It’s a departure stamp from last year and it’s still legible.

As long as that’s the only damage you should be fine.

Speak to the airline check in staff. They’ll know if it’s ok or not.

Often they’ll allow you to open your own account at the same branch as your girlfriend . Certainly worth asking

You are supposed to stay in Vietnam until a decision is made. If you’re not there and therefore can’t prove that you are it’s possible your application will be denied.

That’s why some embassies choose an amount in the currency of the country they’re in so as to avoid exchange rate fluctuations.

You may find that, as with the Bangkok Bank London branch, that it is an investment branch of the main bank and it doesn’t offer normal public banking services.

The London branch of Bangkok Bank does offer a currency exchange service to any Thai bank account but that’s pretty much it for banking services other than investment.

It doesn’t even offer any services to existing Bangkok Bank customers.

@Sarah ************

it’s not overstay. Overstay is when you stay in the country longer than the stamp you received when you arrived allows.

90 day reporting is done whilst in the country having stayed more than 90 consecutive days. You could be on a yearly extension, not have to leave the country at all, be late for your 90 day report (outside the window of opportunity you described) and get the ฿2000 fine.

It’s ฿2000 however late you are.

This is nothing whatsoever to do with overstaying

That’s not overstay. That’s a late 90 day report.

Go to the immigration office that serves the area where your TM30 has you registered and ask them when, and with what documentation, you can apply for your extension.

@James *******

OP is in Bangkok now.

Anonymous participant you officially entered the country in Samui as that’s where you went through immigration.