What is the required bank statement amount for a Non-O visa based on marriage in Thailand?

Ok great stuff thank you 🙏🏻

Yes. Correct. Doesn't have anything to do with accessing it as I said.

All accounts let you access your money.. because it's your money..

You just lose the benefits of not touching it eg interest.

Banks make money from other people's money

Msg from Tod confused me about which fixed account you can and can’t use so am trying to get that clarified before I stick and fix the full amount

@Steven **************

ok boss thank you

Take bank book and photocopy of every page

What part dont you understand??

Deposit the money .

Wait the 3 months.

Dont let balance drop.below minimum meanwhile.

When the time comes to apply, get the letter from bank showing 3 months of minimum balance.

Also get your bankbook of same account updated on the day you apply for extension. There's a bank downstairs of immigration.

Take letter AND updated bankbook with you when you apply for extension.

@Steven **************

this the first page

@Steven **************

ah yes ok just wasn’t sure if this would work

I know this because I've done it myself

Need letter and your bank book updated to same day you apply for extension, to.prove the money is still in it.

@Riaz ******

. Normally a fixed deposit account pays higher interest if you dont access it for a certain time period. If you do,you lose the extra interest because you did as it breaks the term

Garrett Greenwald yes plus the letter will accompany.... will this work ?

This ok?

@Tod ********

it’s just that I don’t know of a fixed deposit that you just can’t access so am confused !!

@Tod ********

yes letter am clear on

Tod Daniels what do you mean by can’t access or can access? It’s fixed for one year and I keep it there so thought I would use it for this purpose! If I break it I can use it am sure and they give me a book bank as well for this. At one point of time I wanted to use this deposit to secure a credit card but never got around to doing that

this is what that bank letter looks like for using banked money to meet the proof of funds.

For the extensions inside the country there are two types of 'fixed deposit' accounts

There is a fixed/term deposit account where you can access the money any time BUT you lose interest or get a penalty to access it <- You CAN use this type of an account.

There is a fixed/term deposit account where you cannot access the money at all during the term of the deposit <- you CANNOT use this type of account

Even if you use a straight savings account you need BOTH the bank letter (usually just a fill in the blanks 5 or 6 line letter) AND you need copies of the bank book pages.

Tod Daniels extension of stay after the annual expiry!! And yes in Thailand

and are you asking about this for when you apply for an extension of stay inside the country at the immigration office or when you go to a thai consulate in another country and buy a visa?

@Tod ********

Isn't non O always issued as 90 days first, and you have to extend... but extension is based on original visa (either single or multiple entry)

I am Australian and I got my 1 year ME non O to follow Thai spouse in Ho Chi Minh City. No financials needed. I hear they are still not asking for financials. Why not go there?

@Nathan **************

. Definitely easier for me. Never had an issue at airport or immigration. The big THAI WIFE stamp in your passport seems to solve a lot of issues..

Marriage visa still requires leaving every 90 days. But extension is report every 90 days. Resets each time you leave and re enter.

@Steven **************

yeah that’s what I meant once he’s here then he can do the extension with 400k

I thought you had to return to your home country to apply for that NON O

That’s rather interesting news thanks

Could be handy while I seek work next year when I move out here

Though it’s been suggested just go for straight marriage visa rather than all the hassle of skipping borders etc

All I know is as an Australian I had no choice but to apply inside Australia for a thai spouse visa. Extensions on it I do inside Thailand.

@Nathan **************

. He is leaving the country. Vientanne isn't in Thailand.

400k is for an extension of stay,not a Visa. There's a difference between the two

@Joshua **********

how does that work doing the 3+2 then the 1 year with reentries ? Is that because you have the 400k in bank to do the 1 year while here

@Steven **************

I’ve seen reports of a few being rejected at Vientiane recently on a few pages saying same thing but that includes those doing visa runs etc etc

Joshua seems to have a different situation and I thought you had to leave the country to apply for marriage non O

Saves a lot of stuffing around. No need to leave and if you do leave 3 or 4 times a year you wont need to do 90 day reports probably. Re entry permits at airport take 10 minutes every time I've got one.

@Joshua **********

. Ok. Money must be in thai bank account in your name only for extensions now.Did it myself in March.

I'd just do that. Saves the hassle of leaving and dealing with the morons that work in consulates outside who make the rules up as they go. 😅

If the rules are the same for Aussies and Kiwis which wouldn't surprise me, you have to obtain the spouse visa from inside your home country. I had to. It can then be extended inside thailand

@Joshua **********

. Vientanne always used to be no financials as you said. Looks like they're turning the screw there now too.

@Joshua **********

. I'll try to find out for you.

@Tod ********

should be floating around here soon.

@Joshua **********

yeah we on the same page Steve did mention you applied in Laos

Where I thought we needed to apply for the NON O back home

I’ve been thailand three times previous

First trip didn’t need a visa as it was two weeks

Second and third trip just applied and sent money with a nice letter and got visa

This fourth time and now the new rule I had to send statements to prove £1500 income each month for three months that’s just for a 3 month NON O

Last stay I extended 2 months but only stayed 1 month extra

At present I don’t have 400k in account so would struggle though a friend has offered to help me with the 400k in the bank although I’m waiting on another resource to be finalised

Did have some guy who I think posted in here or Chiang Rai group and he is offering to do ED visas for one year with no study needed because he has contacts

Then he offered to stick 400k in bank which I would have to pay him £835 and then pay another £835 pound for him to complete marriage visa one year 🤔🤔

Something says don’t trust this man lol

So I’m gonna come here next year to settle and hopefully teach after completing TEFL COURSE

otherwise it’s wait for finances and then do the 1 year extensions to get by for first year

Check the thai embassy in your home country and maybe email or call them

It’s been known that this new change would cause all sorts of confusion especially since immigration aren’t even aware of what the new rules actually are as such

It’s crazy

@Joshua **********

I applied for my visit visa to see my wife on July 14th a day before they rolled out the new digital application

So it’s all new to many countries

If you got away with it this time then your lucky

Like I say the American guy nearly had to cancel his trip because the website didn’t say anything too

He got a letter back saying must provide financials

His USD figure was the same as mine in GBP

Count yourself very lucky indeed

I won’t go into how lucky I was with my application

But I can tell you I expected a no so was thrilled when it was returned in 3 days with a yes

A USA citizen had same problem and had to get his bank details before visa was completed

@Joshua **********

it’s the same for USA for Every one entering on non O no matter where you are from

Are you a citizen of Vientiane

I presume that’s Lao

They may have different rules as they are still eastern neighbouring countries but if you are a citizen outside of that then yes

Garrett Greenwald

You mean my response

In glad I can make you smile I aleast i helped make someone feel better

Garrett Greenwald

Im not marriaged

It was just out from my momory but that ain't as good as it use to be so I could be wrong hehe

@Joshua **********

I'm 100% so I better not say anymore 😉