How does the Non-O visa application timeline affect my ability to meet the bank deposit requirement for a one-year extension in Thailand?

@Maitin ******

Bangkok bank has ha haha!

@Maitin ******

No other bank freezes the money for any amount of time. Bangkok Bank are the only ones doing that.

@Lynnette ******

😎 🤓 🙂 finish the sentence, please. " . . . . you get a 90-days stay permit" . . . . . the "permit" wording is essential, as only "90 days stay" might leave the impression you got stamped in "for" a 90-days visa. A visa is not a stay permit. . . I am trying hard not to be pedantic, but with a little passion you can sound like a real expert

@Wannikea ********

From Japan, possibly some other countries too, the banks require that the receiving account is registered. Takes them 2 weeks to accept the registration, they do their own checks.

Currently I have 3 registered accounts:

1. My wife, BKK bank, that is where we send the money for our expenses while in Thai, her ATM card. We live in Japan.

2. Our condo, to pay yearly maintenance fees (also BKK Bank)

3. My daughter's account (ANZ Bank in Australia)

To send 800K THB, to my newly opened account with Krungthai bank, I have to register it with my Japan bank. Two weeks for Japan bank to approve it. The Krungthai bank, my bank has a form that I could not fill in, many lines I could not fill in. The bank, Krungthai, gave me only their SWIFT code, no address, no phone numbers, some other admin things.

I will go to Kasikorn, open a new account (with all and even more documents) and get them to fill in the form for international transfers from my Japan bank (in English). That is way above 90 days that non-O visa allows. Difficult but doable. In 2 tries, including returning to Japan (it was scheduled, not just for this).

@Brandon ***********

k bank no problem

@Brandon ***********

I do not know of one single person, not even here, who managed to open a bank account within 90 days (non O visa) without an agency. Since July 3 2025.