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What are the alternatives to obtaining a marriage visa in Thailand without having 400,000 THB in the bank?
What’s the best way to get marriage visa?
I don’t have 400,000 in bank to show
I don’t have 400,000 in bank to show
Answer summary
Several alternatives exist for obtaining a marriage visa in Thailand if you do not have the required 400,000 THB in a bank account. One option is to apply for a year-long, multi-entry Non-O visa at the Thai consulate in Savannakhet, Laos, which costs around 5,000 THB and does not require financial proof. This visa allows for entry into Thailand for 90-day intervals, following border runs for renewal. Others suggest proving a monthly income of 40,000 THB or using an agent to facilitate visa acquisition. However, some warn against marrying solely for visa benefits, emphasizing the importance of genuine intent.
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Braulio *********
Isn’t the required monthly income 65,000 Bt a month??
Clive *******
@Braulio ********
has anyone done the marriage visa in savanaket recently thanks
Graham ******
@Clive ******
Yes, last monthGraham ******
@Ken ******
Not the day I was there (Wed. 25-Jan), I was in the queue just after 8:30 and about 8 in front of me, about 8 in the queue behind me as I was leaving at 9:25). I used "Bob" across the road to fill in the form for 200B so I was ready when the gates opened at 9am. No queue just after 2pm the following day to collect my passport.
Ken *******
@Gra***
thank you :-) was there a long queue at the consulate?Graham ******
@Ken ******
No proof of funds just as before (although this was my first time but I was following someone's list of requirements)Ken *******
@Graham *****
has anything changed in the documentation that you need and is it still no proof of funds?Jo **********
@Braulio ********
40,000Nathan *********
@Braulio ********
no 40,000 thb is sufficientBraulio *********
@Nathan ********
Thanks for the correct informationJo **********
just get a multiple entry visa for 12 months based on marriage for about 5500 baht obtain outside of the country. no need to show the 400,000 baht
Chris ******
Seriously wouldn't get married 😂
Stephen *******************
Chris Chop is that because nobody would want to marry you … even the desperate ones 🤣🤣
Vedant ********
OP@Chris *****
get your balls cut offKen *******
Travel to Savannaket in Laos and buy a 12 month multi entry o visa for marriage to a Thai National at the Thai consulate there 5000 baht.
Tanaporn ************
Contact this guy
@Natpakorn ***********
He's the best agent.
Kcookie *********
Get Thai boxing 1 year visa or volunteer visa with some tour company like elephant. I think that might help to get one year visa in Thailand
Paul *******
@Kcookie ********
Not anymore with the recent clampdown (unless it's a legitimate enterprise, then perhaps yes).Nathan *********
I think the only other way is to show an income of 40k thb a month. That was the case with me but many years ago so not sure if they still allow this or not.
Jo **********
@Nathan ********
just get a multiple entry visa for 12 months based on marriage for about 5500 baht obtain outside of the country. no need to show the 400,000 bahtNathan *********
@Jo *********
that’s what I do. But when I lived here for 3 years before I had to show the income of 40k into the account.Nathan *********
@Jo *********
yeah thought so 👍🏼Jo **********
@Nathan ********
then it’s unlikely for an LTRNathan *********
@Jo *********
overseas. I’m self employedJo **********
@Nathan ********
do you work for a Thai company or overseas company ?Nathan *********
@Jo *********
I live here about half of the year now so I think I can only qualify for the marriage non o visaJo **********
@Nathan ********
i just had to show that I had a working position and show income outside the countryNathan *********
@Jo *********
yeah sounds betterJo **********
@Nathan ********
I married but I went and got an LTR because it was easierNathan *********
@Jo *********
yeah it did. But maybe the rules have changed?Jo **********
@Nathan ********
did the income need to go into a Thai bank account?
Kim *********
@Nathan ********
they allow it the rules are 400k in your account or 40k a month or a combination of bothNathan *********
@Kim ********
thanks for confirming thatAlbert ********
Easy come easy goes even in Thailand a thousand baht in a market goes pretty fast.
