Every year, you could come on a 90-days Non-Imm-O Family Visa, if you fulfill the financial requirements of the Royal Thai Embassy London. This visa is very easy to apply for. . . . You will get stamped in for a 90-days stay permit. Before these 90 days expire, apply on Immigration for the 60-days "family visit" extension. (for this your marriage needs to be registered in Thailand because Immigration wants to see a Kor Ror 22 marriage registry freshly printout from the Amphur) . . 90 plus 60 = 5 months in Thailand . . while it is not half/half, I thought you maybe like the simplicity of this visa option which doesn't need any money deposit in a Thai bank, you don't need to apply for the 1-year extension (nobody will enforce you do!) and you avoid all the paperwork that would come with applying for an extension

@Tom *******

. . . or you get denied entry because you maximized your first visa-exempt 60 days with 30 days! . . . . . There is no guarantee! For a 60 plus 60, if one doesn't have too many stamps in the passport, there's a better chance of success

@Mikael *********

I just got a confirmation from another guy who uses the embassy affidavit. He said that his Immigration wants additional 3-months proof of transfers from abroad of a minimum of 65,000 THB . . . . I would say this is Immigration specific. Just make sure you comply exactly what your Immigration Saraburi is asking for

@Frank *********

we are witnessing a shift in Immigration policy regarding the income affidavit proof. Mikaels report is not the only one, I have read similar reports before. When somebody uses his embassy's income affidavit, more and more Immigration offices are additionally requiring that the applicant also shows that he has a Thai bank account, and that at least SOME money gets transferred into it, along with a proof that it came from abroad. The question remains, if the monthly transfer actually must be a minimum of 65,000 THB, or if a lesser sum will suffice

@Mikael *********

ah okay, so they officially gave you a leeway and will accept your application, as soon as you not only show the income affidavit of your embassy, but also show that you have a Thai bank account, with at least one or two transfers from abroad having come into it. So everything is okay and you can proceed

@Mikael *********

ah okay . . then it is as

@Mikkel ******

wrote: an income affidavit is NOT enough proof that you are living on a form of income from abroad. You must have a Thai bank account and be able to ACTUALLY show some money getting transferred into it. . . . . . So, I think if you go back to Immigration showing one or two transfers, they will accept your application for the 1-year extension. Have they explicitly told you so?

@Mikael *********

I am rather wondering what was the reason that Immigration refused to acknowledge the "income affidavit" certified by your embassy in Bangkok? Did they ask for a "co-legaliziation" by the Thai MfA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) or was anything missing on the documents? . . . . and I would say

@Mikkel ******

is right, more and more Immigrations will only accept your income affidavit, if you actually have a Thai bank account and if you are actually transferring SOME money into it (it doesn't have to be 65,000+, there just have to be some transfers as proof that you are receiving a form of income from abroad). Recent reports indicate a shift of the rules accordingly.

@Mikael *********

I don't think Immigration will accept your application to the 1-year Extension, unless you have already accumulated 12 months of transfers, coded in your Thai bankbook as having come from abroad, and you are able to show Immigration the 12-months statement of your Thai bank. . . . Starting with those transfers right now will get you nowwhere. All you could do is exit Thailand before the 90-days stay permit expires, and wait until one year has passed

@Wayne *******

contrary to your belief, this is what we were haggling about - wording that can easily be misinterpreted by newbies ! She only said "residing" in the first place. She later added "staying" to the text

@Jim ******

okie dokie, I think you made the right decisions