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[gabong]

10/01/2012
Arrived with all paper work as per Thai Embassy SG website.
-My passport with valid 6 months.
-Photos (Singapore passport Size) (saw a guy came with some home printer photo and got rejected!)
-Copies of Marriage Cert, ID, Passport of spouse. (Cross sign by Wife.)
-Letter from wife saying I was visiting her parents. (Typed in English)
-Plane ticket
-Current bank statement (Used my local bank account)
Part 1(There is this Chinese lady who would check your papers at the door, or she will walk around. Showed her my papers and casually ask her how much does my bank accounts balance needs to be. She uttered some thing like $2000(SGD). Well, I had THB400,000 as per website. If you guys want to chance it, you may try.)

Part 2(This is tricky, was requested for "current" papers. Was Rejected with my online statements because it did not have a "current" date, date 2 weeks ago. Lady at counter wanted something within "+- few days". I went to ATM and got a receipt, but was rejected as it does not have my name on it! Then used my bank statement from Thailand and was "Allowed". Lady at the counter said, "without a valid "current" bank statement, they can Not approve Multiple Entry visa.")

Extra paper work I carried
-Thai bank statement, signed and stamped within a week.

Was given a small piece of paper with my queue number on it
-Do Not Loose This!!!

11/01/2012
Collection time 2-3pm Only!
Got there early and waited in line.
Was about 10 behind.
Went in, got to counter, picked up passport and checked it.
Left.

That's it. Another visa run completed.
Hope it helps.

Attached a picture as proof!

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Edited by gabong, 2012-01-11 20:31:50.

[visarunner]

Great news, I think since you are Singaporean they may have asked for less money in your Account.
For other nationals they insist on THB 400k in a Thai Bank.

[gabong]

I've read about some nasty stories about this embassy.
But I'm glad I made it without much hassle, since this is the first time I was using this embassy.

Previously I had my O visa issued in LA without a problem.

[nikster]

Brilliant exactly what I was looking for!

I did Singpore once with a printout of my US bank account (from an internet cafe) and an ATM slip. Don't remember if the ATM slip had my name on it or not, but I had to try 3 different ATMS before I found one that would show my balance.

Anyway not going to take a chance, will go for the bank statement - what kind of statement is required, how long did it take to get it at the bank? Is a bank book OK? BKK bank is kind of funny about bank statements particularly when not at my "home" bank branch. And my home branch is in Pai so I'd have to ride there..

Just 1 day processing time? The embassy website says it takes 2...

Edited by nikster, 2012-01-15 10:24:09.

[Maestro]

nikster, on 2012-01-15 10:15:41, said:

...Just 1 day processing time? The embassy website says it takes 2...

Two days: day 1, submit application; day2, pick up passport with visa.

[gabong]

nikster, on 2012-01-15 10:15:41, said:

Brilliant exactly what I was looking for!

I did Singpore once with a printout of my US bank account (from an internet cafe) and an ATM slip. Don't remember if the ATM slip had my name on it or not, but I had to try 3 different ATMS before I found one that would show my balance.

Anyway not going to take a chance, will go for the bank statement - what kind of statement is required, how long did it take to get it at the bank? Is a bank book OK? BKK bank is kind of funny about bank statements particularly when not at my "home" bank branch. And my home branch is in Pai so I'd have to ride there..

Just 1 day processing time? The embassy website says it takes 2...

I had mine printed at my bank branch.
It was just some copy machine print out.
It had bank details, my details, my balance details, also made sure it had a "today's" date printed somewhere.
Had a staff signed it.

It worked for me.
But if you have bank books, do make a copy for back up too!
No harm in being extra safe.

[gabong]

Maestro, on 2012-01-15 19:35:09, said:

nikster, on 2012-01-15 10:15:41, said:

...Just 1 day processing time? The embassy website says it takes 2...

Two days: day 1, submit application; day2, pick up passport with visa.

Yes.
I submitted on 10th Jan. 9am.
Collected on 11th Jan. 2pm.

[nikster]

Thanks for all the info. I am still in Singapore: Went to the embassy today at 8:30, #3 in line, out of the building by 9:20.

