What did you do exactly?? Have you already got a visa?? Did you do a border bounce for a free visa exempt stamp?? A lot depends on your situation.

People suggest keeping a UK address and mobile phone number on your account, check out (1p mobile, they do a package it's £30 for one year) it's free to receive messages in Thailand, ideal for bank OTPs etc, if possible also stay on the electoral register.

@Ludwig **********

some UK banks, Barclays in particular, have started closing peoples accounts that live abroad permanently.

@Tony **********

he needs to get the extension before his 60 day stamp expires, not after it's expired, he will be on overstay.

@Steve ******

100% they do it on purpose, I've been there and done it myself a couple times, and they make it 10 times more difficult than it needs to be, I had everything nothing was missing, and you're there for hours and hours!! just being sent from one desk to another, just sat waiting most the day, I was fuming to be honest.

@Cris *****

some visa agents can get you a TM30 and a rental contract, as part of doing the visa application process, it might be worth you paying a visa agent to just do it all for you.

If you're on an ED visa now, didn't you need all this information for your extensions??

@Steve *******

I'm not even sure myself to be honest, the first thing they are obviously looking at, is if you have a foreign address and/or phone number registered to your account, some have mentioned you should be on the electoral register with a UK address is the safest, or they are requesting utility bills for proof of address, the UK seem to say after 6 months of absence, your no longer a resident, I'm trying to keep track of what is going on, it's a bit of a minefield 🤷🙆😂

@Keith *******

why did Santander close your account??

@Steve *******

it is a recent thing with UK banks, some have started giving notice to close people accounts, that are non residents and living abroad, it is apparently to do with criminality and money laundering, so they say.....I believe Barclays bank are closing a lot down, not sure about the others, someone in this thread mentioned Santander.