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[ubonjoe]

Yes if you meet the requirements for this clause.
Have you gotten an extension of stay before it came into effect?

[Mario2008]

The money in the bank option is only possible for persons who used this method before Oct. 2006. The text is misleading and from another tread I understood even in Thai it is misleading. The reality is that new cases now only have the option of showing an income of 40,000 baht.

[opalhort]

From a conversation we (my wife and myself) had with an imm officer at Suan Plu when I renewed my extension of permit to stay in May this year (note: I'm grandfathered on the 400K bank deposit but can also qualify for combined income, retirement or child support and have WP - they tried to push me into the retirement or child support catagory which I rejected):

If I have been using the same Non-Imm visa under which I originally applied for extension under the 400K bank deposit and then changed the condition for subsequent extensions to for example combined income I could revert back to the Bank deposit route as long as I apply for extension under the same original visa!

If I would leave Thailand and obtain a new Non-Imm visa I would no longer be able to revert back to the 400K since this would be regarded as a new application.

opalhort

[astral]

DNPBC0, on 2008-10-05 15:40:46, said:

Recently I sent this to the Thai Embassy in New Zealand:
"In applying for the one year extension of stay with my wife, I wonder whether the visa regulations set out the Order of the Royal Thai Police Headquarters No. 606/2549 still apply.  I am informed  that this order was made in 2006. According to case 7.17 of the order under point (6) it says:
"In the case of an alien married to a Thai woman, any party or both must have a total income of not less than Baht 40,000 per month, except for aliens who entered the Kingdom before this Order came into force and granted a permit to stay in the Kingdom. If the alien does not have the minimum income above, he shall have an account deposit in Thailand in the name of either party or both of not less than Baht 400,000. Proof of account deposit for the previous 3 months is required."
Please would you confirm that my understanding of the visa application process is correct and whether the particular requirement regarding a bank account deposit of not  less than Baht 400,000 could be applied in my case.
Their reply was:
"So for we have not been informed / instructed of any change regarding the regulation."
I am therefore assuming that 'the money-in-bank-account' route to a one-year extension still applies.

The 400K is only for those who were on that arrangement before 2006.

Embassies are not renowned for their knowledge of the latest rules.

Check here in ThaiVisa or at your local immigration office for the latest info.