Marriage Extensions.

[couchpotato]

3 hours ago, bigt3116 said:

 

Sorry, but back peddling now is of no use. You know what you wrote, and you also know it was wrong. That is why I reported it.

Wow you are a piece of work.....half of what you wrote is rubbish, and you have the audacity to admonish another poster. 🙄

[Will B Good]

11 hours ago, recom273 said:

urghh .. that’s so annoying. 
 

In Hat Yai, there was a nice young female immigration officer, easy to understand her Thai. The following year she moved to retirement visas. The new woman was plain rude, we didn’t click and I just didn’t want to talk to her. She tried to ask me about how I could afford to live in Thailand as I wasn’t of retirement age, i said “I rent out properties in the UK” “aha .. gotcha, you said investments last year” to which I replied, well isn’t that the same thing, I wasn’t so specific last year, sorry, then she went to “so .. what’s your parents name?” I looked at my wife, and we both said in unison “mum and dad” and had a good laugh together. She went crazy, telling me she was a police captain, that she was to be shown respect at all times. She continued to tell me on my report that my Thai language was very good, but I hadn’t spoken any Thai today. I informed her that I sometimes I don’t like to speak Thai and for official business it’s better to speak English. She tried to tell me that she was doubtful that I was the same person who applied for a visa the previous year. There was no issue with the application, she was just puffing out her chest.

 

I never saw her in the subsequent years, but I heard her in the next cubicle giving the applicant the third degree, needlessly too, people generally don’t retire to Hat Yai for an easy life, there has to be something that keeps you there.

 

Now I'm really looking forward to next years application......555........I'll try the mum and dad and see what happens...

[KannikaP]

12 hours ago, couchpotato said:

No...Marriage 400k can be used. 

As can 400k of Retirement deposit for a length of time. Both must be replenished eventually.

[transam]

16 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Many threads with this type of advice 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1298009-money-in-bank-for-extension-based-on-marriage-minimum-must-be-kept-there-whilst-under-consideration/ 

 

You can choose what to do. 

No, I was asking is there anything in writing, meaning from immigration itself...

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, transam said:

No, I was asking is there anything in writing, meaning from immigration itself...

Think you won't find any written rule about maintaining the 400k during the under consideration period.

What you will find is various immigration offices having their "rules" 

Here is one random post from thread one year back.

"

Cecil

 

Right. Each renewal of my marriage visa I had to show 400k when picking up the stamp a month later. And one can hear the officers say the same to other applicants: leave the money in the bank until you get your visa approved" 

 

On other hand you will find many posts that it's not required at "their office" 

You have posted in few previous threads that your office does not have this requirement.

 

On the rare occasion that head office would require something extra its best advised to maintain the 400k till final stamp is in pp. 

 

Edit: sorry for oversized font and bold type. I did not do that

[transam]

3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Think you won't find any written rule about maintaining the 400k during the under consideration period.

What you will find is various immigration offices having their "rules" 

Here is one random post from thread one year back.

"

Cecil

 AM, lopburi3 said:

Which is the case for marriage - it is not a local office decision so money should be available for check until final approval to be safe.

Right. Each renewal of my marriage visa I had to show 400k when picking up the stamp a month later. And one can hear the officers say the same to other applicants: leave the money in the bank until you get your visa approved" 

 

On other hand you will find many posts that it's not required at "their office" 

You have posted in few previous threads that your office does not have this requirement.

 

On the rare occasion that head office would require something extra its best advised to maintain the 400k till final stamp is in pp. 

So there is no immigration ruling, as my office seems to follow, after all, if it were a ruling, they would actually state, "keep the money in the bank till you have the extension stamp", not in the bank for 60 days as proof...

[DrJack54]

20 minutes ago, transam said:

So there is no immigration ruling, as my office seems to follow, after all, if it were a ruling, they would actually state, "keep the money in the bank till you have the extension stamp", not in the bank for 60 days as proof...

You are comfortable with what your office requires so stick with that.

My point is that does not apply across the board.

Good summary from @Tod Daniels from another forum.

Note the word SOME 

 

"The 400K baht banked money method for proof of funds for an extension based on marriage to a thai need to be in the bank account for 2 months before you apply for the extension.

SOME offices request you keep the funds in the account during the under consideration period (but this is not a posted requirement).

After that you can do what you want with the money as long as it's back to 400K baht 2 months before your next yearly extension" 

[transam]

3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

You are comfortable with what your office requires so stick with that.

My point is that does not apply across the board.

Good summary from @Tod Daniels from another forum.

Note the word SOME 

 

"The 400K baht banked money method for proof of funds for an extension based on marriage to a thai need to be in the bank account for 2 months before you apply for the extension.

SOME offices request you keep the funds in the account during the under consideration period (but this is not a posted requirement).

After that you can do what you want with the money as long as it's back to 400K baht 2 months before your next yearly extension" 

Which is what I have been saying............