Thailand Marriage Visa: THB 400,000 or THB 40,000 a Month

If you are married to a Thai, you need income of THB 40,000 a month, or THB 400,000 in a Thai bank for the past 2 months. Income plus deposit together of THB 400,000 also qualifies. You must first hold a Non-Immigrant visa, and each grant lasts no more than 1 year.

If you are married to a Thai, the “marriage visa” is really a one-year extension of stay for the family of a Thai national. The money test is simple: THB 40,000 a month in income, or THB 400,000 in a Thai bank. You need a Non-Immigrant visa first, then you file at the immigration office covering where you live.

Getting the Non-Immigrant visa

The easiest start is the Non-Immigrant O8 visa from a Thai embassy, which is for staying with Thai family in Thailand for more than 60 days. It is single-entry and valid for 3 months. Embassies may ask for an interview or extra documents, and the visa fee is set locally, for example RM 320 at one embassy.

Already in Thailand on a tourist or transit visa? You can change category on form TM.86; visa-exempt entrants use form TM.87.

The money test

A foreign husband in a marriage between a man and a woman needs average yearly income of THB 40,000 a month. THB 400,000 in a Thai bank for the past 2 months also qualifies, and so does income plus deposit together of THB 400,000 to cover 1 year. The same figures apply to either spouse, or both together, in a marriage between persons of diverse gender. The deposit sits in a commercial bank in Thailand or a specialised financial institution.

Documents for the extension

Clause 2.18 of Order 12/2568 asks for the following:

• The application form and a copy of your passport.
• A copy of the marriage record: the marriage register (Kor Ror 2) if you married in Thailand, or the family-status record (Kor Ror 22) plus the foreign marriage register if you married abroad.
• Proof of your spouse’s Thai nationality, such as the ID card or house registration.
• A bank certificate and a copy of the bank book, or income documents.
• A sworn statement from your Thai spouse confirming the marriage.
• Photos of the family and the home from the last 6 months: 2 outside showing the house number, 2 inside, plus a map.

Show the originals and bring copies certified with your signature. The fee is THB 1,900.

After you file

While the office decides you may stay on appointment stamps, in total no more than 30 days from the day the permission ended. A refusal means you leave within 7 days of the day the permission ended.

Each grant lasts no more than 1 year, so you file again before it ends. You also keep notifying your address every 90 days, and a late report is made in person with a THB 2,000 fine.

Leave Thailand without a re-entry permit and your permission to stay ends. A single permit costs THB 1,000 and a multiple permit THB 3,800. See the re-entry permit guide and the reporting guide.

This extension gives you no right to work, since aliens are not allowed to work unless they are granted a work permit.

Just visiting your Thai spouse?

Clause 2.24 gives a single grant of no more than 60 days to visit a spouse or child of Thai nationality.

Not married yet? Our guide to marriage registration in Thailand covers the registration itself. The immigration fees table lists every other fee, the visa types overview compares the other long-stay routes, and the retirement visa page covers the retirement route.

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Not confirmed: For a foreign wife of a Thai husband, ask your office which proof it wants. A home visit is not in the clause, so ask whether your office makes one.

General information checked against the sources listed above, not legal advice for your situation. Rules and office practice change; confirm with the immigration office or a licensed adviser before you act. See how guides are checked.

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