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Can I transfer funds from Bangkok Bank after my Non-O retirement visa extension?

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Aug 22, 2025

2 days ago

Kah *******

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I recently had my Non-O retirement visa extended, but BB’s new policy made the process extremely difficult, complicated, and costly in both time and money.

I would now like to transfer my funds from BB to another bank. Would it cause any problems if I withdraw all the money from my BB account, which I used for the visa extension, since one of the conditions requires maintaining a minimum balance of THB 400,000? Or, as long as I have THB 800,000 (THB 400,000 2 months prior to the filling date) in any Thai bank account, would that be acceptable? 

In other words, for my future visa renewal, must I continue using the same bank account that I originally used for the visa application and initial renewal?

If anyone has experience to share, I would appreciate it.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user is seeking advice on withdrawing funds from Bangkok Bank (BB) after their Non-O retirement visa extension, particularly regarding the requirement to maintain a minimum balance of THB 400,000. It's clarified that after three months post-extension, the user can move funds between accounts but must show a settled balance before applying for future extensions.

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a day ago

Brandon ************

You need to wait until at least 3 months after your extension, because the requirement during those 3 months is that your account remains at 800,000.

Then after that point, when the requirement is just that you must have 400,000 in your account, you can transfer 400,000 to your new account. Give it a few days to settle, and then transfer the other 400,000 into it. This is so you can show you had at least 400,000 fully settled into an account at all times.

Next year for your extension you will need to get the statements and bank letters for BOTH accounts. But after that you can just do everything with the new account in following years.

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