ATTENTION BANGKOK MEMBERS
who use banked money method for marriage extensions
I got to the bottom of a comment by Ken Sheard who mentioned in another topic they were asked for a years transaction history to get a marriage extension at Chaengwattana in Bangkok. :)
I talked with an immigration officer last night and found out that there are two reasons Immigrations is asking for a print out of transaction history when you use banked money method for a marriage extension.
One reason has to do with the way some banks update a bank book. IF you update your bank book every time you do a transaction you obviously have a 'transaction record' IN the bank book and you don't need to get a print out.
BUT
if you only update the book once a month or once in a while, what some banks do is just print is a summary of transactions <-(money deposited, money withdrawn and the current balance) and that's not enough data for the immigration officer to know you've kept the balance at 400K baht for the previous 2 months before you apply for your extension.
So the reason they're asking you to bring in a detailed transaction print out is to because people aren't updating their bank books regularly and the banks change in how the books are updated by the machines.
Most banks can print a 6 month transaction history on the spot for you. (AND that should easily be enough to show you kept the money in for 2 months before your extension). SO if you're using the 400K baht banked money method for a a marriage extension I'd recommend getting that printed when you get the bank letter.
I'd like to apologize to Ken for being flippant in my commenting. There was no need for me to be that way when they were simply offering out what they were asked for when they got their extension.
Tom, the comment was in your post, SO you might wanna get that print out when you get your bank letter. It certainly can't hurt.
TLDR : Answer Summary
This post provides details on the banked money method for obtaining a marriage extension in Thailand, specifically addressing the requirement for a detailed transaction history. An immigration officer clarified that when applying for a marriage extension, applicants must present a printout of their transaction history if their bank book is not updated consistently. This requirement ensures that the necessary 400K baht balance has been maintained for the two months prior to application. It’s recommended that applicants request a six-month transaction history from their banks when obtaining their bank letter.
