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Home » Dossier » Visa Thailand » Immigration information letter » TB Immigration Info Letter No 019/22: Immigration Korat – Non-immigrant O – Year Extension
TB Immigration Info Letter No 019/22: Immigration Korat – Non-immigrant O – Year Extension
Posted in Immigration information letter
Tags: Year extension, non-immigrant O, Retirement
Reporter: Adam
Non-immigrant O visa. Today to the immigration in Korat for an extension. Apple egg has been doing this for 7 years now. My visa ends on April 4. So to the bank for a statement that there is 800 k in my account. And an update of my bank book and a printout of my balance for the last 2 months. But an update that didn't work, because I had already made an update on February 27th. And you can only make 1 update per month at the Krungthai bank.
Fortunately, no problem for my extension. They didn't make a fuss about it.
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We recently extended our non-imm O after 90 days months for a year. For this we have been able to demonstrate our monthly income (65.000 / pp) via a visa support letter. Before departure we go to immigration for a re-entry. Sofar sogood. Since we were also obliged to open separate uncle 2 bank accounts (with now 500 tbth each) I wonder whether the whole ritual for annual renewal will play again later or whether the 800.000 tbth will be demanded on the rack or whether that 65.000 bth will also be required? masses is sufficient. Anyone experience that?
There is currently no such thing.
You can, however, be asked at your next renewal to show what you lived for. You will then have to show something that shows that.
Well, be glad you had to do your year extension in Korat.
At the end of January I went to Samui immigration with all my papers there for my extension
expired on February 10.
Hospital statement, bank statement, copy of passport + visa + TM 6, copy of bank book, Googlemap
designation of my house, coordination location, own fabricated drawing of the place where you
lives , fill out a TM 7 form and later another STM 2 because I wanted a multiply entry and not to forget to have passport photos taken.
Upon arrival, all papers were handed over to a woman behind the table and after an hour and a half of waiting
I got a number to show up at that Troll's counter. This left me with three more
waited fifteen minutes and then came to the conclusion that the copy of my bank book was not in order.
What was the case, my last bank transaction was on January 04 and it was now the 25th
However, there was a copy of the bank with the last transaction on the 4th, but the printout was from the 24th,
stamped and signed by the bank. I could do whatever I wanted, but I had to update my bank book. I won't write here what curses I had in my head but I'm calm
stayed.
This Troll, many in Samui will know who I am talking about, wants to show that she has the power
and you are nothing.
Will, you know that for next time. I had to learn that lesson elsewhere; if you get the bank letter and before you make the copies, have an empty line printed in the bank book on that day.
Yes, that is also Thailand, one must learn to nod and swallow even if it is nonsensical what one asks for. And applying your own rules everywhere is also frustrating. There are those who cannot handle this work and who like to show their misplaced authority in this way. There are several ways that can be used to prove the income. I had been using the visa support letter in Jomtien for 7 years and thought with good preparation I could do it a little cheaper and arrive with the bank documents. First my option was pro forma approved, but I still had to get a form from the bank and went after it. When I returned, it turned out that the form was there and people had overlooked it, but then the experts found out that for some obscure reason (never disclosed to me) that a Dutchman is not allowed to do this. We must use the visa support letter from the consul. A laughable display if it's not too sad for words.
Every time it's the immigration officer's fault. Those people are just doing what is imposed on them from above.
If I am wrong with something, I blame myself. Immigration papers must be correct, otherwise we may return.
If I am not okay with something I also blame myself, but if I am okay then I blame the immigration officer. That is exactly what you are saying imposed from above and that is where the problem lies. People often deviate from the policy and the rules are applied at will. It is no public secret that fraud is still being committed at the Jomtien office. An annual extension can be purchased at any time with money and the application data is falsified. Experienced personally and not hearsay. In my case there is no motivation for rejection and believe me my file was in perfect order.
I cannot argue that immigration papers must be incorrect, you contradict yourself.
STM2 is an “Acknowledgment of terms and condition for permit of temporary stay in the Kingdom of Thailand.”
This means that you have taken note that if the circumstances under which you obtained the extension change, you must inform immigration. Has nothing to do with Entry in any form.
At immigration you cannot obtain Multiple Entries either, but you can obtain Multiple re-entries. That is with a TM 8
Bank letter may in many cases be from the day before. This is because, especially at large immigration offices, some will never get their extension if they first have to wait in the bank for that bank letter.
Update of passbook must always be on the same day. But you don't have to go into the bank for that. There is always an ATM somewhere with an update option.
And what about Ronny if you are a customer like me at the Krungsri bank.
Because this bank has been issuing a letter of the bank for years only through its head office in Bangkok, where you first have to apply and after a few days you can pick up the letter at the local branch.
The date of the application is also the date on the letter, must say what the implementation of that letter is on paper a lot more professional than those other Thai banks I have.
In itself a great idea since there is less chance of corruption if, for example, you would have a friendly local bank employee who could help you to raise the statement fictitiously.
I haven't had any problems with that so far, partly because the local branch will help me if they start nagging at the local immi.
Until now they agree if the statement of letter is not older than 7 days, of course with a bank book stamped or updated on the day.
Jan Beute.
I'm more concerned here that those bank letters usually don't have to be from the same day.
Updating the bank book is.
Immigration knows quite well how banks work. Very good indeed and how long it takes to obtain. Also at the Krungsri bank.
At most banks, the bank letters, in principle 2, only have to come from the head office if it concerns a period longer than 6 months.
With one bank letter, the bank guarantees that a certain amount is on that bank book.
The other is an excerpt over a period of time.
Then an update of the bank book, but you only need an ATM for that.
I must say that my bank letters look very professional and I don't know how it could be more professional. Not just an A4 sheet from a local employee who has entered some figures on it. An extract is automatically printed in 6 months, but officially I only have to prove 3 months. At the Bangkok Bank, this does not have to be done via the head office, but the local bank director will of course sign this.
And as for corruption.
Adjusting those bank letters has gone a long way again.
Should this also be done with the bankbook because it also contains those amounts, especially the final amount. The calculation will then be done for that employee and must be done on the day itself. I don't know how he gets that into the system to print in your booklet.
Of course, such employees are happy to risk their work because you happen to know them.
But maybe even better and does one know an employee who works at the main office and can fake it in a more professional looking way…
It is better to look for someone at immigration that you know. Directly at the source…
Of course you can look for corruption everywhere.