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Do bank accounts really need to be open for 6 months for a financial letter for immigration in Thailand?

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Nov 26, 2025
a day ago
Stuart ******
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Have herd on a page yesterday that bank accounts need to be opened for 6 months before they will issue a financial letter for immigration for a extension. The person will now have to leave the country and obtain a new Non O visa.

Although it doesn't break immigration rules by having your money in for 2 months.

Does anyone know how true this is. I am going to hopefully have a married visa and hopefully the bank will look different on a marriage extension, then the retirement extension.

Thank
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A user inquired about the necessity of keeping a bank account open for six months before receiving a financial letter for immigration purposes, specifically for a Non-O visa extension. Various comments from the community refuted this claim, stating it is not true and suggesting that issues may arise from individual bank branches rather than a general rule. The conversation also referenced experiences with different banks, indicating variability in practices.
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Aman *******
There was a doctored clip posted on a site saying 4 mths before they would issue. Got taken down fast
15 hours ago
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Kenneth *******
Where did you here that from ? On what pages interesting news 🤔 just more crap 💩
17 hours ago
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Stuart ******
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@Kenneth ******
 lawyer's for expats. There was a post regarding k bank requesting this we have been visiting other banks today and getting their spin on this

I took the post down until we verify the position of all banks.

That was there reply to a message I sent them.
13 hours ago
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Tony *******
Kbank gave me the docos last week just after my 2 months were done, very helpful service at the branch concerned.
19 hours ago
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Wannikea *********
Only 1 bank lately has been playing games and making up their own rules.
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Tony **********
You heard wrong
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Pete *******
Nonsense.
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Brandon ************
Not true. If the bank branch you are at makes up some rule to deny you something, go to a different branch.
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Stuart ******
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@Brandon ***********
 thanks for that. It was on video from lawyers for expats. I did comment on it and was looking for the video today, I messaged the page and he said they were checking other banks today, and he's took the post down.
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Tony **********
@Stuart *****
 sounds like a lawyer not to use if that's the extent of his diligence.
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Maxim ***********
@Stuart *****
 This is true for every Bangkok Bank nationwide, but not the other Bank.
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Tony **********
@Maxim **********
 not true. They issue letter for 1st extension
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Maxim ***********
@Tony *********
 The money need to be in the account for several months. You can't just put the money there and they issue the letter. This is in response to a scandal with Chinese getting scams.
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Tony **********
@Maxim **********
 Immigration requirement is money for 2 months. How would anyone get a 1st 1yr extension given the non-o visa is only valid for 90 days?
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Anthony ********
@Tony *********
 put money into bank in the 1st 2 weeks of your non o visa … leave it for 2 months … still leaves you 2 weeks to get extension of stay at immigration
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Maxim ***********
@Tony *********
 Immigration requirement is irrelevant to what the bank ruling is. With Bangkok Bank, your money will be stuck in your account for months.
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Tony **********
@Maxim **********
 one of us missed the point of the post. The OP stated that he had to have visa money in the bank for several months BEFORE the bank would issue a letter. Bkk bank does freeze funds AFTER giving a letter.
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Graham ******
@Stuart *****
 click bait found out
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