Can I apply for a retirement visa with 800,000 baht in the bank while in Thailand without health insurance?

@Keith ***********

it's just so consulate specific for that Non-O that it's always best to look at the thai consulate in the country you're applying for it in to see what their particular requirements are

@Willem ***

only for a limited time

@Mark ********

Non O based on Retirement Visa is actually according the correct terms:

a Non-Immigrant O (other) Visa based on being over 50 years of age and gives you a stay of 90 days inside Thailand, but populair named retirement visa.

During these 90 days you can apply for the 1 year Extension of Stay at a local Immigration Office based on being over 50 years of age and willing to sit out the rest of your life inside Thailand, populair called retirement visa.

@Mark ********

okay well them WHEN you come back you're gonna hafta decide where you're gonna be "based" because you're going to have to use that address and immigration office until you go thru the process of getting the 90 day Non-O visa and then the year extension issued <- which takes about 2 months to get thru the process.

I'd get a bank account open up there (if that's where you're gonna be) and when you come back get the 800K baht transferred in to it

In Chiang Mai you need a minimum of 21 days left on your current stamp (30 day free entry, 60 day tourist visa or a 30 day extension on one of those) to get apply for the 90 day Non-O visa.

So you might consider getting a 60 day tourist visa from the thai consulate online in the US before you come back (to give you plenty of time to get your documentation together)