What are the options for expats who need to financially support a marriage visa in Thailand?

@Tommy *******

so you’re a judgmental fuck that apparently assumes everything with very little information given. Did your mommy drop you on your head as a child? There’s so many different scenarios with this situation so you are an idiot to assume you know anything. Oh yeah, and let’s see your bank account and 401K so we can see the thousands you have laying around and disposable. Just because he wanted to do it cheaper, doesn’t mean he doesn’t have $12k, or $17k Canadian. I know many more things I’d like to spend my retirement money on than a retirement visa.

He asked for advice, nimrod. Maybe instead of being a complete uninformed dickhead, you could offer information.

@Graham *****

and not everyone married a Thai while on vacation in Thailand 😂 Again, so many different scenarios with very little information given. Why are you and Bobtek in a group for ADVICE if the best advice you have is to be an asshole?

@Stephanie *******

to add some common sense arsehole

@Graham *****

real common sense 🙄 Sounds like you just wanted someone to pop off on to be a keyboard dick.

@Stephanie *******

you are proving to be the arsehole coming here looking for a fight with two people who had differing opinions, you just keep looking more stupid

@Malay ****

When they changed visa exempt to 60 days last year, many offices ceased it.

@Tulip *******

Who hurt you? Maybe work on your English so you can accumulate more than one friend on your fake account 🤣

@Randy *******

so investing as in stock investing or what? I am looking for good investment opportunities for my funds sitting in canada earning basically nothing. I agree you won't make much ina deposit accounting thailand but 800k is not a lot to keep in an account for visa purposes only. I look at that 800k as in inherentance for my kid someday.

@Graeme ******

not stock market, I don’t have the balls to mess around in that field as I don’t have any knowledge.

I have it in a TD Comfort Growth Portfolio. It’s not in the upper high risk/reward, it’s more middle upper risk category. Before I came to Thailand I went to my personal banker at TD and gave him 100k to invest and this is where he put it. So far I’m happy with the results. In another 2 years I’ll drop another 100k in there and hope for the best. I’ve pulled out about 30k in the past year or so and it hasn’t put any dent into it. The unrealized gains have been good, except when Trump first came back into office. But that was only a small dip then and it has bounced back even stronger now.

@Randy *******

If you mean to get a new Non-O then get the 60 day visit Thai family extension to give you 5 months stay that may well not work the second time as Immigration may insist that you get the 12 month extension. Will your Immigration Office allow this?

@Graham *****

I was just at immigration on Thursday and got a new 60 day family extension. No questions asked.

@Graham *****

no non-o’s. 60 day exempt + 30 day extension + 60 day family extension. So far it has worked for three years. I’ve been using a border bounce company every 5 months.

@Evgeny *********

That's a first, seasoning for a marriage Non-O (Jomtien requires it for a retirement Non-O). Did you get this in writing as a printout as people are often "told" incorrect things even at Immigration?

@Graham *****

no I did not. But a lawyer and couple of visa agencies confirmed it.

@Evgeny *********

they would, they want your money ;)

@John ******

a 3 month statement is required to ensure that it covers 2 full months because a statement for two months now would include all of July and just half of August so not 2 full months

@Jim ********

before travelling to Thailand your Embassy will not do income verification, you use bank statements for banked funds or income

@Graham *****

what I was trying to refer to was he go to the Thai embassy in your home country and give them the paperwork to verify that your monthly pension income is at least 2000 a month or Social Security income

@Jim ********

You do that with bank statements (plus you'd never get through the door as a non-Thai at the Thai Embassy)

@Jim ********

that won't do anything. The only thing immigration will accept is verification from the embassy IN THAILAND. Not from home country.

@Brandon ***********

yes you are correct you’ve got to go to the embassy in Bangkok not in your home country, I am part retiring after Christmas and I have an Irish passport and this information is straight from the Irish Embassy in Bangkok

@Andy ***

Sounds rediclous

@Stan *********

Indeed before commiting as many will not

@Peter *******

open your eyes and read the thread. I’ve posted a lot more information to back up my claims. 🙄

@Michael *******

guess we will.find out

@Michael *******

hi Mike I've read you can't get an affidavit from the, also Embassy anymore also checked about monthly amount check Thai embassy web site monthly went up to T.B but double check.

@Ronald **********

The British embassy doesn't do it anymore that's correct but for the. marriage exstenion it's 40k a month, 65k for a Retirement extension.

