Things are getting a tad tighter but it's nowhere near the doomsday many make it out to be. But that seems to be happening everywhere these days.

Yes it's possible and while nothing is guaranteed, your wife is likely to be approved. The denial rate for Thai nationals applying for a U.S. tourist visa is roughly 22–25%, which means the majority are approved.

The most common reasons for denial are lack of strong ties to Thailand and limited travel history. As your wife has both, there's a solid chance she would be approved but nothing is guaranteed.

@Tania *********

100%. I don't feel comfortable without having a certain amount. I've had a couple times in the past where my Bank has randomly decided to freeze my card or there be a major blackout.

Figure avg rental for a decent, basic 1br spot in the US is $1,500-$2,000 month. In Thailand, you can get an equivalent easily or around $500-$600/month (cheaper if you wanted) So, just going off rental (long-term), your salary has 3-4X the purchasing power. When factoring in low-cost of everything else, I put it around 3-4X (9-12k/month)

Possibly. I was questioned a few months ago and didn’t (first time I can remember being questioned). I had quite a bit of money on me but had to sign a waiver promising to leave. Next time I go, if on a tourist or visa-exempt, I’ll definitely have a ticket.

I was asked last time I entered a couple months ago flying into Phuket. This was at immigration, not the airline. I didn’t and was pulled out of line to show proof of funds and sign a waiver promising to leave. They were nice about it as far as immigration goes for whatever that’s worth. I’ve also heard more instances that they're becoming more strict with that. If you don’t, I’d recommend you have plenty of cash on you, ideally baht.

@Darren ********

thanks for the info mate 🙏

Wow, even a year? Awesome. Yea, I when I was in China a while ago a visa had a stipend that you needed to enter within 30 days or something like that so just wanted to make sure. Thanks for answering mate.

@Brandon ***********

cool. Thanks mate. I was pretty sure but wanted to double check.

I give myself 1 week out, just in case. Also, be sure to check for holidays. Going up with 2 days left only to find out a 3-day holiday started sucks.