@Jan *****************

they let you show just 3 months income now? Used to be a year. Tbh i did mine from inside Thailand using the 400k option so its irrelevant to me but I remember a while back they wanted a year proof of income if using the 40k route and an income affidavit for the initial non-o when applying from England, then you just extend once you was inside thailand obviously. But yeah guess theyve made it easier from outside thailand now. Thats good 👏🏼

@Jan *****************

ahh my apologies i misread, yes from outside then income of 40,000 thb per month for last 12 months is fine. Generally it does still need to be evidenced and sometimes they may require an income affidavit from your home countrys' embassy so just make sure your embassy provides these as a lot of countries have stopped now. Can still get round it with bank statements, contract, employment letter etc. but affidavit is usually the easiest route if obtainable

@Jan *****************

cant use 40,000 monthly income for first year. Need the 400,000 deposit. If you cant have a thai bank yet as converting from visa exempt or not in the country yet then you have to show your home country bank statements to prove you have the 400,000 to deposit and write a letter stating as soon as you get the 90 days stamp or arrive in thailand you will open a thai bank and deposit the money. Then leave it for 2 months and before the 90 days is up you extend it for 1 year. 2nd year onwards you can use the 40,000 monthly income into said thai bank to extend annually

@Max ************

youre the same miserable loser on every comment section, if you hate your own life so much why put that onto other people?

@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.

@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?

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

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

@David ********

you still have to pay the overstay fine even if she was to go get an extension so what would be the point in that? Cost less to do it at airport and just pay the 2500 fine

The fight will be on around 4.30am bkk time, Sportsman on soi 13 is your best shot. Or get yourself a firestick with everything on for like £50-£60 a year and watch it in your room.

@Ste ******

exact same as me. Thai Airways usually best, if by chance i do have to transit somewhere i go Emirates and change in Dubai