| Ordinary expats in Thailand wishing to extend | | | | show a proof of 40,000 Baht monthly /pension |
| their stay in the kingdom may find it difficult fitting | | | | income. To do this, you need to obtain a pension/ |
| themselves in the various Thai visas offered by | | | | employment letter stating your job or source of |
| the Thai government. However, those who are | | | | your pension and monthly income. This you bring |
| married to Thai locals have got little to worry | | | | to your embassy in Thailand for verification. Your |
| about. | | | | embassy in turn will provide you an affidavit of |
| Marriage Visa in Thailand | | | | income which you use for the visa application. In |
| Immigration privileges are among the countless | | | | addition to this document, you may be required of |
| benefits of being married to a Thai. | | | | your income tax and latest bank statements by |
| A foreign spouse of a Thai national is entitled to | | | | the Visa officer. In case you don't qualify for the |
| apply for a Thai marriage visa aka Non Immigrant | | | | income requirement but your Thai spouse is, she |
| Category O visa. This particular Thai visa can be | | | | can just as well handle the financial requirements. |
| applied for immediately after marriage, | | | | She just needs to present employment letter and |
| subsequently allowing the foreign spouse a | | | | income tax if she's employed and business |
| renewable yearly stay in Thailand. Fortunately, the | | | | registration certificate, balance sheet and business |
| process for the Thai Marriage Visa application is | | | | tax if she's self-employed. |
| rather straightforward and the requirements are | | | | Application Process |
| quite minimal. | | | | The actual application procedure is simple. An |
| The most important requirements when applying | | | | applicant who has 21 days left in his/her current |
| for a marriage visa to Thailand are; you are | | | | visa can apply a 90 day visa initially then have this |
| married to a Thai national and you or your Thai | | | | visa converted into One year Marriage visa |
| spouse is financially capable of supporting your | | | | before it expires. Those who have non immigrant |
| stay in Thailand. To prove your on-going marital | | | | Thai visa can proceed to visa conversion directly |
| relationship with your Thai spouse, you have to | | | | as soon as their visa is due to its expiration. You |
| show the original of your marriage certificate and | | | | and your Thai spouse can go to the nearest Thai |
| have your Thai spouse accompany you when | | | | immigration with your documents to proceed with |
| submitting the visa application as the visa officer | | | | the visa application. Those who are not qualified to |
| will be interviewing her about your marriage. This | | | | do the Marriage visa application in Thailand |
| is especially required when doing the visa | | | | because of their invalid current visas can go to |
| application inside Thailand. On a positive note, | | | | bordering countries to secure new entry visas and |
| medical certificate and police record are no more | | | | then apply marriage visa in Thailand as |
| required when Thai Marriage Visa application is | | | | appropriate. |
| done in Thailand. | | | | Summary |
| Financial Requirements | | | | Obtaining the Thai marriage visa can be |
| As far as the financial requirements for marriage | | | | accomplished by following the guidelines outlined |
| visa in Thailand are concerned, there are two | | | | above. If you have yet to marry your Thai |
| ways to meet them. One is to open a bank | | | | fiancee you should research the laws and |
| account, deposit 400,000 Baht into it and then | | | | procedures for Marriage Registration in Thailand |
| wait for at least two months prior to making the | | | | for your respective nationality. |
| Thai marriage visa application. The 2nd option is to | | | | |