What are my options for obtaining a new visa after making a mistake with my marriage visa in Thailand?

This happened to me. I had the funds for 1 year in the bank and provided the requested documentation from the bank that immigration required and surprise was refused. The funds must be in only 1 account. They gave me a 90 day extention until the account was seasoned for 3 MONTHS. My 1 year ext. was then granted. The funds have been in a Thai bank for over 10 years. The reason I used 2 of my accounts was because my immigration account was short by 6000bt so I combined the 2 accounts in my name but that seemed to go over their heads. There is no reference to have the money in only 1 account on their website. Haha and had to also pay 1900 bt for the 90 day ext to visit family..

My own experience, they tend to follow the rules as officers' files at immigration are audited by federal. It be foolish for any officer to sacrifice their career prospects for something obviously detectable by the auditors.

@Will *****

Yes, you need to leave before your existing stay permit expires

*** then re-enter Thailand visa-exempt and get stamped in for 60 days

*** fill up your bank account above the 400.000.- THB mark. No seasoning required at this point!

*** visit Immigration with your updated bankbook showing the 400.000.- THB sitting in it, a rental contract (or your wife and her housebook & ID card) and apply for the

“Change of Visa Type”

From the 60-days visa-exempt, to the 90-days Non-Imm-O family visa.

***you will be required to pay 2000.- THB for this application to the “change”

*** the 90-days Non-Imm-O visa will be issued “under consideration” for 14 days (hence for the application to the change, a minimum of 15 days must be left on your stay permit stamp!)

*** You pick up your 90-days Non-Imm-o visa on the date they gave you

***As soon as the 400.000.- THB have been sitting in your account for two months, and you got the “bank letter of guarantee” to show this

you can apply for the “1-year Extension of stay based on being married to a Thai wife” using the 400K deposit as financial proof. This application will cost you 1900.- THB

*** And you will be back to where you lost the thread. Never ever let the deposit fall under the required amount

*** in case Immigration tells you that you need to prove a 2-months seasoning of the 400.000.- THB for the application to the initial 90-days visa, then just buy yourself the time by either extend the visa exempt entry by 30 more days, OR by applying for the 60-days “family visit extension”

I thought you only need the proof of funds two months prior to applying for it?? It's not for the entire year

Why you use an Agent, you only need go Immigration office with proof of income of 40,000bt per month That's how I got my Marriage Visa no problem.

This problem is fixable with a good agent.

This is why I recommend you put the money in a dedicated fixed deposit account and forget it exists.

The surety account should be separate from all your other accounts. It probably would also be advisable to use a different bank than your day to day accounts to prevent the bank from doing anything as well.

Apply for DTV visa with 1 week Thai cooking class. You will get in 2 days a 5 years multiple entries visa with far less headaches. No stupid rule like 400k THB in a Thai bank account .

I did this once on a thai spouse visa, I paid a bill from the wrong account, but realised 20 minutes later and correct it, the immigration lady asked what happened I told her and she overlooked it, but I guess it will depend on the amount and if you corrected it quickly.

As long as you have the money in the bank and can prove that you can leave the country close to the expiry date and either apply for a 90 day non-o visa based on marriage and return after its granted, or return visa exempt and apply at your local immigration office

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