If you get your first extension and can transfer 65k+ every month for 12 months without fail monthly, you can then extend based on monthly transfers and the 800k can be available to you. If you extend with the 65k transfer that money is also available to you every month as long as you don't miss a monthly transfer.

@Polat ******

You're welcome.

@Polat ******

You bring your bank book or statements to the next extension and they will see that it dropped below 400k baht. There is no way around it. If it goes below 400k, you will have to start all over again,

@Chris ******

@Jesper ******

, thank you guys for your replies that are much appreciated. Whether it's 800k or 65k a month it is still a stand-alone account, correct? I will ask Nong Khai Immigration if they have a problem with switching banks based on the 65k. Thank you both again for your answers. House will close June 20 and will make the leap June 25. Not necessarily nervous, just don't want to screw up.

Also, if you start with bank "A" with the 800k, do you have to stay with that same bank for the 12 65k transfers or can you transfer 65k for 12 months into bank "B" and use Bank "B" going forward? TIA for any insight.

@Jesper ******

the 800k/400k is for the first extension going into the 2nd extension, right? After the second extension is granted on the 65k monthly basis, then the 800k is free to come out of the bank?

@Jay *******

I use my Capital one credit card whenever I can. I scan for food stalls and use cash in the village when we get work done around the house. I've always liked cashless to a point, it's just moving numbers around. When you use cash, you can see the stack go down and I don't like that. 😞 Great name by the way.

You do realize it's not about what want but what they require, right?

@Braulio ********

you know Brandon Thurkettle is the king of good advice, right? No disrespect to Stuart Cumming.

@Bob ******

I did a 90- visa in November to open a bank account even though I was only staying 3 weeks. Opening a bank account with an Evisa in Issan was painful as it was new and they had never seen it before. It was finally accomplished at Krungthai because the wonderful lady knew my wife. Krungthai had transfer limits then so I came back on a 90-day non-o Evisa in April and got an account with Kasikorn, a little easier but still not easy as Issan doesn't have a lot of western customers where I am in Tha Bo. It's worth the money to get a 90-day non-o even if you don't stay 90 days. I will move permanently June 25 with my 800k transfer in place. Wish you the best of luck.