@Kurt **********

you can only do this with an affidavit from your country to prove your salary, most countries no longer provide these.

@Aden *****

this is true for the first year, but not for subsequent years. You can use the monthly method of depositing 40,000 baht after the first year, even if there's no embassy letter available. by depositing 40,000 baht each month, from abroad, during the initial year. I don't know of any office that forbids this but there could be. I understand some offices want to see that the funds come from a pension (I the pension part is incorrect here, but I'm leaving it in as others have commented on this aspect).

@Keith ***********

why would they want proof it comes from a pension? We are talking about Non O marriage visa not the retirement one so they wont care where its from. I did my Non O with 400k deposit into my wife's scb and they know it just come from wages/savings. I'm only 33 so they know i wouldn't be claiming pension. However, I was not aware you could deposit 40k a month for the first year and use that ongoing so thanks for that, wish i knew before haha. I send my wife around 100k a month but for living so it gets used, would the 40k a month have to be untouched im guessing for the full year?

@Aden *****

You can do whatever you want with the 40k you deposit monthly. Spend it all the day it comes in, if you like. However, the first year, you must continue to meet the 400k requirement as others have explained, and in addition deposit 40k each month, from abroad. You are probably right about the pension thing. Some offices require it for a retirement visa, and I probably got that mixed up.

@Aden *****

How did you get away with using your wife's account for your Non-O?

@Graham *****

its allowed anyway, although not the usual way they like it. I have a bank now but for some reason when I first started doing the visa and i got the first stamp which should allow me to open a bank and deposit the money, none of them let me. I went back to immigration and explained and was told i can deposit to my wifes bank account aslong as it shows that the money came from me, then as soon as my Non O was sorted I opened a bank instantly. Sending the requirement money to your wife/husband is not something they tell you about straight away as they want the visa applicant to have the bank in their own name but obviously because i had issues doing so thats when they told me i could do it that way. When it came to renewal at end of the first year i just used my own account and have done since.

@Kurt **********

once you've documented 400,000. bht, can you then use that money or does it have to reside in a Thai account permanently?

@Matt *********

can use it but must have it back in your account 2 months before renewal

@Karim **************

So the Jews are the problem but majority of the migrants are Muslim? Give your head a wobble and stop smoking dope!

@Donald *********

not Jews. Those who say they are Jews but are not… They are the synagogue of Satan. Words of Jesus… Ashkhenazi Jews. Imposters, hijackers. Spawn of the Rothschilds. You can do what you want with that information… You know what, go ask a Torah jew and see what they think. They stand beside me my friend. They know…. I gave up the weed for my daughter. I think in the next 5 years, it will be a conversation that’s much more mainstream. You will see

@Karim **************

Get back on your meds

@Donald *********

clearest I’ve ever been. Deal with it or be a qunt all your life. Something tells me you’re one of the conniving qunts. Maybe you married one… either way, it’s on. The awakening is on… globally. Ain’t no getting that toothpaste back in the tube.

@Karim **************

🐪 you not got a date arranged?

@Donald *********

Not Jew hate… Ashkhenazi hijacking fake Jew, unwilling to be subservient to a small tribe who calls the rest of humanity their slave hate. Excuse me for not wanting myself or my child to be a slave to a people who literally call me their slave. Am I wrong though? And if you try to squirm you way out and deceive, Fuk off. I’m beyond the lies. I’m fighting back until everyone is with me. And everyone’s waking up. I align with Torah Jews, we’re cousins, we’re on the same page. I fight against “Talmudic” Jews, who say Jesus is boiling in shit (read the Talmud guys… it’s will freak you out!) and Mary was a whore. You do you… or wake up… or get outed as one of them. There is a line in the sand and I stand with those who think we are all equal. What do you think Donald? Do you think you’re chosen or some of us are chosen and others are not? Answer that so I know where you stand and then we go from there. Anyone reading this with any ability to think for themselves, I’m betting they stand with everything I say. Choose a side. This is the future… able bodied men who are willing to fight for their children’s dignity. It’s on!

@Karim **************

"Thanks for the visa advice"

@Tracy **********

Yours was the first I saw Tracey. I made a valid point. I’ll find a man to comment on for balance 🤣🤣🤣👍✌️ Love you 😗

@Philip *******

incorrect. I’ve lived here 7 years, on a work permit, and I don’t have a degree.

