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What are the requirements for obtaining a Type O Visa in Thailand after marrying a Thai citizen?

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Jul 20, 2025

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Randy *******

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First, thank you to everybody that contributes on Visa advice. ￼ ￼ i’ve been in Thailand for eight months. I’ve been doing Visa runs along with the visit back to the USA.

￼￼ I’m using a Visa agent, star visa in Chiang Mai

￼ they helped me get married last week to a Thai lady. ￼ now they say I have to go to their office in Laos ￼￼ and get a Type O visa. ￼

￼￼ I already have the ฿400,000 ￼ in American dollars in ￼ my Charles Schwab checking account. That account is only two months old.

￼ they’re telling me that they need to see that I’ve had ￼ at least $1000 in my other checking account for the last three months. They didn’t tell me when I started this process two months ago. My average balance has been over $1000 but there’s been periods where it went less than 1000. Is this something that’s true

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The individual seeks advice regarding the requirements for obtaining a Type O visa after marrying a Thai citizen. They mention having $400,000 in a U.S. bank account but are told by their visa agent that they need to have $1,000 for three months in another checking account. Comments clarify that the 400,000 THB requirement can be satisfied with funds anywhere in the world for the 90-day visa but stress that some immigration offices may impose a three-month seasoning requirement for the one-year extension. Others suggest applying for a 60-day family visit extension as an alternative.

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@Randy ******

(please exchange "he" with "you") . . . While for the application to the 90-days Non-Imm-O Marriage Visa outside of Thailand, the required 400,000 THB can sit in ANY bank account ANYWHERE in the World as long as he can prove the account is in his sole name,

The 2 months seasoning of the 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account is the official requirement for the application to the 1-year Extension of the Stay Permit Based on Marriage to a Thai Wife, but sadly, some Immigrations want to see a 3-months seasoning.

These Immigrations seek to drive the applicants into the fangs of agents and pay tea money, because they know you just can't fulfill this 3-month requirement on a 90-days Non-Imm-O marriage visa.

He has another, very viable option:

He can buy more time by applying to the 60-days "family visit" extension near the expiry date of the 90 days out of the Non-O visa.

However, to be able to apply for the 60-days extension, he needs a freshly printed Kor Ror 22 or 2 (whichever applies) from an Amphoe to show Immigration that his marriage to a Thai is registered inside Thailand