Bank Statement for Non-OA visa based on Monthly Income

[WhiteHatPhil]

Good morning

 

Has anyone successfully requested the 12-month statement using the Bangkok Bank App?  If so, did you request it in Thai or English.

 

Then once you received it and presumably printed it, was it relatively simple to get the "letter" from the bank stating that you had indeed received monthly income greater than 65000THB?

 

Many thanks.

[DrJack54]

36 minutes ago, WhiteHatPhil said:

Has anyone successfully requested the 12-month statement using the Bangkok Bank App?  If so, did you request it in Thai or English.

Doesn't work that way.

You request a 12 month bank statement from the bank and they will provide that with a bank stamp on it.

Unfortunately BBL require 5 days to do that.

39 minutes ago, WhiteHatPhil said:

Then once you received it and presumably printed it, was it relatively simple to get the "letter" from the bank stating that you had indeed received monthly income greater than 65000THB?

The bank does not provide that.

The 12 month statement will have all the deposits. 

You can highlight the monthly transfers of 65k+ (they prefer that is on consistent dates) 

 

Assume that your thread title should be "bank statement for extension from non O-A visa. 

[TheAppletons]

8 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

The bank does not provide that.

The 12 month statement will have all the deposits. 

You can highlight the monthly transfers of 65k+ (they prefer that is on consistent dates) 

 

Assume that your thread title should be "bank statement for extension from non O-A visa. 

 

  Here in Chiang Mai, Immigration requires one to obtain both the statements from the bank and the letter from the bank.  

 

  

[DrJack54]

2 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

 

  Here in Chiang Mai, Immigration requires one to obtain both the statements from the bank and the letter from the bank.  

 

  

The "letter" from the bank is to confirm you are the owner of the account and current balance. 

Does not confirm the transfers of monthly minimum 65k.

Perhaps you mean credit advice statement from bank to show transfers are international transfers

[TheAppletons]

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

The "letter" from the bank is to confirm you are the owner of the account and current balance. 

Does not confirm the transfers of monthly minimum 65k.

Perhaps you mean credit advice statement from bank to show transfers are international transfers

 

  The letter than BBL created for me last time had my name, account number, and listed the amount transferred into the account each month, identifying each month separately.

 

  I needed that letter plus the twelve months' worth of statements showing FTT transfer code (international.)

Edited 4 hours ago by TheAppletons

[KannikaP]

12 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

 

  The letter than BBL created for me last time had my name, account number, and listed the amount transferred into the account each month, identifying each month separately.

 

  I needed that letter plus the twelve months' worth of statements showing FTT transfer code (international.)

Plus a copy of the relevant bank book.

[WhiteHatPhil]

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Doesn't work that way.

You request a 12 month bank statement from the bank and they will provide that with a bank stamp on it.

Unfortunately BBL require 5 days to do that.

This was the point of my question. I know how it works as I've been doing it for 5 years but as I have moved away from Chiang Mai and now live more than an hour's drive away from my Bangkok Bank branch, I quite reasonably wondered if I could request my 12 monthly statements via the app,  highlight the appropriate International Transfers then ask the bank to write the letter?  This was exactly what I did in Chiang Mai except, as you pointed out, it took the bank up to 5 days to get the statement.  Even then, it was me that highlighted the International transactions on the statement so that they would write the letter.

 

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

The bank does not provide that.

The 12 month statement will have all the deposits. 

You can highlight the monthly transfers of 65k+ (they prefer that is on consistent dates) 

Yes, the bank DOES provide that. For the last 5 years the bank has written a letter, with 12 lines showing 12 different international transactions. Are you suggesting that I took the reams and reams of paper that constitute 12 months of transactions to Immigration and let them look through them? Have you ever even seen a printout?  It is in no logical order whatsoever! lol

[WhiteHatPhil]

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

The "letter" from the bank is to confirm you are the owner of the account and current balance. 

Does not confirm the transfers of monthly minimum 65k.

Yes it does. Have you actually done this?

[DrJack54]

8 minutes ago, WhiteHatPhil said:

Yes it does. Have you actually done this?

