Hi guys. Done all the paper work and had the house visit just a few days later for 1 year marriage extension. Need to go to immigration in a couple of months (it was only one month last year). Is this still a probation period while they do more checks and need to leave the 400k or can I start moving the 400k bht elsewhere. Cheers.

Some immigration offices want the 400k baht to be kept in the bank until near the end of the under consideration period when the extension issued.

Okay cheers. I'll leave it in. Maybe the under consideration period has been extended to 2 months because of covid. Usually 1 month

8 minutes ago, Jimmy B said:

Okay cheers. I'll leave it in. Maybe the under consideration period has been extended to 2 months because of covid. Usually 1 month

Two months seems strange. In any event don't touch the money untill you get final stamp. 

7 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Two months seems strange. In any event don't touch the money untill you get final stamp. 

Some offices do not start the 30 day under consideration period until a person's current extension ends. If they do the application 30 days early it would be a total of 60 days.

All of mine have started from the end of my existing extension. 

 

21 minutes ago, Jimmy B said:

Okay cheers. I'll leave it in. Maybe the under consideration period has been extended to 2 months because of covid. Usually 1 month

No. Under consideration still stands.

Definitely leave it in there, and treat it as a permanent deposit you can't touch, just live on your monthly income. It removes temptation.

 

I would try & leave it in there until the year that you no longer require a renewal or extension of stay

Consider it your entry fee.

After all it is not a major amount

I always leave at least 400,000 in the account until I get the 1 year extension stamp in my passport.

My understanding and experience is a bit different, but then you would need to verify with your local immigration office as sometimes they follow some localized interpretation of the rules.

First, the 30 days under consideration are there so the documents can be sent to Bangkok for verification. Thailand maintains a central family register in Bangkok for Thai nationals which also handles Thai-foreigner families. Every year you renew your marriage visa you need to submit the form, photos taken in your house, and get your family name verified through the register.

If you extend your marriage visa less than 30 days before expiry you will get a new visa stamp for 30 days starting the day you apply for the extension (you will lose the remaining days of the old visa), after which you will get another stamp with the remaining 11 months of the 1-year marriage visa. If you visit the immigration office 31-45 days before expiry you will not get a stamp but be told to pick up the extension on the day the current visa expires, and then get a new stamp with 12 months marriage visa extension.

As for the money, when applying the first time you need the 400k 2 months on a bank account with your name only (no joint accounts) before application. For renewal, you need the 400k 3 months before renewal application. Nobody ever wanted to know whether my money is still in my bank account, not during the verification process where documents are sent to Bangkok, nor when I received the final 1-year visa.

8 minutes ago, Thalueng said:

you need the 400k 3 months before renewal application.

Not in my experience  60 days before renewal..I got caught out 1 year being 2 days  less than 60 days

due to February only have 28 days.

21 minutes ago, Thalueng said:

First, the 30 days under consideration are there so the documents can be sent to Bangkok for verification. Thailand maintains a central family register in Bangkok for Thai nationals which also handles Thai-foreigner families. Every year you renew your marriage visa you need to submit the form, photos taken in your house, and get your family name verified through the register.

That is not correct info, Not all extensions of stay are sent to immigration in Bangkok unless you are living within the central region of the country that Immigration Division 3 is responsible for. Those living in Bangkok are sent to Division 1.

Those living in other regions are sent to the Division headquarters for the North Division 5, Northeast Division 4 and the South Division 6.

There is nothing is done by the Interior Ministry in Bangkok that is over the various provisional offices and the district and sub districts under them.

The remainder of your post is also wrong in many ways.

3 hours ago, natway09 said:

After all it is not a major amount

 

You speak for everyone, do you? You're aware of the financial situation of all the applicants, are you?

Let me correct your post for you: It is not a major amount for some but it might be for others.

1 hour ago, Thalueng said:

My understanding and experience is a bit different, but then you would need to verify with your local immigration office as sometimes they follow some localized interpretation of the rules.

First, the 30 days under consideration are there so the documents can be sent to Bangkok for verification. Thailand maintains a central family register in Bangkok for Thai nationals which also handles Thai-foreigner families. Every year you renew your marriage visa you need to submit the form, photos taken in your house, and get your family name verified through the register.

If you extend your marriage visa less than 30 days before expiry you will get a new visa stamp for 30 days starting the day you apply for the extension (you will lose the remaining days of the old visa), after which you will get another stamp with the remaining 11 months of the 1-year marriage visa. If you visit the immigration office 31-45 days before expiry you will not get a stamp but be told to pick up the extension on the day the current visa expires, and then get a new stamp with 12 months marriage visa extension.

As for the money, when applying the first time you need the 400k 2 months on a bank account with your name only (no joint accounts) before application. For renewal, you need the 400k 3 months before renewal application. Nobody ever wanted to know whether my money is still in my bank account, not during the verification process where documents are sent to Bangkok, nor when I received the final 1-year visa.

All three of your paragraphs are wrong.

 

There are several main offices in the country, and not every application gets sent to Bangkok.

Most offices don't allow you to apply more than 30 days before the expiration of your current extension.

The 400K never has to be in the bank for three months; it's two months every time.

1 hour ago, Myran said:

 

The 400K never has to be in the bank for three months; it's two months every time.

2 months before and 1 month after application is 3 months isn't it?

1 hour ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

2 months before and 1 month after application is 3 months isn't it?

Please read the post I'm actually replying to. This is what he wrote (my emphasis): "For renewal, you need the 400k 3 months before renewal application".

Another question about a visa- extension without stating what Immigration office is being used. For the OP they are all different and make up their own rules.