I assume you are talking about a spouse visa. You need letter from your embassy confirming the source of funds. Or you can deposit THB 400k in a thai bank account but you need to show this for the past 3 months plus a letter from the bank. And that is not all. It requires a lot more documents such as house book, rental contracts, pictures with you and wife/kid inside and outside the house and maybe more.... if you are over 50, you can apply non OA which requires 800k.

@Daniel *******

and if I were in your country, I can stay as long as I want?

@Daniel *******

people should be where their centre of life is and not go on vacation.

@Daniel *******

up to Thai government not you and me.

@Joe **********

yes there might be cases like that. But this i think are rare exceptions. The German government for example offered stranded people a ticket home for EUR 100 (with obviously more extra cost after returning home), however I know of a few guys who are still here and enjoying it.... for those, time to go home I think. And then again, sorry to say, if you embarked on a journey by early / mid March and if you are not totally ignorant about what was going on in Asia at that time...you should have known the risk.

@Billy ******

there's always a way...

@Billy ******

if you belong here, why you worry about the visa amnesty?

Mogens Nygaard agreed

I think this amnesty was meant for people on vacation and caught by the sudden closure of airspace and borders. The Thai government has been very generous to give 4 months of visa extension FOR FREE. FYI an extension of stay is chargeable, people who have a legitimate reason to stay in the Kingdom need to pay THB 1900 for it. Almost all nations had repatriation flights organized so whoever is still here without a valid reason, sorry to say but I dont think it is because of cancelled flights. I think its time to go home for everyone who doesn't belong here, don't you think??

@Steve ********

800k is for retirement and only qualifies for applicants 50 years and older.