Can I apply for a retirement visa (Non-O) in Thailand after arriving on the 30-day visa exemption?

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be aware opening a Thai bank account is no longer an easy process

In Bangkok the requirement to get the non-o 90 days is that you have at least 15 days left of your legal stay (can be extension), and you need to have 800k in bank account, and money needs to come from abroad (wire transfer).

That money comes from abroad isn't requirement everywhere apparently, sic.

Best to immediately open bank account and visit your local immigration to get a list of all the rules that apply at that office.

When you first arrive it's important to open a bank account in your name only asap and deposit a minimum 800k baht so it's seasoned as per requirements for application of Non-O based on retirement.

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝟬-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀?

no issue at all coming in 30 day visa exempt and starting the process to get the in country 90 day Non-O issued

𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲?

There is no special extension if that's what you're asking, you can get one 30 day extension on a 30 day visa exempt entry for 1900baht at the immigration office.

So that's 60 days to get your act together, get the requirements met and apply. Actually you have only about 45 max because of the processing time for the Non-O at the immigration office (15 days at most offices).

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?

I would say get a single entry tourist visa from the thai consulate in your country before you come here. That will stamp you in for 60 days and you can get one 30 day extension on that giving you 90 days which is plenty of time to do the process and even leaves a buffer in case things come off the rails a bit.

OR

Get the 90 day single entry Non-O visa in your country before you come here.