Can a UK citizen enter Thailand on a 60-day visa exemption and convert to a retirement visa in-country?

@Brandon ***********

That what I thought. My Non O went pear shaped due to a dodgy landlord Chanote so got a 60 day extension so I can appy from the house we actually own and my name on the Chanote.

Im applying in a couple of weeks but if it goes pear shaped again I will leave and go to Vietnam and do another Non O from there. We will check at Cha Am immigration as Mrs is not keen to have a 3 week holiday in Vietnam on my own! Can't imagine why 😂

George Kattapuram the best route to take if you have the time is apply for the 90 day visa first, that saves so much hassle and cost when you arrive in Thailand. Then open up a Thai bank account, even though you have the funds I personally would leave the funds in your home country earning interest as the interest accrued is much more than the cost of using a Visa agent in Thailand. If you can transfer the 65K per month then there's no need to use an agent, however transferring a lump sum of 800,000 baht to a Thai bank actually works out to be the most expensive option as the money is sitting in the Thai bank earning next to zero interest, that money is best left in your home country then use the interest to pay a Visa agent

George Kattapuram so, do you already have a Thai bank account? If not, apply for the 90-days Non-O visa in the UK before you wing your way here. Advantage: you can fly one-way, and you can get the bank account opened. Two things you cannot do when travelling without a visa

@Jack *******

thanks, corrected

Jeff Hoffmeister He can use an agent to open an account