Should I travel to Kuala Lumpur or Vientiane to apply for a 6-month METV after my SETV expires?

@Jeremy *******

, you could be right but I thought someone just tried it and posted on this group they needed to show the balance for 6 months before that. I could easily be wrong though..

After reading the bullet again, and I am not the smartest person in the room...

I believe all you need is 30,000RM [200,000THB, or $7,700] as the balance, so it is the same as all the other Embassies/Consulates that offer this Visa. Most banks give you a print out for the past 6 months anyway so It's not a big deal.

When I went to the Thai Consulate in NYC I had to show them a Bank Statement showing 6 months and the balance which had to prove 200,000THB or at the Time $7,000 or so based on the exchange rate...

The only difference with the KL Consulate is your Plane tickets Out/In from Thailand at the 60-day marks I am guessing. You might be able to get around this by saying you are booking a land Border Crossing, or there are lots of Agents in KL that will specialize in helping you out with this visa.

@Mi**

, if you can't meet the criteria for the 6 month METV just get a single entry while you're there.

You would need to show almost 7700USD in an account every month for the last 6 months. That's how they worded the requirements.

Other consulates only want to see the balance NOT 6 months of that balance

@Mike *****

I dont think they care about so much about it being a Malaysian Bank Acct as long as you have the necessary amount in the bank acct...when I did mine in the USA they just wanted to see 200,000THB or the equivalent in Dollars...

@Mi**

, it doesn't say you need a bank account in malaysia :/ you can show them the bank account balance from the US. It just has to be the equivalent of RM30K

like I said, hit the criteria and they'll hand you the visa. They are no nonsense about meeting the requirements is all. They're fine to deal with

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@Tod ********

I meant ML for Malaysia...got you

Umm, Penang and KL are two different places :/