@Pat ***

First remark you can try, but the second "Ask a mate IN ITALY to employ her", would be "killing". She may not work with a tourist Schengen visa in a Schengen country !!! That's also a big reason to reject if they suspect that !!

If you use this screen and then continue, a screen with possible payments pop up. Even a creditcard (bit more expensive I guess) is possible. You only need to make your Thai bankaccount, your recipent. Not need, although possible ofcourse, to make a usd account within Wise.

Nicola, what John Catapano says is the key for a schengen visa. Prove enought she goes back.

Also a bit of proof is that you know eachother quite some time. (photo's).

And she needs a passport ofcourse.

I first went to my municipal in the Netherlands let them stamp a form that my income was high enough to support her and give her accommodation in my house

(My Employer's declaration). Maybe smart the first time, only get her 3 or 4 weeks. Not the full 90 days.

Then I made an invitation letter with reason I wanted to show her my country and introduce her to my family. Also reasons that she has to go back. Also my phone number and that they could reach me .

I also gave 6-7 photo's of me, her and her family. She also did not have a real (tax) job, but helped in a shop and helped family on the (rice/casave) land. Make foto's ! Not so many Thai people have 'a real' job that they have to pay tax or have healtcare insurance by them.

Only if they work at a bigger company.

Then does she have younger children or older parents she has to take care of (so she has to go back), does she have a blue house book, owns land etc. Find as much reasons as possible that she has to go back.

Book a refundable ticket and at last a Thai healthcare/travel insurance for the time she is with you. Then there were 12 or so recomended companies.

Before one had to go to the Embassy for some kind of interview. Now it's done by VFS Global I think. Both Bangkok. I got even a tip that she dresses properly if invited for the interview.

Sometimes it seems to be a bit nitpicking, but in this case the more proof the better.

Good luck.

So again, reading seems an art nowadays 🙄

I thought foreign woman maried to a Thai man does not need money ?

@Stu***

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@Bonnie ******

. You say "I don't understand why anyone.....". Well, that's when people just want to stay in Thailand a bit longer than they have a visa or visa exempt entry and many times cannot fulfill the requirements to get e.g. a year extension. So they 'border bounce' (go out and in again to get (till 31 of march) 45 days visa exempt, or do a 'border run' to get e.g. a new touristvisa at a Thai Embassy/Consulate in another country. With both options you can extend with 30 days in Thailand. Also some people have e.g. a multi entry visa non imm. O, with that you can stay in Thailand for 90 days. Each time you do a 'border bounce' you again get 90 days of stay. This for a year until the visa is void. Multi entry Tourisvisa the same procedure but with 60 days for a half year.

2 Friends of my, could also do this IN Thailand. 1 Dutch and 1 Austrian. Really don't know exact what papers they needed but original legalized and translated to Thai and again legalized that one for sure.

Yep

@Ken ******

. So some people use this visa for staying almost 15 months. If you plan it a bit, and you come back just before the visa expires, you get another 90 days ! But for you not relevant I guess.

You also can ask for a Non imm. O MULTIPLE Entry in your home country. Then you need only one border bounce to get another 90 days. (Visa is valid for 1 year and every time when you leave and come back you get 90 days as long as your visa is valid)

If you have enough money in your Thai bank account (800k฿ 2 months before you ask the year extension) it's ofcourse possible to get a year extension. Maybe also ask a re-entry permit then, should you come back within that year.

I think it is wise to legalize your American marriage in Thailand too when you are here. This for future use ? ('Only' 400k฿ in your bank account needed or 12x 40k฿ per month as international transfer instead of 65k฿ per month

@Ken ******

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When you legalize it here there is also an option to get 60 days 'visiting family' (your wife). Good luck with your decision.🙏