Renewal of non o based on retirement

[DaveBart]

Have just been to Phetchaburi immigration to renew my non o visa based on retirement,this is the 10 th time I have renewed only today to be told I need 1 years bank statement in stead of the normal 6 months statement I have had for the last 9 times,I don't know if this is a new immigration rule for Phetchaburi,I have been in touch with the Bangkok bank and now have to wait on a statement from Bangkok bank head office,so I'm just putting this on here as a heads up

[DrJack54]

Is that a report or question. 

I deal with CW for extension based on retirement using money in bank method. 

I provide a 12 month bank statement. 

The bank (Kasikorn) issues it on the spot. 200b 

Immigration will accept a bank statement up to 7 days old. 

BBL folk need to wait days for the statement

[DaveBart]

A report,I have never needed a yearly statement before from the Phetchaburi office 

[DrJack54]

2 minutes ago, DaveBart said:

A report,I have never needed a yearly statement before from the Phetchaburi office 

Assume you are using money in bank method. 

Previously how did you show financial compliance for the 12 months. 

Just your bank book? 

[DaveBart]

Yes money in the bank, copy of the up dated bank book,and a letter showing 6 months statement,I don't know why it has changed, luckily I always renew before the due date so have a few days to get the years statement 

[Presnock]

24 minutes ago, DaveBart said:

Have just been to Phetchaburi immigration to renew my non o visa based on retirement,this is the 10 th time I have renewed only today to be told I need 1 years bank statement in stead of the normal 6 months statement I have had for the last 9 times,I don't know if this is a new immigration rule for Phetchaburi,I have been in touch with the Bangkok bank and now have to wait on a statement from Bangkok bank head office,so I'm just putting this on here as a heads up

strange, but at CM immigration I have ALWAYS had to provide a 1-years bank statement through Bangkok Bank who advised me each year of the exact letters I needed from BB.  Just saying as I also realize it is a different immigration office.  Also had to provide a copy of every page of my bankbook and had to have my bankbook there too.

[scubascuba3]

What use is a 6 month statement? can't check it properly, must have been an oversight

[DrJack54]

18 minutes ago, DaveBart said:

Yes money in the bank, copy of the up dated bank book,and a letter showing 6 months statement,I don't know why it has changed,

In the bank book prior to the 6 month statement that you provided were there any months of zero transactions? 

As posted above.... What's the use of a 6 month statement. 

12 months OR Bank Book OR both would be the norm

[looplaw]

2 hours ago, DaveBart said:

Have just been to Phetchaburi immigration to renew my non o visa based on retirement,this is the 10 th time I have renewed only today to be told I need 1 years bank statement in stead of the normal 6 months statement I have had for the last 9 times,I don't know if this is a new immigration rule for Phetchaburi,I have been in touch with the Bangkok bank and now have to wait on a statement from Bangkok bank head office,so I'm just putting this on here as a heads up

If you have Bangkok  Bank App on your phone , you can request a 12 month Statement.  Look for ( More services ) on bottom right. They will e-mail it to you. I renewed visa today and imm accepted it. 

[DrJack54]

14 minutes ago, looplaw said:

They will e-mail it to you. I renewed visa today and imm accepted it. 

Which immigration office. 

So they accepted statement from app. 

How long did that take

[Rob Browder]

1 hour ago, looplaw said:

If you have Bangkok  Bank App on your phone , you can request a 12 month Statement.  Look for ( More services ) on bottom right. They will e-mail it to you. I renewed visa today and imm accepted it. 

Sometimes this is accepted, but other times they want a bank-stamped statement.  The OP is getting the bank-stamped one, which will definitely work.

[mikebike]

4 hours ago, DaveBart said:

Yes money in the bank, copy of the up dated bank book,and a letter showing 6 months statement,I don't know why it has changed, luckily I always renew before the due date so have a few days to get the years statement 

Wouldn't be a problem anyway, you'd get a "pending" until the bank produced the docs.

[looplaw]

15 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Which immigration office. 

So they accepted statement from app. 

How long did that take

30 min. Pathum Thani.

 

[DrJack54]

9 minutes ago, looplaw said:

15 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Which immigration office. 

