@Terry **********

How the hell did you get a Non O in Laos without money in the bank as one of the primary requirement?

Did you had 400k in bank account?

@Jordee *****

It depend on the office. Some immigration office you can transfer and the next day already start the process. Others, the money need to be there sitting for 2-3 months. If the money is there for 90 days, it will work in every office.

You don't need 40k Euros for a marriage visa.

You need 400k Baht, which is $10.64k Euros, give or take.

And it's not a payment, it's a proof of fund.

It's well known by now since more than 10 000 ED visas were revoked last week that more is coming.

ffs just take the 4k baht fast track that many agents are offering.

They are much stricter this year, but you are clearly a tourist so you'll be fine.

Your visa exempt expire the day you leave Thailand, so it won't be a few days later.

But to answer your question, it will not be a problem as you will clearly be considered as a tourist.

This is fake news. Nothing to do with agent opening 30 accounts. Agents do this all the time with every single bank. Nobody care about this. The reason why this particular time it went viral is because of what Richard said below:

"In addition to the increased restrictions on opening bank accounts now used by all banks for six months or more, the Bangkok bank in a Pattaya branch was involved in a scam with a group of 15 Chinese call center scammers involving hundreds of accounts, 2 billion baht laundering and scamming 2,000 victims."

Related to this news: 4?utm_source=chatgpt.com&fbclid=IwY2xjawMRk2BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjUHZuMUFuS0NQV3g2bnh0AR5ykFSolEtMTIIgEUCxVU7qmcA95UR0XOxzLlKTdS-9JnNM-jJCWQK9bzYSzA_aem_67jA-IRrnX2bYcZkmIADXA

Because as I said, every single bank are being used for quick in and out transfer. Agent put money in your account and you send back to a third account. It's done by many agents all over Thailand and with every single bank. Until the victims have money, which in this case, some rich Chinese got scammed. It made the news. So Bangkok Bank had to save face. That's it.

You will likely get denied.

A Tourist Visa will not help.

An agent can help getting you in via Fast-Track / VIP for 4k baht.