Answereda year ago

What are the financial requirements for a marriage visa extension in Thailand if I have foreign sourced income?

Marriage Visa Visa Extension Thai Bank Statements Foreign Income Verification Immigration Regulations

Pete *******

asked Sep 8, 2025

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Marriage visa extension of stay financials:

1. Minimum 40k monthly from Thai job with work permit.

2. 400k in Thai bank in my name seasoned correctly.

3. Foreign sourced income of 40k monthly verified by Embassy.

These are the requirements at my local Office Jomtien. They are also the requirements at several others offices. The same requirements are posted on the main Thai immigration bureau website.

Nowhere have I found an office that allows foreign sourced income using a year bank statement of 40k monthly international transfers without Embassy verification. As the UK does not issue income verification letters any more are my only options banked funds or Thai income?

Answer summary

To extend a marriage visa in Thailand, the financial requirements typically include a minimum monthly income of 40,000 THB from a Thai job with a work permit, or having 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account. Foreign sourced income may be accepted if verified by an embassy; however, this practice is being phased out at many immigration offices. Some offices, like Khon Kaen and Maha Sarakham, may still accept monthly transfers from abroad, but generally, banks require proof of consistent income from a Thai source or banked funds.

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Tony ********

The monthly income option is verified by your Thai bank has having been credited to your bank from overseas over a 12 month period.

a year ago

Pete *******

@Tony *******

that is not an option at my local office Jomtien for a marriage extension.

a year ago

Mikkel *******

@Pete ******

I think that holds true for most immigration offices here. For monthly income option, it either has to be verified by your embassy, or be a verified Thai income. Only other option is the 400K banked.

Myself being on my 8th (soon 9th) consecutive extension like that.

a year ago

Tony ********

@Mikkel ******

Over 65k monthly from outside Thailand for non imm O retirement

James ********

Correct ✅

Mikkel *******

well.. There might be a few. But in order to use those, you would need to live in their area. As you probably know, for this extension you need to provide rental contract (if applicable) or blue book if not (your wife's house) plus providing photos of you living in the space. Plus an almost certain to happen home visit from immigration, for at least the first application in that area. You can't just shop around, going to a hotel in the area to get a tm30, for that office to process the extension. You need to actually live there, and be able to prove it. So if your luck, just as mine, means the office that service your area won't accept international transfers alone (like most of them), then you need to think long and hard about that 😂

a year ago

Pete *******

@Mikkel ******

I was of the same mind but if you read the thread there are people saying their local office accepts it.

a year ago

Mikkel *******

Meaning I don't think *any* immigration office here will accept just 40K international transfer per month, verified only by the Thai bank.

a year ago

James ********

@Tony *******

that's not true with a Thai Visa based on marriage to Thai. It's TRUE for the one year extension of stay as retired.

a year ago

Frank **********

Khon Kaen and Maha Sarakham Immigration accepts monthly transfers from overseas.

a year ago

Graeme *******

@Frank *********

shouldn't all immigration officials required the same info

a year ago

Frank **********

@Graeme ******

they should but they allow Immigration Offices to make up their own rules. It would be nice to have a standard that all offices have to follow instead of a mishmash of added requirements. Would make things more simple if you have to move to a different province.

a year ago

Jan ******************

Over time, an increasing number of immigration offices have discontinued the practice of accepting monthly income or pension transfers from abroad as grounds for extensions based on marriage. While some offices may still accept this in practice, as evidenced by feedbacks, the prevailing rule is now otherwise, and the alternative has been formally removed from the regulations.

a year ago

James ********

You've answered your question in your last sentence.... banked $$$ or Thai income.

a year ago