A friend of mine wants to move to Thailand next year and he has opened a bank account this week. He wants to start transferring the 65000 THB every month and apply for the O visa (was it O?) end of next year based on these transfers. Is that even possible? or does he have to do the 800K first and the 65K is only allowed for extension of stay? He doesn’t live in his home country and he will use his bank card to withdraw money from time to time too. Thank you for your insights
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The friend can start transferring 65,000 THB monthly and later apply for the Non-O visa. However, to get a yearly extension, he needs to show evidence of these transfers for the preceding 12 months. He may want to start with a Non-O visa at a Thai consulate and then follow through with the extension process by proving his financial transfers and savings.
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