@Ellie ******

I may be wrong but I went to do my extension 3 weeks ago and got the statement from the bank (not the app) and I don’t remember they put any stamp or signature on it. The bank letter had those for sure but not the one year statement as far as remember 🤔

@Clifford *******

for what it’s worth you can now use the mobile application to request a 12 months statement and they send it by email immediately and for free

@Marty ********

you don’t even need a transaction if your bank prints a line with the balance when they update your passbook (Bangkok Bank does this)

@John ************

if works with the Bangkok Bank iPhone app as well

@Ellie ******

haven’t had a problem so far with Bangkok Bank taking up to 2 weeks to do the yearly print out, just need the bank letter and the passbook update to be on the same day but for what it’s worth you can now use the mobile application to request a 12 months statement and they send it by email immediately and for free

@Tod ********

a friend of mine got yelled at by the IO, with an injonction to go back to his country, when he tried to explain that and 2 weeks ago I got send back home and told to come back the following week because I was short of 3 days to make 3 months. May be they don’t understand their own rules and they’re tripping on power but the result is the same ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@Tod ********

not sure if it’s Phuket specific but the « 2 months before, 3 months after » rule seems to apply only the first time you ask for the extension after you got a non-O visa, after that the rule is « 3 months before, 3 months after »

the way to avoid that is to pressure your landlord to file the TM30 as soon as you move in or make sure you ask about it before you sign a lease

In theory the TM30 should be filed by your landlord in the 24h after you check in, they are the ones subjected to a fine if they don’t do it.

@Tod ********

right, it’s just that the whole premise would be not to have to worry about asking your landlord to file a new TM30 while you’re already dealing with the headache of an extension just because you spent the week end in a guest house up country 3 months ago 😅