Albert ********
@Nathan ********
that sounds like the magic number but not enough to support a whole family maybe yourself and your wife an expenses in your own home but not for two or three other households.Kim *********
@Albert *******
why on earth should he support the whole family - absurdNathan *********
@Albert *******
haha yeah very true
Mark **********
Inbox me
Robert ********
Borrowing money 💰
Karl ***********
@Robert *******
how can you as a foreigner borrow money in an honest way?Vedant ********
OP@Robert *******
that’s the last option 😟
Jessica ******
Get a different visa type with an agent.
Ian *****
Find a wife
Albert ********
You would need to borrow money or have a sponsor.What about the Dowery?did you forget about that?
Vedant ********
OPAlbert ********
@Vedant *******
I assume you purchased some gold jewelry somewhere along the way.Gold is good luck for the family and it holds it's value.Albert ********
@Vedant *******
wow your going for broke.The family will want you to purchase a few cows buffalo and maybe get a tractor and a pickup truck.You are in knee deep my brother.Kim *********
@Albert *******
actually he can say no
Heiki **********
@Vedant *******
oh. How much did u pay dowery? 300,000 is kind of too much.
Michael *********
Get a 1 year multi entry non o from Savannakhet. no need to show funds
Kev ****
@Michael ********
Do you need to make an appt with the consulate for applying the Non-O Multi entry? Thank you
Raja *****************
If 400,000 keep in bank so what ?
Lye **********
No money, then don't get married. Or go marry in another country which has lower requirements.
RV *************
A lot of people get a lawyer if you don't have the money. They handle it.
Fizz *******
@RV ************
This statement is correct and also there are agents who handle these 400k money case when you don't have it.Kim *********
@Fizz ******
and immigration can anytime ask to see your bankbook so using an agent can be riskyVedant ********
OP@Fizz ******
please check my message as well
Stuart ********
@Fizz ******
can you give me a name of one please?Fizz *******
@Stuart *******
drop me a msg in inbox, i am currently on a road trip. Will get back to you thereafter.Karl ***********
monthly income of over
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thb is enough to get a residence permit as marriedVedant ********
OP
Franck ***********
@Vedant *******
from your embassy,Karl ***********
@Vedant *******
certificate from your payer then your embassy guarantees that it is correct " incom letter"
Martin *********
@Vedant *******
your bank statementsPaul *******
@Frank *********
Income affadavits from embassies are no longer issued in some cases. Not sure about the Indian embassy. Americans and Australians no longer do it.
Frank **********
@Martin ********
bank statements from where? Unless he has been depositing the 40k every single month for a year into a Thai account or get get a Affadavit from his Embassy certifying his income.
Peter *********
No money no honey
Karl ***********
@Peter ********
det var den dummaste kommentaren på en ärlig fråga jag hört på länge.Har du inget vettigt att säga som hjälp så är det bättre att du är tyst
Steve ***********
Your wife to be doesn't know?
Kru *****************
You can work as an english teacher and get your visa through school.then you don't have to show 400k every year.that 400k visa requirement doesn't make any sense.how many married thai people have that kind of money just relaxing in their accounts🤣plus you don't need 400k to live in thailand.i have been here for 8 years now.and i can tell you that cost of living is just normal.this is just one of the unfair treatment of farangs by Thai immigration.married people should not be on visa in the first place especially married people with kids.i hope you get solution for your problem.good luck
Paul *******
@Kru ****************
Totally agree, the 400K in the bank is nuts, especially since it needs to be parked in your Thai account for 2 months before the application. For what? It's stupid. They can ask for 400K if they want, but it should be enough to show a current bank statement or credit card statement from back home, showing an available balance equivalent to 400K (perhaps certified by the bank or your embassy).Frank **********
@Kru ****************
don't you have to have a degree and know some Thai? LolFrank **********
Right lol
Kru *****************
@Frank *********
i do hahaha i mean if he has a degree he can find a job.but without a degree he cannot work here
Carl ***********
@Kru ****************
it's so the bank's can lend out farang money to Thais and charge interest
Shayne **********
Marry a Thai guy! He will have to look after you.
Paul *******
Plenty of foreign women are married to Thai men. It's so easy for them to stay long term in Thailand. They get extensions without needing money in the bank and can also easily acquire Thai citizenship.
