UPDATE 08/04/2025 Bank Account opening

Went to the immigration office in Nong Bua Lamphu with landlord and wife. Immigration officer spoke excellent English and processed my TM30 and issued me with an official letter for the Bank of Bangkok advising on my residential status and intentions for the bank account. Process took 30 minutes and cost 500 baht for the certificate.

I now have a 90 day NON O Visa which I applied for in the UK at a cost of £60.00 and my letter from immigration costing 500 Baht. These along with my Thai telephone number and passport should be sufficient to open the bank account.

I was then advised to return to his office after I had deposited 800k baht and allowed it to sit there for 60 days. Once that had happened I could then apply for a 1 year extension to my 90 day Non O Visa. He also said that the process is much quicker if I went to the Embassy ( I think he may have meant immigration office) in Bangkok as they can make an immediate decision.

Hope this helps

I just got a new passport and I am also due to extend my Non-O marriage visa. Can I do both on the same day or should I transfer the stamps from my old passport to the new one first? I am in Nong Bua Lamphu.

Little bit of advice needed if anybody can help? This is my second year visiting Thailand, my girlfriend is after a visa to visit me in the UK and then we will both return to Thailand, can anybody recommend a good cheap agent or agency to help her with a visa around Nong bua lamphu or she can travel to Udon Thani or similar distance, thank you.

Here is my Thai Marriage Visa One Year Extension Checklist for Nong Bua Lamphu 2019

Apply for a new yearly extension when you have 30 days or less left on your current extension stamp.

Know the month and year you moved to Thailand (November 2006)

2 copies of each are required

400000 Baht in Thai Bank for 60 days

Update bank book the day 400,000 Baht is deposited

30 days later make a small deposit and update bank book

30 days after that make another small deposit and update the bank book.

On the day you apply for the extension make a small deposit and update the bank book.

Letter from K-Bank (Nong Bua Lamphu) certifying the balance is correct and 400000 for 60 days. The letter must be dated same day as the application for the extension.

Official bank statement printout showing deposit for 60 days (signed and stamped by bank official)

Copy the last 2 months of bank book and the account number page

TM7

2 passport photos

3 pages of passport (picture page, visa, current stamp)

Departure card

Wife's Thai ID card (front and back)

Marriage certificate (front and back)

Khor Ror 2 (Marriage certificate data sheet), "update" stamped at government office next to police station on the same day as application for extension.

Wife's House Book

My Yellow Book

color photo of husband and wife in front of house with house number visible

color photo of husband and wife in kitchen or living-room

color photo of husband and wife in bedroom

color photo of husband and wife near back gate

Hand drawn map showing location of house in the village.

Do not sign the documents. Let the officer stamp the documents first.

Witness (Thai person with House Book and ID )

2000 Baht

Did someone say a new immigration office is opening in Nong Bua Lamphu? When is it opening?