance of a 40K baht monthly deposit from a foreign account for extending a spouse visa at Chaengwattana Immigration, as opposed to the standard requirement of having 400K baht banked. The commenter notes that acceptance of the monthly income method is becoming less common, especially if the applicant is not working legally in Thailand. It is suggested to directly inquire at the immigration office for the most accurate guidance.
Tod *********
Do you come from a country whose embassy here either stopped issuing the affidavit of income from abroad notary document or never issued it to begin with?

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Have you been transferring in a minimum of 40K baht a month each month every month for the previous 12 months before you apply for your yearly extension? <- meaning you're already ON a yearly extension and are wanting to get one based on monthly income rather than banked money

More and more offices do not allow the 40K baht a month income method unless you legally work in thailand. Now I'm not saying C/W is one of those offices, I'm just telling you that it seems that offices are not wanting to accept that type of proof of funds any longer

About all you can do is go out to Chaengwattana and ask in Section L1 (the section for extension based on retirement/marriage). Sorry I do not know the answer
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