This is a loophole you can try, after you get your DTV there is currently no requirement that the money stays in your account. Just transfer the money needed into your spouse's account, and after how ever long the funds have to be in the account is when the dependant DTV can be gotten using his bank account. They already checked yours when they gave you the visa. This loophole could change in the future, but nothing that changes after you both get your DTVs affects you are you're grandfathered in until the five years ends, unless you try to extend them your one time inside Thailand.

@Rod ******

it is pretty easy to do if you have the bt400,000, or equivalent in a bank account in your name only. To use the monthly payment method you need a notarized wage statement from your embassy, and very few do that anymore. There is no yellow book requirement for the type O visa based on Thai wife. Bt70k is way overpriced. Call Siam-Legal.com they are legitimate, and fair priced.

@Fernando ********

no, you apply from the country you are physically in.

@Skin *********

it is the work permit requirement, as you can not do any work whatsoever without a work permit.

@Fernando ********

I haven't heard of anyone being approved with a sponsorship letter at any embassy.

You need to legally set up the business before you can get a type B visa. Then in order to work in that business you need a work permit, and that is where the financial requirement comes into play. You must have a minimum of bt2million in registered capital to sponsor one work permit, yours. Also, depending on the business structure you can set up under you might also need at least 4 paid Thai employees for each work permit, but no matter how it is set-up you will need at least bt2million in registered capital for your work permit.

@Shaine ***********

you stated that you have PR in 2023, but you don't, or you would be done with any visa extension. Then you backtracked and said it was pending, but that is a lie too, as when PR is pending you don't need any visa extension, unless it is denied. Again quit lying

@Shaine ***********

quit lying. You don't have PR, and you don't have a PR application pending. Oh, and I am an expert on immigration rules, and regulations. Just quit making crap up to bring attention to yourself...lolol

@Shaine ***********

if your PR application is still pending then you are no longer on any visa extension. They also don't ask for more documents, as they don't accept your application until everything is in order. You are making up a fake story, as nothing you say fits what you say you're doing. You also stated that you had PR, yet you also state you're on a marriage visa extension, which you do not need on PR. On PR you don't need any visa extension. Your stories are catching up with you...lolol

@Yee ****

you are aware that the type O visa extension based on Thai wife does not require you to leave the bt400,000 in your Thai bank account after you get your one year extension right? After you get your first one year extension your bt400,000 only has to be in your Thai account for about 2 months total each year. During that time you'll lose about $200 in interest for those 2 months, much much cheaper than using an agent. Just something to understand.