Well in almost every case you are granted permission on the application date and they stamp that date in your passport. In my first hand experience it is 3 months from that stamped date.

The rule states you can go below 800,000 but not under 400,000 3 months from DATE OF APPLICATION. I speak from first hand experience at CW. For the last few years I have withdrawn my balance to under 800,000 just after 3 months from renewing my extension and have had no issues. They have also clarified this to me numerous times after each renewal when I make sure of the date I can withdrawal. So in your case if you obtained your renewal on Feb 15, 2024 - you can withdrawal 90 days after that. Just to be safe I would make it 100 days so some time around late May you should be ok.

Yeah well your friend probably dealt with an officer who did not follow the rule. I stand by what I experienced ..for example - in 2021 I applied for my extension on Sept 11.

I withdrew below 800k on December 14. No problem when I extended last year. My extension expires on Oct 1 each year. The apply date in passport is what they go by. If I get any problem this year, I can always point this out from last year.

@Tod ********

From my experience this is not the case - the rule states "at least 3 months after being granted permission" which means the date you go in and apply and receive your extension. I have always clarified the date you can go below 800k with immigration officer and it is 3 months after the applied date in your passport. Another way to look at it is you need to be at 800k for 5 consecutive months - 2 before and 3 after.

I just called an agent in Penang and he told me that in order to get Non-O visas for my wife and her child I need to have a bank letter or income affidavit because of money laundering. I find this odd since I already have a Non-O Retirement extension. Anybody else heard about this at Penang?

Thanks Tod. I think I will have to go to Penang as I have no more full visa pages for myself to get a Laos Visa

She is a Fillipina and we got married in Thailand. Have a Thai Marriage License. Does she have to get the Non-O in Manila or can she go to Penang or Vientiene?