For the initial 3 month non-o the 400k does not need to be seasoned at most offices I believe. It simply needs to be in the bank on the day you apply. The seasoning is for the 1 year extension. So you may want to check with the immigration office that serves your area. You may be able to avoid having to leave the country.

Depends on how long you plan on staying in January. If less than 30 days like this trip you can enter on visa exempt, no need to get the tourist visa. If between 30 and 60 days you can still do visa exempt plus one 30 day extension. If more than 60 days then you can do the tourist visa plus 30 day extension for a total of 90 days.

You can apply for it in Thailand. You'll first need to apply for the 90 day non-o based on marriage before you can apply for the 1 year extension. The 30 plus 30 should be more than enough time to get your paperwork together since you already have the account set up. Just an FYI, unless Jomtien has stricter rules than other offices you don't need to have the 400k seasoned for 2 months for the initial 90 day visa. It just needs to be in an account in your name only. The seasoning is for when you apply for yearly extension.

Why are you asking? If you're looking for a ticket to provide proof of onward travel there are several sites for that, although they don't work quite the way you describe. They book a legit ticket that you can use as proof of onward travel that is good for a certain number of days before they cancel the ticket. You have no obligation or even an option to actually purchase and use it though. Costs something like $15.

Hung lay curry and laab moo isan.

When you call select whatever option they have for thai citizens, if they have one. Had the same issue with the Chicago one and did that. Someone will actually pick up and once you have them on the line they will actually help.

@Todd ********

not to mention completely inaccurate.

@John-Paul *****

everybody I know that's gone to the interview, both in Bangkok and chiang mai, said they only ask a couple of extremely basic questions at most and nothing about any ties here. No chance to explain anything. Perhaps your wife got special treatment.

@Frank *********

I think there is a drastic approval difference for single females.

@Frank *********

it's not clear to me if the poster still lives and works in the US or if they live in Thailand. If they're still in the US then a tourist visa will be an almost guaranteed no if she has a US boyfriend. My now wife as well as several of our friends that showed many ties to Thailand have been denied many times. My wife follows several pages on Facebook of Thai women trying for tourist visa and its pretty clear most are denied. Perhaps if the boyfriend is shown to have clear ties and is living in Thailand then it may be a different story. I'm curious where you get your 70-75% approval from? For a single thai women I'd put it at maybe 10-20% at best based on what I've seen.