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The US dollar has about 10 times more purchasing power in LOS for basic necessities such as rent, food, transportation, and other manual labor related work. Things like gold, cars, high end motorcycles, and other luxuries, tend to be close in price. Use the price of food at a shopping mall (the place most locals cannot afford to eat) as a reference point. The exchange rate now is about 32.5 THB/USD.

@Robert *******

you are right. Now I recall I had to show funds upon applying for a marriage based Non-O.

@Robert *******

the money has been here for 5 years but I would like to use it to send my kid to college.

@Cris *****

got it! Good to know. Tnx for the update.

@Mikkel ******

thanks for comment. I'll take a closer look at the posted requirements for a marriage based Non-O. Years ago I applied for a 50 yo based one and had to provide written proof of income (outside TH).

@Lee **********

Have one and have already extended five times on as many years, but the current 400k THB may have to be used for other necessities, like sending my kid to college.

@John *********

you just hit it on the nail. It was possible to get a multiple entry Non-O based on marriage. With such, one had to do a border run every 90 days (or less) for a whole year. My idea is not far from that, except I get a visa and they get a visa fee. Win-win situation. I just wanted to know if someone else had tried already.

@Braulio ********

some Americans live on social security and they want to send a kid thru college.

@John *********

this is precisely the question. Is it a requirement to get an extension every time? Tnx