Bruno ********
@Shayne *********
from what I’ve seen that’s not in their nature. Usually the other way around 😅
Maxim ***********
Two options:
1) Pay around 35k baht for an agent to get you the 1 year extension based on marriage.
2) Get a Multi Entry Non-O in Savannakhet and border run ever 90 days to activate another entry.
1) Pay around 35k baht for an agent to get you the 1 year extension based on marriage.
2) Get a Multi Entry Non-O in Savannakhet and border run ever 90 days to activate another entry.
Paul ***********
Call
@Paul *******
Thai visa express, you won't regret it.
Jason *******
I am interested .
David *********
Only one way really and that’s pay an agent to fraud it for you.
Graham ******
@David ********
At the Royal Thai Consulate in Savannakhet Laos you can get a year-long, multi-entry Non-O visa based on marriage to a Thai for 5000B non-fraudulently in 2 days as stated above.
Jacques ********
@Graham *****
so you have done it yourself already.Graham ******
@Jacques *******
Yes in January, stayed two nights to be there in the queue before 9am on the first morning then pick up passport with visa at 2pm the following afternoon. You could stay the one night if you're travelling not too far (or overnight) the first morning to be there early as soon as the bridge opens.
David *******
@Graham *****
so you need to stay overnight, right? (“…takes 2 days…”)Graham ******
@David ******
Yes, at least one nightDavid *********
@Graham *****
good to know 👍🏻
Duncanc **********
Marry a rich lady
Brick *******
@Duncanc *********
are their any rich educated single no children Thai women ?
Dimitri ********
@Brick ******
Yes. But they will not marry you if you do not have 400k in the bank yourself. They will also not marry you if you drive a smaller car than they have / than the BMW their parents gave to them as a birthday present. I have experience with this 😁Brick *******
@Dimitri *******
Thank God I’m married to a Beijinger. Was just curious of the quality.
AxMdob *******
@Brick ******
sure but they will never plan relationship with farang and if you think you will find them in phuket bangkok pattaya or others gold diggers spot that s are all thoose farang ghetto you re wrong again
Brick *******
@Michael ******
cool. Guess I must be blind. Cheers !
Rob **********
Try a dodgy visa agent, but if you can’t afford only 400K you shouldn’t really be here in the first place
Rob **********
@Espen ************
🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Jorge *****
@Rob *********
i have much more than 400k baht in investments and i would not put that amount in a bank with the inflation, and i also dont trust banks and thailandRob **********
@Jorge ****
well that is entirely up to you of course, but immigration will want to see the money in a Thai bank, they aren’t interested in investments.
Andy ********
@Rob *********
I agree 100%. Bearing in mind the 400k only needs to be in the bank for a very limited time. Once you have the visa start building up a history of transferring 40k a month. After 12 months you will have the history.
Jack ****************
@Andy *******
I think it's only 3 months?Andy ********
@Jack ***************
if you are talking about the 400k that needs to be in your accounts 2 months before you apply for the extension. Some offices require you to leave it there for the pending period and want to see it again the day they ink the extension into your passport. Phetchaburi is not one of those offices so at Phetchaburi the requirements are only 2 months.Frank **********
@Jack ***************
no it is 12 month. Every month 40,000 baht and don't miss a month.
Incognia **********
@Rob *********
some of people can earn *****
baht in one month but cant have 400K in bank.
Michael *********
@Rob *********
Really, lol!
Mitzu ******
Contact
@Reborn *******
Nigel *********
Go to hcnc or savanaket Lao and get me non o
Terary **********
I used an agent. She contacted me through this group. It was kinda expensive
Vedant ********
OP@Terary *********
do mind to share contact number of that agent ?
John *********
Tough
Brandon ************
At the Thai consulate in Savannakhet Laos you can apply for a year-long, multi-entry Non-O visa based on marriage to a thai for 5000baht.
That visa does not require any financial proof to get. It's valid for unlimited entry for a year from the date it's issued. You get stamped in for 90 days when you enter. When that runs out, you go to the border, stamp out of thailand, stamp in&out of another country and right back into thailand to get a NEW 90 day stamp. You do that for the whole year the visa is valid for.
