today i go to sakon nakhon immigration for my first time extension based on my non o visa. i kept 400k in bank account for 2 months everything ok. the officer tell me your extension will be approved after 1 month and he say i can not touch the money in my account during this waiting time. is it true or not? i need to use this money because i run out of funds

It's not true. You could walk out of the immi after your application, go to the bank, withdraw 400000 and blow the lot in 5 minutes if you so chose. The paperwork sent for approval states that there was 400k in the bank on the date of application as per the regs. The regs state that the money is for expenses within the year so if your immi officer was correct it would only be expenses for 11 months as you wait a month for approval of the extension. Of course different immigration offices have their own interpretation of the rules.

I always dip into it after applying with no problems.

Actually this was true and often the reason extension of stay approval never received from Bangkok as a check was made and funds found to be below required amount and person would not have a clue. With the current 2 month requirement prior to application have not seen any report of this being an issue and people have been removing so don't believe Bangkok is checking now. If you can avoid I would but if no choice hope for the best and expect you will be OK.

the officer in the immigration tell me last month a chinese man did the same thing and he can not get his extension due to insufficent funds. i am not sure about is it true or not but i will keep the money there for 1 month. thanks for your posts

Actually this was true and often the reason extension of stay approval never received from Bangkok as a check was made and funds found to be below required amount and person would not have a clue. With the current 2 month requirement prior to application have not seen any report of this being an issue and people have been removing so don't believe Bangkok is checking now. If you can avoid I would but if no choice hope for the best and expect you will be OK.

In KK last year I asked this question and they said it was ok to use the funds. I did so and received the extension after a month so I assume whereever my application goes ( korat?) are ok with it.

Actually this was true and often the reason extension of stay approval never received from Bangkok as a check was made and funds found to be below required amount and person would not have a clue.

How would they have actually made the check lop? Ask the person to go in with another bank balance statement at a later date?

Believe one of the forms required when using bank deposit authorized them to check with bank and they sometimes did so. Recall a number of posts from member who were on second or third temporary extension and when local office asked Bangkok the reason stated was account below the required amount - once found above they were granted. In those days there was no two month requirement.

I believe there's a reason it's two months for marriage and three months for retirement.

With the 30 days under consideration the total time would be three months for both extensions.

Keep it there if at all humanly possible. Nothing has ever happened to me but better safe than sorry!

Believe one of the forms required when using bank deposit authorized them to check with bank and they sometimes did so. Recall a number of posts from member who were on second or third temporary extension and when local office asked Bangkok the reason stated was account below the required amount - once found above they were granted. In those days there was no two month requirement.

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