What do I need to acquire in the UK for a spouse visa to move to Thailand, and what is the procedure and timeline before I fly?

@Robert *****************

Yes, the Non Imm O visa is valid to use for 90 days from it's issue date

@Robert *****************

while you can use original proofs of a monthly income of a minimum of 40,000 THB equivalent, for the application to the visa in the E-Visa system in the U.K., you will need a minimum of 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account in your name only, for the application on Immigration for the 12-months "extended stay permit based on being married to a Thai wife" - at least in the first year. Because the U.K. embassy in Bangkok does not issue an "income affidavit" any more, with which you in the past were able to fulfill the financial requirements for the application to the "1-year Extension of Temporary Stay Permit" (which some people call "marriage visa" but which isn't a "visa" at all but a stay permit). After you have collected 12 months consecutive month for month transfers from the UK to your Thai bank account of a monthly minimum of 40,000 THB, you can use the bank statement over these 12 months of transfers for the application to your second year Extension of Stay Permit

@Gregor *********

I didn't know you had to show a monthly income. I thought all you had to show to get the extension based on marriage to a Thai was a Thai bank account with at least 400k deposited.

@George ******

I suggest you visit Immigration and ask them about your options

@George ******

you can use a bank statement over a 12-months consecutive transfers of a minimum of 40,000 THB from abroad into your Thai bank account, as the financial requirement for the application to the 1-year Extension of Stay Permit. The crucial point is - you have to have accumulated these 12 consecutive transfers to be able to use them as the financial proof for your next application to the extension

@Gregor *********

I have mates who are married to Thailand ladies who I used to work with and they all told me that to get a non-O based on marriage they only show 400k in their Thai bank account and similar when they go for the extension based on marriage they only have to show 400k in their Thai bank account. They have never had to show a monthly income to get their extension, or so they told me.

@George ******

true. But they could also get their extensions based on income, if they were not British, US Americans or from Australia. The crux is, the British Embassy as well as the US and AUS embassy in Bangkok does not issue any more"income affidavits". That's why your british mate needs to use the 400,000 THB deposit method

I don't need options, I'm not married to a Thai so it's of no consequence to me personally.

@Robert *****************

yes, you shouldn't apply for the 90-days Non-Imm-O family visa more than 3 months before you plan to fly