You can also get a 60 day visiting Thai family extension on one of your 90 day entries during that year.
That visa does not require any financial proof to get. It's valid for unlimited entry for a year from the date it's issued. You get stamped in for 90 days when you enter. When that runs out, you go to the border, stamp out of thailand, stamp in&out of another country and right back into thailand to get a NEW 90 day stamp. You do that for the whole year the visa is valid for.
You can also get a 60 day visiting Thai family extension on one of your 90 day entries during that year.
Andy *******
@Jacques *******
your confused (clearly), maybe it's you that drinks ...oops .. please do investigate ...😊👍Jacques ********
@Brandon ***********
do you have a better way to convince me. Have done it or know someone who has done it or used it. If a Visa is valid for a year you don't have to leave. If you leave and return it changes to tourist. But if issued by Thai Consular maybe it something different.Andy *******
@Jacques *******
wow, why does anyone need to convince you .. go read on the immigration website to understand how a Visa is valid for a 12 month period but only allows for to stays in the kingdom for upto 90 days at a time in the valid visa period ... Convince yourself without the need of being skeptical of people who give good information....Jacques ********
@Andy ******
go have another drink. You get triggered way to easily. I'm definitely not as gullible as you seem to be. It is certainly interesting that a visa like this is possible and will go and investigate it further.Andy *******
@Jacques *******
you miss the point don't you ... Or is it just a desperate need to look smart, so much so that you start picking and choosing from various Visa's to try and prove some obtuse point .... Do I look like I need to help you, I'm basically calling you a lazy person who wastes others time, but then you try to come back at me like I should be helping you ... 🤣😂🤣 ... It's a big world, go find someone else to play with, or just do your own research and fade away .. 😁😁Jacques ********
@Andy ******
you can highlight the text in this page for me where it is valid for 1yr ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
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Ludwig ***********
@Jacques *******
I have done it previously, multi entry visa, valid 1 year for 90 days stays. You can enter Thailand anytime during the year validity but stay only 90 days each time.Jacques ********
@Ludwig **********
thanks
Michael ********
@Jacques *******
its a good visa for people like me who travel a lot. In and out and get stamped in for 90 days at a time.Maxim ***********
@Jacques *******
Do not ask questions unless you are ready to accept answers that contradict what you think you knew. Brandon and others here are extremely knowledgeable. +, if you "border run" without having a multi-entry you will come back on a visa exempt entry, not a tourist visa. A tourist visa cannot be obtain at the border. That alone tell me that you haven't been here long. Brandon is 100% correct about Multi Entry Tourist Visa and Multi Entry Non-O.Brandon ************
@Jacques *******
have you ever heard of a multi-entry Tourist visa? It's valid for 6 months but you still only get 60 days when you enter and if you want more time you have to leave and return. To even apply for it at your home country you have to show a flight into Thailand, a flight out of Thailand, and another flight back into Thailand. It's for people who will be coming and going from Thailand, just like the multi-entry non-O visa.Jacques ********
@Brandon ***********
If it was valid for a year you would need to leave after 90days. I'm a bit sceptical about this.Brandon ************
@Jacques *******
skeptical about what? It's a multiple entry non-O that many people use because they'll either be traveling in and out of Thailand often or they don't have or want to put 400,000₿ in a Thai bank account. Your skepticism doesn't change that the visa exists or how it works.
Baptiste ********
@Brandon ***********
thanks for the tipMaxim ***********
@Brandon ***********
Only on one? You can't do 90 + 60, border run, 90 + 60, etc.Brandon ************
@Maxim **********
technically you can but there are many offices that will only let you do one for the entire duration of the visa.Brandon ************
@Vedant *******
if you decide to go this route, be aware they only have an application for the single entry non-O but you can just write "multiple" on the top of the application form and pay the 5000₿. Make sure you have proof of your marriage to a Thai of course.Don't go to Vientiane because they don't offer the multiple entry and may require proof of funds.
Vedant ********
OP@Brandon ***********
very helpful informationVedant ********
OP@Brandon ***********
Indian passport holder can also apply visa at Laos ?Vedant ********
OPBrandon ************
@Vedant *******
not completely sure but you can check their website or have your wife try to contact them.Activity
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