@Mark *******

you got it done 7 years ago, when it was possible. Now, they don't grant work permits to teachers without BA degrees anymore. Update yourself, please.

@Philip *******

you didn’t even read what I said. Where did I mention teaching? I said jobs other than teaching. Christ alive

@Timur *****

no you can get a Non O visa based off employment which is then paired with a work permit. If you have the marriage visa then you only need the work permit based on employment.

@Ryan *********

LinkedIn is a start. There’s so many expats here working without a degree and not teaching.

@Troy **********

I’ve literally listed a load of

@Mark *******

sound like they all have some pretty heavy qualification requirements

@Troy **********

Of course some will, but sales and marketing in some instances for example doesn’t. There’s loads of opportunities for those who can be assed to look.

@Mark *******

I was assed for a year but no luck, kinda gave up 🫠

@Craig ******

just learn how to recognize a tsunami, apparently there are many people who have no clue that live by the sea.

@Craig ******

how you described it, I pictured it and had to laugh because I can imagine it happening for real. 🤣

I've never read so many "blind leading a blind"- comments in a very long time. 😂

@Tracy **********

When on a Non-O visa based on marriage,you don't need a "working visa", just a work permit.

@Tracy **********

Es gibt eine Liste von uber40 Jobs die der Ausländer NICHT ausüben darf.

Nur ein Hinweis, wenn man ein Haus mit Garten hat, darf der Ausländer noch nicht einmal Rasen mähen

@Tracy **********

if you have no idea, it’s better not to give advice. There’s loads of roles. Most western companies hire farangs across all sorts of disciplines, from engineers to sales/marketing to accounting and general management. There really is plenty of opportunities. A marriage visa allows application of a work permit so yes, he has options.

@Mark *******

wonderful

@Jo *********

Just not do what?

@Ralph ******

you can work just not in Thailand

@Jo *********

Yes I know. I wasn’t suggesting to. Must have a work permit.

@Ralph ******

ok understand now

@Kurt **********

Then why do people apply for the retirement visa?

@Kurt **********

So, you can get a residence permit instead of a visa?

@Ralph ******

no

@Ralph ******

No. You must have a non-o immigrant visa upon entry. The stay can be extended for one year at a time at immigration in Thailand for a fee of 1900 Baht, based on marriage to a Thai, or if you are 50 years old and meet the conditions.

@Kurt **********

And you need ฿400,000 in a bank or ฿40,000 a month income?

@Ralph ******

yes and you can work on the marriage non-o but you’ll still need a work permit

@Bob *********

That’s what I thought too!

@Kurt **********

what job is he going to do?? Doesn’t have 400,000 what skills would he have

@Bob *********

It is individual depending on age, situation and education.

If he has a pension from his home country, a monthly income of 40,000 Baht transferred to a Thai account for survival and income documentation for an annual extension of stay is sufficient.

@Bob *********

if he landed a Thai wife without money he must have a hidden talent

@Brandon ***********

I thought that was the amount he needs to deposit in the bank in order to qualify for the non-O visa?

@Ralph ******

there are multiple types of non-O visas, and different ones have different requirements.

@Brandon ***********

Which allow you to work?

@Ralph ******

marriage, half thai child, volunteer

@Brandon ***********

thanks I’m retiring to my place in Thailand in 2 years good to know thanx

@Christine ****

400k if your visa is based on marriage to a Thai. The post is about the OP coming to Thailand to live with his Thai wife, Why mentioned retirement visa.

@Christine ****

no..read Brandon's comment

@Warrick ******

I’m just saying if it’s retirement visa then requires 800,000 baht because someone said about retirement

@Christine ****

no problem

@Mark *******

if retirement visa, it’s 800,000 baht

maybe save up some money by cutting back on the coffees 🤔

@Malcolm ****

and Netflix 😂

@Young *******

personally I'm not, as I can deposit the B800k and show B65k per month (plus I'm decently insured) so I'm fully funding myself.

My point was with the lump sum you can't use all of it if needed as and when you might need to. You can though use all of the B65k each month.

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Andy JH if you need it in the bank then the Thai government is covering your arseee.the wife can't scam it

@Andy ***

Yes, you need to show you have sufficient funds at hand

Andy JH you forget that in case of emergency, you can withdraw the 800,000 THB any time as they belong to you. You can theoretically use it for hospital bills in case your insurance refuses to pay. Later, after recovery, just restart the process of aquiring the Non-Imm-O and the one-year extension