Bangkok Bank Statement for Immigration

[semperfiguy]

Yesterday I arranged to receive a bank statement off of my Bangkok Bank App delivered to my email address. I took that statement to Bangkok Bank on Phosri Road and spoke with my girl, Pia, at the International Desk. She confirmed that the bank was not allowed to sign off on or stamp a statement that was requested off the App. She showed me where is clearly states at the bottom of each statement page that this is not allowed. Perhaps Udon Immigration will accept an unsigned/stamped statement like this, but that needs to be confirmed by Immigration.

[Bandung_Dero]

NO they wont! MUST be stamped and signed on their letter head. And if I remember rightly that is every page, my last statement was 4 & 1/2 pages long.

[sometimewoodworker]

YAWN!!
So why would the IO not accept all this towards the end of last year as already noted posts ago.

Please state the problem if you want a genuine answer.

I am not going to trawl through all the various posts to consolidate into 1 where the problem is stated succinctly

You seem to have various totally ridiculous scenarios that imagine cases that nobody is ever going to use. You don’t seem to understand the normal course of business and that deviations from it are a serious detriment to an individual’s employment

[sometimewoodworker]

Yesterday I arranged to receive a bank statement off of my Bangkok Bank App delivered to my email address. I took that statement to Bangkok Bank on Phosri Road and spoke with my girl, Pia, at the International Desk. She confirmed that the bank was not allowed to sign off on or stamp a statement that was requested off the App. She showed me where is clearly states at the bottom of each statement page that this is not allowed. Perhaps Udon Immigration will accept an unsigned/stamped statement like this, but that needs to be confirmed by Immigration.

That answer is hardly a shock. While not being a quick operation I could easily modify a PDF or jpeg to show any amount I chose (anyone who has mastered photoshop can do this). This confirms my suspicion that the statement that is to be stamped/certified by the bank must be printed by the bank they must have a chain of custody.

I do not remember the exact documents I presented to immigration on the last extension but while I had couple of statements stamped by the bank I think I withheld them to see if they were required

[AlexO]

YAWN!!
So why would the IO not accept all this towards the end of last year as already noted posts ago.

Please state the problem if you want a genuine answer.

I am not going to trawl through all the various posts to consolidate into 1 where the problem is stated succinctly

You seem to have various totally ridiculous scenarios that imagine cases that nobody is ever going to use. You don’t seem to understand the normal course of business and that deviations from it are a serious detriment to an individual’s employment

Eh, the IO would not accept an out of date statement from Bangkok Bank. Sorry if its not clear enough for you.

[sometimewoodworker]

Eh, the IO would not accept an out of date statement from Bangkok Bank. Sorry if its not clear enough for you.

No it is not enough. As your post just referenced an earlier post with not enough details to show exactly what happened. You just stated that an IO would not accept an out of date statement.
Did the account show the minimum amounts for the required 60 days?
When was the statement obtained from the bank? Was it on the day of application?
Was it supported by a bank letter obtained on the day of application?
Was it supported by copies of the bank book and bank book updated on the day of application?
Did the bank book and bank letter agree?
If the answer to any of the above does not meet the immigration requirements. Then you have not met the requirements for an extension of stay and only a brown envelope with enough pretty pieces of paper will be the way to achieve an extension.

Your claim of an out of date statement is far too vague if you don’t know the answers to all the above then the complaint is just waffle.

Immigration has requirements. Those may be very slightly flexible or they may have to be exact.

[tamada]

There has been reports from AN forum members in Chiang Rai and several other locations that, despite immigration rules on funding being in place 3 months before the date for a marriage extension renewal, Bangkok Bank are only issuing the letter for immigration if the funds have been in place for 4 months. Apparently this is a new policy introduced by Bangkok Bank on 30 June.

Posted at a Bangkok Bank branch in Pattaya

[Bandung_Dero]

Can they do that, legally? Bangkok Bank or any other for that matter should not be able to freeze ones account because they do not like the way the customer is managing their funds. That's a matter between the customer and immigration!
AND issuing a "Bank Letter" is a paid for customer service and it's purpose is not the banks business.

BUT, TiT anything is possible! As I've said in the past I'd never walk through the doors of a Bangkok Bank!

[tamada]

Depends if you consider Thailand as some bastion of law, order and compliance, no?

Banks can "freeze" or otherwise lock accounts, same as they lock the deposit that backs a credit card (for those without credit). However, one would think that this new regulation should have been issued in a notice of policy change, via push mail, their online app and website or snail mail. TBH, I have only seen Bangkok Bank terms and conditions when opening an account or agreeing to their online thingmabobs and sometimes after an app update.

[Doodoo]

If an institution was issuing a piece of Correspondence as importanr as such, why no Letter Head, Contacts etc
I would be asking at the Headquarters firstly

Always check first

[tamada]

If an institution was issuing a piece of Correspondence as importanr as such, why no Letter Head, Contacts etc
I would be asking at the Headquarters firstly

Always check first

I believe it has been asked and answered by some AN members at various branches. The first few letter applicants were simply being told if it was less than 4 months, then no letter. Upon being pressed on the new rule, and where the balance has been held for less than three months, the applicant for the letter has to sign a document, printed on the bank letterhead, agreeing to having their account frozen for 4 months, then the bank will issue the letter needed for immigration.

[tamada]

A recent news article that mentions stricter rules for non-Thai account holders at Bangkok Bank but of course, no mention of the '4-month' rule.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/ge ... foreigners

[glalt]

My immigration office is Loei immigration. That is located about 50 kilometers north of Loei city right on the river. My local SCB bank is unable to prepare the bank letter the same day so I must use the main Loei SCB bank. The procedure is to use my ATM card at the bank that day for a withdrawal. I then must make updated copies of every page of my bank book. The bank charges me 200 baht for the official letter. All the information MUST be dated the same day that I go to immigration. It's a pain in the ass but I have no choice but to do it once a year. It's a hundred kilometer drive from where I live so I don't want to make any mistakes.

[tamada]

My immigration office is Loei immigration. That is located about 50 kilometers north of Loei city right on the river. My local SCB bank is unable to prepare the bank letter the same day so I must use the main Loei SCB bank. The procedure is to use my ATM card at the bank that day for a withdrawal. I then must make updated copies of every page of my bank book. The bank charges me 200 baht for the official letter. All the information MUST be dated the same day that I go to immigration. It's a pain in the ass but I have no choice but to do it once a year. It's a hundred kilometer drive from where I live so I don't want to make any mistakes.

At the moment, it's only Bangkok Bank that has initiated this new rule.