Yesterday, I went to CW to obtain a non-Immigrant-O for me and my wife. We came in visa exempt.
Some feedback:
- We were in and out in 40 minutes. Went in at 09:20, got a ticket for counter C1, our ticket number was nr.5 (only the 5th application on that morning?), absolutely no queuing, straight to the IO;
- I tried for my wife to be ādependentā (no financial requirements for her), but that was denied immediately. Though, the IO added that ātake careā would be possible when we come back in three months for the yearly extensions. The IO asked for a copy of the fully legalized marriage certificate (and asked to see the original) and added it to my wifeās application. Afterwards, before leaving, when I asked her to confirm that ātake careā would be possible for the extensions, she seemed to backtrack, and told me to āask and explainā when weāll go for an extension. So, Iām not sure it will really happenā¦
- My wife had the 800.000 THB in her bank account, because I was told here already that an in country Non-O ādependent/familyā would be impossible to get.
- The IO gave a thumbs up for the FET that proved the money came from abroad;
- Before, when we went to the bank at CW, to obtain the āletter from the bankā for my wife, I was confused when they asked if we wanted āletter or statementā. The letter was 100 THB and the price of the statement depends on the number of months (1, 3, 12,ā¦). In the end I understood that the statement was in fact a list of the bank transactions of the account. For the in country non-O, you only need to have to 800.000 on the day of the application, so I went only for the letter (which is a declaration from the bank that you have XXX THB in your account);
- Iām from one of the affidavit countries, so for me, the +65.000 THB affidavit from the embassy was accepted. The IO did check the documents that supported the affidavit, and asked some questions;
- The IO stamped and signed a copy of the affidavit. She explained that, in 3 months, I can get my extension with this copy (and the supporting documents). So I donāt have to go back to the embassy for a new affidavit.
All in all, a smooth experience with a very friendly IO.
I will update this report when we go for our extensions.