Not sure what "bank letter" you are referring to.

Indeed banks can provide "credit advice" statement.

Discussed in this attached thread.

https://aseannow.com/topic/1304309-proving-65k-monthly-transfers-from-abroad-when-using-wise/ 

 

Perhaps post pic of what you are referring to. 

Many folk post in various threads of code on bank statements not showing code that indicates international transfer and hence need for credit advice. 

 

[Liquorice]

46 minutes ago, WhiteHatPhil said:

Yes it does. Have you actually done this?

The standard letter requested by Immigration only confirms your name, account number and the balance, which must match the balance on the statement.

 

 

The letter to which I believe you are referring to is not a standard letter they normally issue.

 

 

Those above monthly transfers are itemised on a bank statement, but the IO's are simply to lazy to look (or not understand) so they request the bank itemise just the monthly overseas transfers.

[DrJack54]

17 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

Those above monthly transfers are itemised on a bank statement, but the IO's are simply to lazy to look (or not understand) so they request the bank itemise just the monthly overseas transfers.

I can't find the tread, however recall recently a post where bank has changed policy and not issuing what you posted with the 12 transfers anymore.

That could just be down to misunderstanding between customer and bank (BBL) 

OR may have indicated needs to come from head office? 

[TheAppletons]

1 hour ago, WhiteHatPhil said:

This was the point of my question. I know how it works as I've been doing it for 5 years but as I have moved away from Chiang Mai and now live more than an hour's drive away from my Bangkok Bank branch, I quite reasonably wondered if I could request my 12 monthly statements via the app,  highlight the appropriate International Transfers then ask the bank to write the letter?  This was exactly what I did in Chiang Mai except, as you pointed out, it took the bank up to 5 days to get the statement.  Even then, it was me that highlighted the International transactions on the statement so that they would write the letter.

 

Yes, the bank DOES provide that. For the last 5 years the bank has written a letter, with 12 lines showing 12 different international transactions. Are you suggesting that I took the reams and reams of paper that constitute 12 months of transactions to Immigration and let them look through them? Have you ever even seen a printout?  It is in no logical order whatsoever! lol

 

  OP, I requested my 12 monthly statements via the app two days ago and.....the statements were emailed to me within five minutes.

 

  However, I'll still have to go to the bank to request the 12 months statements as immigration here in CM won't accept the self-printed statements.....plus, I need to obtain the letter to which you referred that lists the itemized deposits by month.

Edited 1 hour ago by TheAppletons

[Liquorice]

54 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

I can't find the tread, however recall recently a post where bank has changed policy and not issuing what you posted with the 12 transfers anymore.

That could just be down to misunderstanding between customer and bank (BBL) 

OR may have indicated needs to come from head office? 

When asked about such letters at my BKK branch, the manager went nuts.
Phoned Immigration and told them his staff were far to busy to do their job for them.
If they didn't/couldn't understand the credit, debit and balance columns on a statement, he suggested they send a member of staff down to the bank for some training.  🤣

 

I've previously posted my experience doing an extension on behalf of a disabled expat using the monthly overseas transfers.
The IO kept going backwards and forwards through the 3 pages of a 12-month statement and repeatedly stated 'not enough money'.
I'd highlighted all the monthly overseas transfers.

After 90 minutes of arguing I demanded to see the senior supervisor, but now being nearly lunchtime, I had to return later.
The senior IO couldn't see what the issue was, so called the IO into his office.

Turned out he'd been using the 'balance' column to make his assessment.
He couldn't read English and didn't understand the difference between credit/debit and balance.
They've never requested such a letter since.

 

I suspect this is not an isolated case, hence the request for the stand-alone monthly itemised transfer letter.

Edited 56 minutes ago by Liquorice

[Liquorice]

25 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

However, I'll still have to go to the bank to request the 12 months statements as immigration here in CM won't accept the self-printed statements.....plus, I need to obtain the letter to which you referred that lists the itemized deposits by month.

Yes, the statement must be produced and stamped by the bank to be acceptable.

 

CM appears to be one of the odd rogue IO's requesting these itemised monthly transfer letters.