Pattaya Visa Extension and Bank balance procedure issue

[Tosseroon]

Hi

i am relocating from Udonthani to Pattaya and would appreciate advice regarding supplying same day  bank letter & statement. Udonthani is not very busy and my bank is only 100 metres from Immigration so no problem getting bank stuff before I go to immigration.

But I will be staying in central Pattaya and immigration is in Jomtien and extremely busy every day and I can’t get there really early as bank doesn’t open until 9am and so may not get seen if queues are very long. So I envisage I may have to attempt a few times unless there is something I am missing 

So could someone in the same situatio, explain how they extend their Non O Visa without using an agent “

Thanks in advance for all replies 

Edited January 12, 2023 by Black Ops
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[Mickeymaus]

I always go for the bank letter the day before. No problem in Jomtien (so far). Don't forget to update your book with a transaction when you are at the bank. Officially it can be 7 days old if I remember correctly. But this seems to be up to the immigration (officer). 

[Social Media]

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[dddave]

If your "home branch", the bank where you opened your account is outside of Chonburi, then the letter can take a week or more .  It takes some planning because there is a limit on how many days old the letter can be.  I think 15 days but I may be wrong.  Maybe somebody else can verify

[Tosseroon]

Hi Mickeymaus

I appreciate your reply and never new there was a 7 day window, as I thought once you get a letter from bank you could reduce the 800,000 baht before you get the extension 

the 15 days window seems very generous, so I will keep to the 7 days

 

 I suppose Udonthani adopt a different approach because it is much less busy.

so I have been worrying unnecessarily 

Thanks for all other replies 

[KhunBENQ]

3 hours ago, Mickeymaus said:

I always go for the bank letter the day before. No problem in Jomtien (so far).

Same here in KK.

But this year I was reminded for the first time that the >bankbook< has to be updated same day. All the years I did both the day before.

Bangkok (Chaeng Wattana) seems to be the worst with these requirements.

But is Jomtien that relaxed?

 

3 hours ago, Tosseroon said:

i am relocating from Udonthani to Pattaya

You should consider to "relocate" your bank account.

Relocate means open a new account (close the other or not).

Within the same bank it shouldn't be too complicated.

[Mickeymaus]

54 minutes ago, Tosseroon said:

Hi Mickeymaus

I appreciate your reply and never new there was a 7 day window, as I thought once you get a letter from bank you could reduce the 800,000 baht before you get the extension 

the 15 days window seems very generous, so I will keep to the 7 days

 

 I suppose Udonthani adopt a different approach because it is much less busy.

so I have been worrying unnecessarily 

Thanks for all other replies 

I wouldn't reduce the amount within the first 3 months ⚠️⚠️⚠️. And afterwards only to 400,000 but have the 800.000 there in time for the next extension (I think 2 months before but please check this again). 

 

The seven days are often up to the immigration officer. At Jomtien I never had a problem even with 2 days. I always go weeks in advance to be on the safe side. You can come up to 30 days earlier. 

[roobaa01]

Gday

 

They might asked for a bank Statement for 3 months.

 

Wbr

Roobaa01

[Tosseroon]

Hi

im not worried about getting any bank documents, it’s having to do it on the day I’m going to apply for the extension. I imagine Jomtien is chocker block with other applicants and concerned I don’t get seen same day, and potentially having to keep doing it until I get eventually get seen????????

so having to produce an updated bank book in same day is a killer !

 I don’t want to have to rely on the officer I get to see

[roobaa01]

20 hours ago, Tosseroon said:

Hi

im not worried about getting any bank documents, it’s having to do it on the day I’m going to apply for the extension. I imagine Jomtien is chocker block with other applicants and concerned I don’t get seen same day, and potentially having to keep doing it until I get eventually get seen????????

so having to produce an updated bank book in same day is a killer !

 I don’t want to have to rely on the officer I get to see

On the corner soi 5 joimtien opposite the market you find a bangkok bank branch. That said open your account there then you dont need to worry about the Updates. 

 

Wbr

Roobaa01