Clarification on "a balance of at least £5000 (for 6 months)" for Multiple Entry Visa @ London

[TheSpade]

Does "a balance of at least £5000 (for 6 months)" as listed on the London Thai Embassy website mean...

 

1. You need to show a statement with a balance of £5,000 right now.

 

2. They want to see your past 6 months statements showing a balance of at least £5,000.

 

Either is easy enough to show but just not sure whether I need to be sending 6 months worth of statements or not.

 

So for anyone who knows for sure, is it option 1 or 2?

 

Thanks in advance

[gk10002000]

Option 2 and the balance always above the 5,000.  Similar answers have been given for USA embassies. They want to see money always above a threshold for those months

[TheSpade]

Yep, that's no problem. Thanks for the reply, appreciate it.

 

 

[Grauwulf]

I just asked my bank totype a letter saying I had x amount in ac no. So and so since so and so stamped and dated . In and out of branch in 20 minutes.( Barclays) Embassy accepted it without a glance. No need to take statements. But that was 2 years ago and now have different visa. You shouldn't have any probs

[TheSpade]

3 hours ago, Grauwulf said:

I just asked my bank totype a letter saying I had x amount in ac no. So and so since so and so stamped and dated . In and out of branch in 20 minutes.( Barclays) Embassy accepted it without a glance. No need to take statements. But that was 2 years ago and now have different visa. You shouldn't have any probs

 

It says either an original statement or a print out stamped by the bank. To save me going to the bank I'll just send them last months bank statement.

[TheSpade]

Got it without issue (sent on Monday afternoon special delivery and it was back to me by Friday the same week).

 

Here's what I included for anyone not sure on what they need:

 

• ORIGINAL bank statement from last month showing more than the £5,000 suggested, no stamp from bank.
   
• Print out of main page of self assesment from HMRC website showing my tax bill for last year.
   
• Passport + photocopy of passport.
   
• 2 passport style photos.
   
• Print out of RETURN flights to Thailand. 
   
• Print out of hotel booking for first 7 nights.
   
• Print out of flight out of Thailand for first visa run (just to show I had other plans and would be leaving).

 

I did NOT include a "company formation document" as they state on the Embassy Website as I don't have one being a sole trader.