Marriage extension under consideration time frame.

Eanto said:
I must admit with the house rent, car loan, internet, beer, school fees, som tam and the like it’s difficult to spend less than 65k. I do know that my money goes a lot further here than it would in Blighty
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We don't spend much more than 35k p.m. (excluding any unforseeable costs) but there are only two of us and we don't pay rent nor have any loans to repay. Lady drinks are also not in the budget any more.
 
nomad97 said:
About 10 years ago I had a friend in Surin who was totally dependent on his UK OAP, although he did have some capital in reserve. At the time I think he was getting around 29,000 baht a month (with the exchange rate of the day). He left and set up in the Philippines which, he later told me, was eminently easier about visa requirements. He enjoyed the remainder of his life, with his Philippina partner, until his death a couple of years ago. R.I.P. J.
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Ten years ago he left Thailand to set up shoppe in P.I. until his death a couple of years ago.
He surely didn't last too long there. RIP.
 
Yorky said:
We don't spend much more than 35k p.m. (excluding any unforseeable costs) but there are only two of us and we don't pay rent nor have any loans to repay. Lady drinks are also not in the budget any more.
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I’ll have to refuse lady drinks in two weeks time. My expression and demeanor has developed to such an extent over time that I hardly get asked anymore
 
Yorky said:
We don't spend much more than 35k p.m. (excluding any unforseeable costs) but there are only two of us and we don't pay rent nor have any loans to repay. Lady drinks are also not in the budget any more.
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Honestly Wow. :)
Yorky, I'm not sure that I've met any expat getting by with a lady at under THB35,000 per month...let alone 50,000 averaged on an annual basis.
Good job.;;money;;
 
Coffee said:
Ten years ago he left Thailand to set up shoppe in P.I. until his death a couple of years ago.
He surely didn't last too long there. RIP.
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J was in his seventies when he left Thailand. It was old age that got him in the end.
 
Coffee said:
Honestly Wow. :)
Yorky, I'm not sure that I've met any expat getting by with a lady at under THB35,000 per month...let alone 50,000 averaged on an annual basis.
Good job.;;money;;
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Not unless you are a Yorkshire man. You know, short arms and long pockets!
 
Don’t know about the pockets but I don’t think he’s ever had short arms!
 
Yorky said:
It's to do with the letter from the Embassy "verifying" the monthly income (generally pension). Many Embassies are refusing to commit themselves to "verification" therefore have stopped issuing the letters. It's been the subject of at least one other thread herein.

For information, the letter from the bank does not confirm "money sitting in the account for 90 days", it only confirms the amount in the account at time of issue. Originals plus copies of the passbook(s) are required to confirm how long and how much.
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Yorky, You say many embassies. I think it is 4 embassies that have stopped issuing letters. I think it might be better to say many embassies are still issuing letters. I know my embassy still is ( NZ )
 
Deerculler said:
Yorky, You say many embassies. I think it is 4 embassies that have stopped issuing letters. I think it might be better to say many embassies are still issuing letters. I know my embassy still is ( NZ )
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Does your embassy actually verify claims of finance. Or do they just certify that is what you stated under NZ law. Just like other embassies used to do. That is not good enough anymore.
I always did think it was a bogus contention in law. Mind you swearing to tell the truth over a stack of paper has less validity in my opinion. But there you go. A lot of faith is put into these notions.
 
@Rice , how is that any worse than the Savannakhet 'deal' showing no income or monies seasoned in a bank ?
 
Deerculler said:
Yorky, You say many embassies. I think it is 4 embassies that have stopped issuing letters. I think it might be better to say many embassies are still issuing letters. I know my embassy still is ( NZ )
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I have no idea how many embassies are prepared to "verify" income (in accordance with Thai Immigration requirements). Maybe SF members could confirm whether their embassy is prepared to do that and their nationality.

The British Embassy definitely will not verify income.
 
Coffee said:
@Rice , how is thay any worse than the Savannakhet 'deal' showing no income or monies seasoned in a bank ?
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How is it a scam ? I think you mean non logical anomaly. When has Thai law ever been logical. I have proved it, in person. Obtaining an O visa to visit and stay with your Thai wife is an "appropriate visa". Proof of income for that visa until the UK Thai embassy started asking, was never a thing. So how can you equate these two visa types in the first place?
Your non sequitur argument is a pattern of reasoning rendered invalid by a flaw in its logical structure.
 
Confucius said, "Your non sequitur argument is a pattern of reasoning rendered invalid by a flaw in its logical structure." LMFAO @Rice. :D:D:D
 
Deerculler said:
Yorky, You say many embassies. I think it is 4 embassies that have stopped issuing letters. I think it might be better to say many embassies are still issuing letters. I know my embassy still is ( NZ )
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You would be better off if your Embassy no longer furnished such letters. I am very happy the British Embassy came out when they did and said they would issue Income Letters no more. I now save myself a lot of trouble and 2,500 baht in the renewal process.
 
Coffee said:
@Rice , how is that any worse than the Savannakhet 'deal' showing no income or monies seasoned in a bank ?
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I'm not sure I understand your question..??
Trips made to Savannakhet are to obtain a Non-Immigrant O Visa, and I don't think that Laos cares what your bank situation is.
Trips made to KapCheong Thai Immigration requre proof of whatever the particular "Extension of Stay, based on..."
requires. Years ago, it was easy for me to go to the American Embassy and tell them whatever I chose in order for me to get the verification letter needed for the extension of stay I needed. There was no verification by the American Embassy that what I told them was the truth.
Now, they do not do this verification letter, and instead I am required to prove either a bank balance or a monthly income sufficient to their requirements for them to allow me to stay.
There is no "deal" that I'm aware of, just that I must prove what I claim.
 
mario299 said:
I'm not sure I understand your question..??
Trips made to Savannakhet are to obtain a Non-Immigrant O Visa, and I don't think that Laos cares what your bank situation is.
Trips made to KapCheong Thai Immigration requre proof of whatever the particular "Extension of Stay, based on..."
requires. Years ago, it was easy for me to go to the American Embassy and tell them whatever I chose in order for me to get the verification letter needed for the extension of stay I needed. There was no verification by the American Embassy that what I told them was the truth.
Now, they do not do this verification letter, and instead I am required to prove either a bank balance or a monthly income sufficient to their requirements for them to allow me to stay.
There is no "deal" that I'm aware of, just that I must prove what I claim.
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The problem for Thai Immigration was that it was not a letter verifying your income. It was confirmation that you had sworn your financial circumstances were correct. I've not seen a letter from the US embassy so do not know whether the word "verification" is included therein.
 
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