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My situation is that I can give them the 12 month statements which will show the 3 months after the previous extension which will obey all the rules. I can also give them my current passbook which will show the 2 months prior to the requested extension which will obey all the rules. My original passbook will also show the two months prior to extension which will obey all the rules. I just don’t want the IO to look at 800,000 THB deposit/withdrawal in the passbook which should be irrelevant for this new extension. It’s probably an impossible question to answer on here since it all depends on the IO that sits in front of me on the day 🤷‍♂️

Ok the question is will it be sufficient to show the 12 month statements and a current passbook that will show the 2 months prior to extension but not the 3 months after the previous extension. The statement will show the 3 month after extension but my current passbook will not. I do not want to show the previous passbook since it will show the original agent 800,000THB deposit and immediate withdrawal even though from a timeline perspective it should be irrelevant 🤷‍♂️

Will it be sufficient to show 12 month statement and my second passbook which started in October 2024 so will not show the 3 months after the April 2024 extension?

Could you give me some examples? Thanks

Well I hope now all the paperwork is in order the extension should not be an issue if I do it myself 🤷‍♂️

Well I am physically and mentally able to do it myself and have no wish to pay an agent a considerable sum of money to do it for me. I used an agent for my first non-O retirement visa which was a bad mistake. I should have just got the agent to open a bank account for me and I could have done the rest. However I got him to open an account for me and then immediately apply for the Non-O visa. This proved to be a problem when I tried to do the first extension myself as you will read earlier in this thread.

Ok sorry I do understand now. I thought the extra 6 months would not be a problem. So you suggest requesting a 12 month statement from my branch about a week before my appointment? Does it have to be my branch or can I use any branch?

Yes I have booked an appointment on the 10 March 👍

Looking back at my previous extension application I notice that I only asked for 6 months worth of statements and not 12. I assume that 12 months won’t be a problem if they can provide 6 months ?

Current extension expires April 23 2025 Applied for on April 18 2024

Yes my 800,000 minimum started on Jan 4th 2024. Could my Non-O extension this year be compromised by the fact the original ‘agent obtained’ Non-O visa did not have the 800,000THB in my account 🤔

So what you are saying is that if you start with an agent then the first extension request will fail if you try to do it yourself. I am hoping that subsequent extension requests if I do them myself will not be an issue as long as I have adhered to the rules regarding the balance amounts and durations necessary before and after renewal?

…..should be did not have 🤷‍♂️

Bangkok bank has a branch on the ground floor at CW so I just went in, waited a little after taking a queue ticket and asked for the letter and last 12 months of statements. As I recall they charged either 200 or 300 THB for the service. With regard to the agent original Non-O application my point was that if the rules state unequivocally that the 800,000 THB has to be in the account for the 3 months immediately after the granting of the extension then this condition could not possibly be met since the 800,000 THB was only in for 5 seconds even before the process had begun. In other words at the moment of application for the Non-O visa I did have any money in my account at all. I think the point that you are making perhaps is the the agent is able to bypass the 800,000 THB rule?

Yes thanks for the warning. My replacement passbook has the two months prior to my 2024 renewal and is greater than 800,000 THB. I will get the Bangkok bank branch in CW to provide the letter and statements. They did this for me on my failed attempt last year. It’s a little annoying really because the first extension should never have been allowed since the 800,000 THB was clearly not going to be maintained for the first 3 months. Why wait until the next extension to highlight the issue?