Grayo46

I have been told not to take any money out at all. As you correctly state, as long as I stay above 400k I should be okay. They told me otherwise.

Yes, because the IO said I was not to take any money out of my account during the consideration period. In previous years I have taken money out during this period. This year they specificly said I couldn't.

Thanks for your replies. I guess you could be right, good point. I will make it clear that I will not dip below the 400k. Keeping spare cash definately saved my ass. I think they are hoping I take money out and use it as an excuse to get a bribe out of me. Nakhon Nayok immigration is fairly new and are notoriously corrupt.

Hi all. I recently went through the process of renewing my Non-O visa at my local immigration (Nakhon Nayok) two weeks ago. When renewing I was told by the immigration officer not to take any money out of my account until my visa has been approved. I had a house visit a couple of days after and all seemed well. I have to have a minimum of 400,000 baht in my bank for 2 months, this was no issue. At the time of renewing I had 430,000 in my bank and recently had another 15,000 deposited into my bank. I called the immigration officer and asked whether I could take out this 15k and was told no. I am lucky that I have cash 'for a rainy day' to live on but this does not seem correct. I have been renewing for several years now and have never had an issue like this. - Is this normal? - Are they fishing for a bribe? (they won't get it). - Why can't I use my money? Surely, if I stay above 400k I am following the rules. Would love to know if anyone has experienced the same. Many thanks