Gashead

I plan to gradually move my money from BBL to KBank and just keep a small balance in place, just in case.......

Anyone have any experience of getting the Bank letter a day or so in advance of the application at Korat Immigration? Also, I have always banked with Bangkok Bank and had no issues, but this new policy of freezing funds would be inconvenient for me so I have opened a KBank account and will use that going forward. But I decided to message Bangkok Bank to get the PR explanation for this new policy and this what they replied: "Why This Policy Exists. The requirement to freeze funds is based on immigration regulations and our internal compliance standards. This ensures that the balance stated in the certificate remains unchanged until the process is completed, preventing any discrepancies that could affect your visa application." What a load..............

I've used a certified translation of my Thai D/L for my last 2 renewals and the for my sons PP. I sent an email to the passport people in UK to ask if it was acceptable and they said Yes.

Go past the turning for Immigration (on your left) and the BBK Bank branch is around 5kms further on, again on your left. Might be a bit further, but not much. I've been using it for the last 5 years and never had a problem.

I come up from Pakchong too. I get my letter from the BBK Branch about 10 mins from the Imm Office in Korat. I try to get there for 8.30 and depending on queues I can be out of there before 9. So 9.15 is probably a good time to get there.

Thanks. My renewal is due end of Feb so I'll give it a go. As an aside, does anyone know if Korat still requires the Bank letter to be dated the same day as application? Bit of a pain as it means the earliest I can get there is near 9.30. Getting the letter the previous day would mean I'd have a fighting chance of getting out of there before lunch!