I have sent my SCB bank statements, and now they are asking for a copy of the visa I held when I opened the bank account. It was 15 years ago... Has anyone experienced a similar situation?

This is going to start our like I'm just complaining about the banks, but it builds up to an interesting situation and I'm curious to hear some predictions. Also if you are the kind of wag who bitches about long posts- you should stop reading now. This will exceed your attention span.

Marriage visa. Doing the one year renewal- if I mess up the vocabulary forgive me, but hopefully everyone knows what I mean. Not a 90 day check in. Not a new visa. For this year I want to move from the 400k to the 40k a month. I've been wiring cash into Thailand the first week of the month for three years. I popped into immigration a couple months ago with a bank statement because I'd seen people have trouble here where it doesn't show the transfer as coming from overseas.

For those of you in that situation here is (I think) the problem. When you use a service like Wise they keep accounts in various countries and to save themselves money instead of transferring your dollar from Kansas to Bangkok they take your dollar and transfer one of their dollars already in Bangkok to your final destination. I believe the "reason for transfer" informs exactly how they do. I'm using e trade not wise and the closest option they have is something like "expenses for travel". They have one for "compensation" but the transfer from USA to Thailand in my case isn't compensation, I've already been compensated, I'm just moving the money. This is important later in the story.

So I went in and showed the statement and a couple of bored officers went through it with a fine tooth comb. I had theorized that one of the codes indicated the source- this is either not true or they don't know the codes. They explained I needed a report signed by the bank that verified the origin of the transfers. The lady also wrote a note and her number and stapled it in my passport so I could show the bank and they could call if they needed help. I took a trip in August and the officer who stamped me out of Thailand removed it and threw it away. I gotta say they have more than their share of rude staff in bkk.

Okay fast forward to yesterday when I go to the bank and try to explain what I need. The woman gives me a bank form with 4 different reports listed. The third one (I think? Maybe second?) was "internal remittance". I sit and wait and eventually a guy brings me report 1 "average balance" I explain this is not what I want.

Okay and here we have outrage point number one. Stuff like this just kills me and I know I need to develop my meipenrai, but it is hard sometimes. He basically says "I've never done that report and don't know how to do it so I did this one instead.". Whoever started this habit in the culture here should be strung up. Anyway, so I explain again. He then calls the branch I opened my account in and they basically refuse to do it. The claim first that my choosing "travel expenses" is wrong and somehow that means they can't do it. Then they change the story to "this is only for people buying houses" and then to "the farang can go soak his head, we are busy". The fellow helping me says "maybe we just print 12 months of statements and you could try that? Which is basically him trying to get me to do the same dumb thing he did. But my wife just wants to roll over so I compromise. I'll take the wrong report, but you give me your phone number and when it's wrong you talk to immigration and they can repeat what I said and since they are Thai and you sir are racist maybe you will believe them. He reluctantly agrees, off I go.

So the triage nurse at immigration seems to think it is fine and my wife gets smug because I was negative for nothing. I harbor doubts. I am sent to a desk where I signed my name ONE HUNDRED AND SIX TIMES.

PROTIP: use a separate bank account for immigration than you do for your daily transfer with a household of 7 people.

We are almost done and I ask the officer "I was told very clearly by the lady at the next desk that I had to have a report from the bank that said the transfers came from overseas and the one you are holding is the same report as she inspected a couple of months ago" he was slightly startled and confessed they don't actually check that at this stage in the process. It will get kicked back in 2 weeks and I'll need to fix it then. So I basically wasted a solid 8 hours at the bank and signing documents that are wrong.

The good news is I actually got my stamp and that failing the paperwork doesn't mean you don't get the visa it just means you need to redo some stuff.

So, expert assessments? Will the report sneak through? Will I just need a fresh one later? Does choosing "expenses for travel" fail the "this came from abroad" test?

One more note. After the remote branch was invoked I commented that once this was over I wanted to close my account and open a new one where I live now. The banker freaked out and said it is basically impossible to open a new account now. Take that with a grain of salt after the rest of his performance, but it jives with the rumors I've been seeing here.

Regarding one-year extension based on married to Thai citizen.

I have already provided the necessary documents, next week I will go to get the extension at Chaeng watthana.

My question is:

Do I need update copy of bank book , and new bank certificate again?

