When renewing yearly marriage extension does the 400000thb have to be in bank for 2 or 3 months prior to application?

2 Months.

For the first extension I thought it was 3 months and only later on 2 months

3 months every time.

It's two months prior to application and keep it there during the 30 days they take to decide if you're allowed to 'visit' your wife and until you have the extension, so a further month. That extra month isn't an official rule as far as I know, but generally applied.

15 minutes ago, DUNROAMIN said:

3 months every time.

Try not to post incorrect information.

I think there may be one immigration office that requires 3 months.

The other 74 require 2 months

6 hours ago, smoo1954 said:

When renewing yearly marriage extension does the 400000thb have to be in bank for 2 or 3 months prior to application?

I believe the initial extension for me some 7 years ago was 3 months, that said it does depend on the office, and from what I hear, most are 2 months.

 

The above said, I make it a point to make sure that I have at least that amount in well before 3 months, i.e. I transfer one amount every year at least 3 months beforehand and draw down on that monthly, for my living expenses and then repeat.

 

 

I've always kept a separate account with 400k+ and bump it by 1k the day I apply for the BB update.

For the OP, 2 months for certain and 3 to be safe.

I would just keep the 400k in the bank permanently and not even have to think about it, nice and simple. But each to their own.