So they accepted statement from app. 

How long did that take

30 min. Pathum Thani

Just posting for others. 

Immigration should not accept printed out statements from bank app. 

So do not rely on that. Obtain the 12 month statement from your bank. 

Can be done on the spot however does take 20-30mins.

Unfortunately for BBL customers you need to order it in advance 3-5 days. 

Cost for statement 200b 

[OJAS]

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Unfortunately for BBL customers you need to order it in advance 3-5 days. 

 

And, assuming that your BBL account is your general one (as opposed to a dedicated 800k one for IMM purposes), you presumably need to take particular care to ensure that there are no transactions recorded on it during this 3-5 day period since the latest balance on the statement won't otherwise match that in your passbook or account confirmation letter (assuming that you obtain this when you pick up the statement) - resulting in all probability in flat rejection of your retirement extension application by your local office.

 

All in all, definitely best to have a dedicated 800k account but not with BBL IMHO!

[Upnotover]

5 minutes ago, OJAS said:

 

And, assuming that your BBL account is your general one (as opposed to a dedicated 800k one for IMM purposes), you presumably need to take particular care to ensure that there are no transactions recorded on it during this 3-5 day period since the latest balance on the statement won't otherwise match that in your passbook or account confirmation letter (assuming that you obtain this when you pick up the statement) - resulting in all probability in flat rejection of your retirement extension application by your local office.

 

All in all, definitely best to have a dedicated 800k account but not with BBL IMHO!

Not so sure about that.  My last statement/letter was 3 days prior to extension and there were several transactions made in between.  Including on the day itself which is required at CW and that would never be shown on the statement.  So my bankbook was completely up to date but did not match the statement/letter.

[DrJack54]

11 minutes ago, OJAS said:

All in all, definitely best to have a dedicated 800k account but not with BBL IMHO

Thinking a dedicated account for immigration is good idea. 

Especially for money in bank method. 

That aside I always suggest to basically avoid BBL for the sole reason of the nonsense with obtaining bank statement. 

Kasikorn (for example) can provide 12 month statement on the spot. 

They also (same as BBL) are partner bank with WISE. etc

Also have the 2mill baht limit. 

[Digitalbanana]

1 hour ago, looplaw said:

30 min. Pathum Thani.

 

I was informed at CW that they will not accept an emailed 1 year bank statement as it needs to be rubber stamped by a bank teller. Even the bank at CW would not accept their emailed bank statement when I showed it them and insisted printing their own out. OTOH, at CW one does not even need a bank statement if the bank book shows all the details with no cumulative entries, so I just show a bank book copy and bank letter only. That's my experience, others may vary:-)

[DrJack54]

3 minutes ago, Digitalbanana said:

I was informed at CW that they will not accept an emailed 1 year bank statement as it needs to be rubber stamped by a bank teller. Even the bank at CW would not accept their emailed bank statement when I showed it them and insisted printing their own out

Exactly. 

Any immigration office accepting printed out statements from banking app are just ignorant. 

[5davidhen1]

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Thinking a dedicated account for immigration is good idea. 

Especially for money in bank method. 

That aside I always suggest to basically avoid BBL for the sole reason of the nonsense with obtaining bank statement. 

Kasikorn (for example) can provide 12 month statement on the spot. 

They also (same as BBL) are partner bank with WISE. etc

Also have the 2mill baht limit. 

When I recently did my extension, my BBL branch issued the docs, for 200 baht, on the spot. Perhaps this is only possible because I did it at Jomtien 2nd road branch, which is my home branch where I originally opened my a/c.?

[DrJack54]

20 minutes ago, 5davidhen1 said:

When I recently did my extension, my BBL branch issued the docs, for 200 baht, on the spot.

So... a 12 month bank statement from BBL on the spot. 

Did the bank stamp the statement pages and sign? 

[Rob Browder]

On 5/21/2025 at 6:00 PM, mikebike said:

Wouldn't be a problem anyway, you'd get a "pending" until the bank produced the docs.

Really?  You must have a very friendly office.  Most would just reject the application - maybe telling you to pay overstay of a few days when returning, if you waited until the last minute.