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Why did the embassy request additional bank statements despite meeting the 500,000 THB requirement?

GentleHa*********
asked May 11, 2026
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I submitted my documents on Thursday, paid the fee on Friday. Received a request for more documents today. They requested 3 months bank statements, whilst I submitted 6. I have several bank accounts and I only submitted the bank statement of the account that has more than the minimum 500,000 THB (almost double that). That account is just as a kind of back up, so has no debits or credits, as I don't use it for anything. So the document was only one page showing the time period and the balance throughout that period). Why would that not be sufficient?

I now added a second bank account's statements, but that account doesn't have the minimum amount of 500,000 THB. Combined it obviously does exceed the amount required. Both accounts are in my private name.

Anyone has had something similar? Thanks!

EDIT: I got approved without any interview. I submitted an additional bank account with less than 500,000 THB, but showing expenses and income. I also submitted a short letter explaining that the other bank account has no activity and highlighted the period of the statememt to make it extra clear that the statement indeed was more than 3 months.
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A user shared their experience regarding a visa application for Thailand, detailing the submission of documents, including bank statements. Initially providing a single statement from one bank account containing more than the required 500,000 THB, the user was asked for additional documentation due to the inactivity of that account. They clarified by submitting statements from another account that had lower funds but showed transactions. The user ultimately received approval without an interview, after including a letter explaining their financial situation. Others in the comments shared similar experiences and advice on ensuring clarity and completeness in bank documentation during the visa application process.
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Sophie *****
Sophie *****
I also have different bank accounts and hardly use the account that has the 500k. I submitted one long PDF document that combined lots of bank statements, 6 months of the account that has the 500k and several months of another account I use for day to day expenses and salary coming in (I applied for workcation). This was accepted and no questions asked. You should be fine, just show them statements for both accounts and explain your situation at the interview, be ready to show banking apps at the interview as well.
GentleHa*********
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@Sophie ****
Thanks so much. This makes sense. I now submitted something similar, so hopefully it will make sense to them too ๐Ÿ˜…
Sophie *****
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GentleHamster3563 Good luck.
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
It is incredibly wrong if they are asking for proof of income on the soft power route. ๐Ÿฆถ ๐Ÿ‘ฎ
Andi ***********
Andi ***********
Anonymous participant 190 Embassies ask this to show you are financially independent of the 500k THB meant for emergency use.
Axel *******
Axel *******
There is a chance that because the first account you sent had no activity that they do want to see an account that shows transactions going in and out.

As much as there is no income requirement for soft power they still want to see income so that you can support yourself as the 500k is meant for emergencies
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
Why would you submit now another account that doesn't have 500k? They ask for 500k. Were the previous statements one statement per month or one statement for 6 months? Was it in typical statement format or one of those click to generate or screenshot statements? Was it a personal account? Was it a legacy bank or Fintech bank? Statements that are separated by month and show the starting and ending balance and dates clearly would be helpful. What was the reason you submitted multiple accounts? If you submitted multiple accounts or statements that were not monthly, did you attach a cover letter explaining this and a table of the monthly total values?
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Anonymous participant 927 I now submitted a letter explaining that the previous submitted account is steady, with no credit no debit but that I do have other accounts for my day to day payments, so I submitted one of those in addition now too, proving that I definitely exceed the minimum required amount but also prove that I actually have accounts with payments, before they wonder how I pay expenses. All are personal accounts at a large international legacy bank. The statement was not separated by month, because I guess without any debits or credits to show the bank figured just one overview showing the balance over the whole period being the same was sufficient, but did very clearly show a begin and end date.
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GentleHamster3563 this doesnโ€™t sound like a standard checking account. Most every checking account produce monthly statements. Iโ€™ve only had savings or investment accounts quarterly. If you went in and produced an activity for 6 months itโ€™s not the same as a 6 individual monthly statements. Even if only beginning and ending balance and no activity you would still have 3 or 6 pages. You might get denied
Ivan ************
Ivan ************
TrustworthyFerret454 this really depends on the country and bank. Not every bank account has monthly statements (Thai ones don't for a start) and there isn't a requirement that the account be a checking account in the first place.
GentleHa*********
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TrustworthyFerret454 it's a normal account, but the bank just provided a statement with the time period I asked for (6 months to be sure instead of 3) and because of no credits or debits it's just a one page document showing the balance for begin and end of period and a clear statement that there are no transactions at all.
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Anonymous ******************
GentleHamster3563 when you show separate values, especially if one is lower than the minimum, there's a risk the person skimming through it might skip most of them and only see the one with less than the minimum. Did you make a table of the separate values and the totals? They're not going to spend a lot of time going through every page in detail and add them up. Whatever they see first will stick.

Did you also explain the statement is for a 6 month period and highlight the date? Otherwise they see one page and think it's only for 1 month. If the last 6 months was 1 page, it would be better to submit 3 pages, meaning the other 2 pages would be an additional month or more, so 8+ months just to get them to see 3 periods and 3 amounts. Then they'll really look at the dates. I assume they see one page and think it's 1 month.
Sophie *****
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Anonymous participant 927 There should not be a risk like that. It is common sense not to use an account on a daily basis that has 500k+ in it. I submitted one long document that combined several PDFs. Started with the statements of the account that had the 500k, followed by statements for another account that I use for day to day expenses and has a much lower balance. There was no problem with this, they never asked me any questions about it and I got the visa.
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GentleHa*********
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Anonymous participant 927 yes this is what I now did for the document request
CaringH********
CaringH********
Should be ok they will call for interview and you can explain it to the officer. Just make sure you are confident during the interview
GentleHa*********
GentleHa*********
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CaringHeron3726 thanks! I also submitted a letter this time explaining that the bank account I previously submitted is just an account without any transactions but exceeds the amount required for months already, in the hopes they understand now....will be able to show all accounts on the phone for the interview too
John **********
John **********
GentleHamster3563 is the bank account with the 500k in it a standard bank account that is instantly accessible?

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