curious as to thoughts.... would this DTV ... be a better solution... for someone that is married to a Thai woman.. and want to stay year round with her.. build home on family property.. just trying to find the best way to do this... for the least amount of money tied up in bank.. foreign or thai bank.. thank you for your consideration in answering with your thoughts.. I will be in the yellow book upon my return early sept.. all marriage documents local district office.

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what is the cost for the non O one year extension... also... what are the requirements... money in the bank??

my apologies if this has been asked before... my question is.... why not have a stateside bank account for direct deposit then transfer the funds to Thai bank account?? also keep an address in the states?? Navy federal credit union will do the transfers for free??

@Pete ******

ok.. so all one has to have is the deposit of 40k each month.. what you do with the money afterwards is not of concern? you could spend it.. or transfer it to another account..??

@Pete ******

would the monthly deposit in a U.S. bank of the required 40k Baht for a year be adequate ?? simple printed copy of the record?

"Please note that you must first obtain a 90-day visa or a 1 year non-immigrant O visa from your home country or country of residence prior to your application for the Thai marriage visa." is it possible to obtain this type of visa once you are in Thailand at your local immigration.. mine would be Chiang Rai..? I contacted via Thailand Embassy Los Angeles web site. no response... ???

"The US embassy in Thailand is no longer issuing income letters, therefore, the application cannot use it to meet the financial requirement for the marriage visa application.".. how does one verify?? a letter from Social Security? and from the Veterans Administration?.. would it need to be certified by notary ??