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When does the two-month fund seasoning period for a Thai visa extension begin?

Nicholas *********
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If your "O" extension runs out say the 24th July - is the two months before to deposit funds the 24th May? 🤔

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The two-month seasoning period for funds in the bank for a Thai visa extension begins from the date you apply for the extension, not from the date your current visa expires. Therefore, if your extension expires on July 24th, and you apply on or before that date, you should have had the required amount in the bank from May 24th for the two months prior to your application date.
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Tod *********
Tod *********
The rules are clear you need to transfer in the account 40K baht a month, each month, every month, for the previous 12 months from the date you apply.

Now as far as WILL you be on overstay? That is gonna totally be up to the immigration office. The rule is IF your current stamp runs out on a day that the immigration office is closed (weekends or holidays) AND you go the very next day they're open to get your extension you will not be fined for overstay but you will get an overstay stamp in your passport that says "fine waived due to closure"

It appears from looking at the calendars that all the immigration offices are closed Monday the 26th, Tuesday the 27th and Wednesday the 28th of July. SO the soonest you can go would be Thursday the 29th of July.

I have no idea what what your "continuous extension" comment is directed toward.
Nicholas *********
Nicholas *********
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Right - to continue this - it looks like I have made a “bit” of an error. Due to some bad planning I put the 400k in the bank on the 24th May and my extension runs out on 24th July. And the 24th is a Saturday, Monday 26th is a Bank holiday. Options ? Go early and see if they accept it? I have sent more than 40k per month - but is it every calendar month or on average?
Benjamin ******
Benjamin ******
@Nicholas ********
You would be on overstay, but the overstay fine would be waived because the immigration office would be closed :)

The 40K THB must be in the every month, and it can not be average

What's the Non-O for anyway? Is this marriage, being over 50, or raising half-Thai children?
Nicholas *********
Nicholas *********
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@Benjamin *****
and would this effect my “continuous” extensions?
Nicholas *********
Nicholas *********
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@Benjamin *****
thanks 🙏 I’ll go a few days earlier and see if they will accept the application - Immigration seem to be a bit more “flexible” at the moment so hopefully the Mrs will be able to “smooth things over” - Samut Prakan seem to be ok as well.
Benjamin ******
Benjamin ******
@Nicholas ********
I don't know if it would affect your chain of extension of stays :( Tod Daniel should know
Nicholas *********
Nicholas *********
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@Benjamin *****
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Martyn ******
Martyn ******
Also, better to count the days (60) - not the calendar months (2). Why because February is only 28 - some have slipped up over this with a pedantic officer. Yes, I know, now I'm being pedantic. When in Rome.
Tod *********
Tod *********
@Martyn *****
that was just one time at one office the rule is totally clear it's 2 MONTHS (date to date)

Even if a month like Feb only has 28 days it's still a month :O I'da argued that point as high as I could have pushed it rather than just rolled over and came back a few days later.

BUT you make a valid point nonetheless :P
Tod *********
Tod *********
The seasoning of the funds is two months before you APPLY for your extension NOT 2 months before your current extension expires.

So unless you're gonna apply on the exact day your current extension ends (which makes no sense because you don't lose any time going early) the seasoning needs to be two months from the date you're going to apply for the new extension.
Nicholas *********
Nicholas *********
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@Tod ********
so, if I applied last minute you just get the under consideration stamp as per usual?
Tod *********
Tod *********
@Nicholas ********
the down side of waiting to the last minute IS;

if for some reason you're short a document or form or something you got no time left over to get it sorted without running on overstay :/
Ellie *******
Ellie *******
@Nicholas ********
, right, as long as you can meet all requirements correctly.
Nicholas *********
Nicholas *********
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@Tod ********
ok - looks like as per usual I’ll be applying last minute 😂

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