MJCM

Not time for that YET

Friends of ours asked to get married in our local town, OMG if they followed the requirements that the Amphur threw at them they would still be single. Went to Bang Rak and they were married same day. Bang Rak (In Bangkok) knows all the rules and doesn't give you the runaround. However YMMV

We did ours in Pattaya, arrived at 10am, done and dusted at 11am and stuck ever since (11 years now )

One advice though if going to Bang Rak, don't go on a special day like Feb 14th etc etc it will be swamped!

Amphur Bang Rak? https://goo.gl/maps/7FFHz9X9dnRy5foe9

Which is ALREADY included in my post (see quote below the link)

This is typically TiT. Oke it was retirement (and NOT CW) I did yesterday, but number of copies totalled 8 of my Bank Books ALONE that I had to give them 1- First Page (Name + Account Number) (old Bank Book) 2- Last 2 Pages of updated Bank Book (with money deposited early morning to show movement on that day) 3- 2 Pages of 3 month Statement (obtained at Bank) 4- 1 Page of Bank Letter with Total Amount in it. 5- First Page (Name + Account Number of New Bank Book) 6- Page with the Balance in it (New Bank Book) (only 1 entry)

@Pib What I am going to do now, is every month (for one year) transfer the min. required amount of 2k THB to my Fixed Deposit account. This will have the result that in subsequent years that on the same day (of the following year) that specific amount gets a new 1 year term. (and interest is deposited and tax is withdrawn) So that means I will have movement every month of the year in my FD Account when I get my statement for Extension renewal. One disadvantage of course is that the bank book will fill up more quickly (I am now on my 2nd Bank Book for the account which I opened in 2017)

Other Bank Books? Not CW, but I did my Extension (Retirement) yesterday and use money in the Bank (Fixed Deposit) but just in case I also took the savings account (updated yesterday) bank book with me just in case, but NOT needed. FD account I also added some money before I went to the Bank to get the Bank Letter and the 3 month statement.

Same here, even take copies with me of ALL passport Pages etc etc. And this year I even prepared the papers to go the Marriage Extension Route as well (Kr2, Pictures etc) if the Retirement one proved to be a hassle, but the process was painless and quick.

I only update my FD Bank Book maybe once or 2 times a year, but from what I can see is that ALL transactions are recorded and not consolidated. Bbbbuuuttt my Savings account which I (tend) to update more frequent has consolidated entries if I hadn't update it for more then 3 months.

Yes it has Another issue today was that my old FD bank book was full so I got a new one also today. Fortunately there is a Copy Shop on the side road from Big C which did all the copying (old bank book last updated pages, new bank book first page, new bank book 2nd page and Bank Letter and Ban statement (2 pages)) for the staggering amount of 14 THB (2 THB per page)

Another Forgot @Mutt Daeng The 3 Month statement I omitted from the papers I left at the front desk with the trainees, but as soon as the IO scanned through the docs, he said "3 Month Statement", so I gave it to him. But the YHB book (which they said I would need on my previous visit last week) wasn't asked for (I had it though ???? )

Forgot: Also came back with a TIP You don't need to get a 1 year statement from the Bank which will take 7 working days, but what you can do is the following For example extension as mine which runs from Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 Get a 6 Month statement from your Bank (can get it the same day) somewhere in July which is 6 months from January And then get another 6 month statement in January (before you go to Immigration) Thus then you have a "12 month" statement I hope it helps someone

Update: Just came back from Immigration with a New Year Extension First thing in the morning (9amish) I transferred 2k THB to my FD account. 10:30 - went to the Bank to get a 3 Month Statement and also the Bank Letter. As I already suspected the 3 Month statement had the Balance of YESTERDAY, Bbbbbbuuuuuuuuutttttttttttt the BANK Letter had the new Balance of Today (which also included the added funds from this morning) No questions asked when I gave the bank documents Incl the statement and the bank letter to the IO. 20 minutes later I walked out of Immigration with a new Year Extension, which also included a NEW 90 day report date (from today) plus a paper stapled in my passport that my Wife registered me at the property (already there since day 1) but the added that as well. Overall a painless exercise, which took 45 minutes in the Bank and 45 Min in IO (we arrived during their lunch break)

Update: I just came back from Immigration YHB NOT NEEDED even the Map to the Property was NOT needed

Spot on. You SHOULD ONLY withdraw money AFTER the Under Consideration Period (which once lasted (for us) 45 days. Best (if Possible) keep the money in a dedicated account (FD (fixed Deposit) or a Savings Account without an ATM card, why the WITHOUT ATM Card, so you don't by accident withdraw money from the account and the balance then could fall under the 400k. (happened to many people)

2 Months https://www.siam-legal.com/thailand-visa/Thailand-Marriage-Visa.php

Picking up the Passport with the visa is easy, not the same as the application on Day 1. I think the last time I picked up my Passport I was in the Taxi to the border within 10 minutes after they allowed us in to pick up the Passport Edit: My advice would be 1- Be in the queue early (maybe as you said 13:00) 2- Have a Taxi waiting to bring you to border. Or maybe even arrange a Taxi to bring you all the way to Thailand so you don't have to wait for the Bus.

5555555555 Soi 6 Bar Close for SongKran? They will all be open, as it's a big money maker for them.

Bangkok Bank (AFAIK) it's only 3 months not updating bank book that they start to consolidate entries, but only for Savings Accounts. Not for FD (Fixed Deposit accounts)

Never use it waste of money and I used a Chair and Ladder which worked perfectly. Normally the BIL is available but he is very busy with "Hay" Baling, But done and dusted already, the TIP from @ubonjoe worked perfectly and the photo shop in town was open and printed the pictures (which I transferred to an SD Card) out for 60 THB (4 pictures x 2 (sets) = 7.5 THB per picture) Thx for the tips everyone!

Works absolutely great. Thx for the TIP For someone with an iPhone, I used this guide and works perfectly https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/how-to-set-timer-on-iphone-camera

Good idea, but the Picture in front of the House with the House Number would be an issue as I don't have a Tripod

That is my problem. I know what pictures they want (was on Marriage extension for x years), but someone to take the pictures that is our problem as said earlier