The lady at the counter is very friendly and told me my application was "perfect". Most certainly a first for any embassy I've been to! I think she really liked the official Thai bank letter stating my balance. Good thing as it took me hours to get this... my balance was too new to print a normal statement so the bank clerk had to improvise... never ask a bank clerk to improvise... she came through but it took her literally an hour to produce the letter.

I gave her the list of transactions too and she took it - so I guess they like that too. Don't know. We'll see tomorrow. My only mistake was that my photo was taken on a blue background, but she let that slide. It's supposed to be on a white background. Why photo shops even bother with blue backgrounds is beyond me...

Edited by nikster, 2012-01-17 09:49:34.

[mstribling]

Sorry to sound like an idiot. Which plane ticket did you show them?

[gabong]

mstribling, on 2012-01-23 14:10:20, said:

Sorry to sound like an idiot. Which plane ticket did you show them?

A plane ticket indicating your arrival date into Thailand.
Or a boat ticket or Bus/Train ticket are also accepted.

[DualSportBiker]

Be sure the statement you get has a balance on it. TFB issued me a statement which was actually a transaction report stating there was nothing else they could give me. Staff at the Sgp embassy told me they would not accept it next time, even though this was the 3rd Cat O visa they issued me in my current passport... I have a ways to go on this visa and will need to explore getting a proper balance statement next time. Might be an issue of my local branch not knowing...

[gabong]

DualSportBiker, on 2012-03-20 14:27:24, said:

Be sure the statement you get has a balance on it. TFB issued me a statement which was actually a transaction report stating there was nothing else they could give me. Staff at the Sgp embassy told me they would not accept it next time, even though this was the 3rd Cat O visa they issued me in my current passport... I have a ways to go on this visa and will need to explore getting a proper balance statement next time. Might be an issue of my local branch not knowing...

Yes, most local branches may be clueless on this issue.
Go to your bank's head office or call the head office for help.

The embassy in SG is very picky on the bank statement issue.
Do not mess up, or you will not get your visa....

I had my statements printed out at my city's biggest branch office.
I had figured that most tesco mall branch bank will be clueless...

Make sure there is your Name, Date, Account details, Balance, Bank name, etc...
All must be clearly printed.

Good luck!

[mmaacc]

Have done the same successfully a week ago. The funny thing was the chinese aunty who kicked everyone in front of me out of the queue for something missing in the papers. Only one visa agent in front left. Took 5 mins, besides the 45 mins for waiting. Opening time is 9:15, not 8:30. And the muslim lady at the counter even smiled at me, so different of what people posted elsewhere .

One question gabong, on your pic it says you paid 0 S$, I had to fork out 250 as PR. Are you SG citizen and is this for free?

Edited by mmaacc, 2012-04-02 23:17:05.

[maprao]

If he is from Singapore doing it in his own country it should be easy! No different to a US Citizen doing one in the USA very easy indeed.

Thanks for posting the news and well done!

Edited by maprao, 2012-04-02 23:50:25.

[mmaacc]

Yes, that's the question if it is free for SG citizens. We can get a Schengen (EU) visa for my wife also for free. So would make sense. I'm just pissed off I have to pay 250$

[bangkokburning]

Nothing is free in the US - nor easy, at least in Washington.


So, its 400K THB in a Thai Bank. Does not seem like much of a win, this is essentially what you put down for a visa in Thailand (less the hassle and humiliation).

[Nikki1611]

yup! OP is carrying a Singapore passport. I have the same markings "picture of Esplanade" at the bottom of my passport pages.

[soihok]

Foreigners residing in Singapore can also apply for the same visa as Gabong (based on marriage).

Just need to show their Sing. i.d. card (do not need to be PR).

Some serious buliding works going on at the embassy, huge bulidings going up.

[CWMcMurray]

Just out of curiosity...

To the OP.... if you had 400k THB in Thail bank account, why did you go to SIN to get a 1 yr multiple entry O visa?

Wouldn't it have just been cheaper and faster and easier to go get a 1 yr extension at immigration in Thailand?