Retirement Visa - 800k 3 Months

[Nevo]

Despite giving my bank plenty of warning of transferring a top up to my Thai bank account to give me 800k plus plus for the 3 month retirement renewal they manage to cock up the transfer.

HSBC Thailand faxed the instruction to the wrong number. Jersey HSBC didn't receive it. I have instructed Jersey to do a swift transfer today to Bangkok but it could take 3 working days (say Bangkok) to hit my account.

That means I'll be 3-4 days short of the three months.

Does anyone know if this will be a problem??

I'll never do it this way again.

Why can't people just do their jobs properly?

[camerata]

Can you get a letter from HSBC Thailand stating the date of your original transfer request and that their mistake caused the delay? It might help.

[ubonjoe]

It's hard to give a definitive answer. About all I can say is give it try.

[Lite Beer]

Yep. It all depends who you see on the day.

[InterestedObserver]

Next time don't leave until the last minute. If you read the TV Forum often then you can't say that you haven't been warned!

[happylarry]

I thought it had been dropped to 2 months now anyway??? or is that only the marriage visa?

HL

[ubonjoe]

It is 2 months for the first application. Then 3 months after that.

Marriage is 2 months according to the rules. But 3 months by some rogue immigration offices rules.

[Nevo]

I'll have to see what happens on the day.

Have all the paperwork to show that I tried.

I didn't leave it until the last minute. That's the whole point !

[ubonjoe]

I have read of immigration giving people a 7 day extesnion when they were that close to having the money in the bank so that is an option.

[Lite Beer]

Unhelpful off topic post and the inflammatory answer to it deleted.

Also post relating to Moderation issues deleted.