I heard that, just having original bank book (updated in same day) is enough!

thx in advance

A Report on Chiang Mai. My first 1 year retirement extension of 90 day Non-0 RE.

29 April. Entered 9:30am, finished 3:30pm.

2 things encountered.

My wife's transaction record from Green Kasikorn Bank, printed in black and white only had a blue stamp on the last page and the Checking staff did not see it. She asked, where is the original?

So during lunch we went to the Green Bank where we had the original print out and asked them, can they print it on color letterhead like the bank certificate?

They said, no this is the original, and showed us the blue stamp on the last page. We asked, Can you put your blue stamp on every page for immigration? They did.

Lesson.Make sure that the bank transaction has stamps on every page in color.

Inside the building, the staff asked to see my original Bank passbook. Because the 3 months transaction record contained more data than my passbook update, they asked, where is your old passbook, do you have it.? I didn't have it on hand, it was at the house. Fortunately they accepted my application.

Lesson. If your bank Passbook has changed within the last few months then bring the old one in case they ask for it.

Hello everybody!

I am finally heading to Phuket next September to finally settle down there.

Situation: We are a couple , 50+ years old, Arrived both on non-O visa obtained abroad on Aug 23rd, wife will be on trailing spouse extension, Already made 800k deposit in Thai bank arrived on Aug 29th. We both have health insurance.

Question:

=> do I need a specific letter from my bank or just a normal account statement print out and bank book copy (last 3+ months) ?

We are in Bangkok now staying with Daughter.

By mid-end october we will be in Phuket staying in hotel (or B&B) till we find house to rent/buy.

Question: most likely we will not have a final place to live when we will submit our retirement extension in Phuket.

-> Will I be able to use B&B or Hotel address (I will ask TM30)?

Any other thing to keep in mind except the usual passport + copies, pics, TM7, 1900THB fee... ?

THANKS!

Hi All,

Today went to Lopburi Imm office to apply for my 1st 12 month marriage to Thai visa. Went to see them last week to get required forms and documents required, had all documents, but would not process application due to photos been taken using selfie stick. Apparently is not allow.

So of to the bank again tomorrow for letter and update bank book as request by imm office and having photo done again.

Cheers

Hi, next month I go to CW to submit my first 90 day report since receiving my Non-Imm. O visa last June. My question is, do I need another letter from the bank to verify the required amount of funds in the bank as initially, or will a bank book update do?

Hi Tod Daniels, my non-O renewal based on being over 50 is due for renewal in October but I want to renew in late September.

I have a couple of questions if I can. British passport, living in Bangkok, self file online for TM30, used embassy affidavit of income during recent years which now is unavailable to me so my application will be based upon banked 800ktb which is already seasoned.

* Can I still apply to renew my extension up to 45 days in advance of expiry of old extension at Cheang Wattana?

* For a successful application do they still issue extension renewal on the same day of application?

* I understand that I need a letter from my bank, K-Bank, confirming that the account is mine and a verified statement from the bank, can I get these in advance of the day of going to CW or do they need to be issued on the day?

I also understand that I need to show a transaction in my bank book on the day of application, small withdrawal or deposit.

I intend to get to CW at about 6.30am, queue, get ticket, enter immigration, get ticket and queue again and wait to be called.

* Should I wait to be called and then have the I/O tell me to get the on day transaction done or what?

I don't understand the best plan to obtain the bank documentation, any advice would be great.

TM7 and 3 secret forms I understand.

My extension of stay for my non imm O is due in January. The money requirement in my case is met by monthly income in excess of 65k. The Jomtien immigration told me I needed my statements and a letter from my bank showing my monthly income from abroad and that all banks know this. I thought I would pop into my SCB branch to make sure they did know. They didn't and I spent 2 hours trying to explain what immigration needed. They hadn't come across it before. I now like to think that when I do need the 12 month statements in December there will be no hiccups! I would strongly advise that those that go down the monthly income route, touch base with their bank long before they need any kind of letter/proof to show monthly income from abroad.

Hello I need some clear advice.

My dad is getting confused with the retirement visa process.

We are just about to extend his tourist visa for 30 days because he did not have his money in the bank for long enough

So we will be now applying for the NON O.

Can someone clearly let me know what paperwork we need to get together

He has the 800,000 BAHT I get the money bit but not the other paperwork.

Does he also need 30 days left on a tourist visa to apply for a NON B?

Thank you in advance