Do I have to buy a return plane ticket to live in Thailand, or can I do a one-way ticket?

@Warren ************

I looked at getting an appointment to get a drivers license, mid December was first available

@Greg **********

if u read it , I said I got the 90 days non o , retire , Which don't require the health insurance cover or the medical . Thats why I went for that one for now to start me off, once I am there , I been told buy a lawyer in thailand, to read up on the website of what type of visa I want to go forward once I am there , , which he said i can extend the retire visa if I wish to stay longer than my 90 days, he told me I got to have the medical and proof of health cover and have 800k in bank for 2 to 4 months , which depends on what bank all banks seem have different rules right now , but He said long as you follow the rules as on thai embassy rules, you will get what you want in the way of a visa required, , but he will advise me more when I am there , I am able to open bank account with the 90 day non O retirement, to get the ball rolling within the first month , then put a 400k in bank account if your married to thai going down the route of spouse visa, or 800k if you not married going down the retire route , anyway I will keep my mouth shut , and not help anyone no more , get on with it lol .

PS there are different rules for for different country's, I am in England , UK , Great Britain, I just reading what the rules state on the new E-visa applications go to it's easy to navigate have a good read up its all there . Maybe the rules are all different when your actually in thailand, like the medical and health cover maybe not required, however for me it's silly and stupid for any country to allow any Tom Dick and harry in without having health cover and medical, if a thai is coming to UK, they have to have exactly this and this is why it's not easy to get into UK any more unless you come buy boat of course lol , Maybe Thailand are tightning up there rules and regs for visa and can you blame them , westerner are going there acting like twats and getting drunk sponge-ing of there state mostly just costing thai govemrents money. So no wonder costs for visas are rising and introducing things like medicals is are a necessity now ,cos it's helping pay for the embarrassing western culture that's ruining there country. Unless of course someone pays a back hander to get a medical false, yes we all know that this probably goes on over there , But really is it right ?? And this is why there system has become much stricter , no correct visa, no thai bank account and now people are crying , well maybe they should follow the correct rules then to make it right . I will just do what the embassy tells me to do, yes if it cost money then so be it , at least I have done it correct way, and it's helping there thai economy , I rather give my money to them , than give it to UK government .

@Jason *****

"on uk thai embassy site, it's states if you want retirement visa over the 90 days , you got to have medical and health insurance" . . . . . this is complete and utter nonsense. Nothing such is required for the 1-year extension out of a former 90-days Non-Imm-O retirement visa. You could not be more wrong or you are unable to read properly

@Jason *****

you got your wires crossed more than we can afford here in this group. PLEASE stop handing out wrong advice. It is unbearable

@Jason *****

well that information is wrong. Not the 1st time embassies have wrong or outdated info. Seen that from the Thai embassy in Denmark. If you are curious you can check Thai immigration official web site and see what they say about the non o. You will of course find the correct info there.

@Kim ********

on uk thai embassy site, it's states if you want retirement visa over the 90 days , you got to have medical and health insurance, this why I only got the Non O 90 days retirement, cos then I donnt have to show those things which is just more cost. Says it all on this embassy visa applications, all Info there .

@Jason *****

and can't drop below 400k and 800k must be there 2 months I think it is after the application is approved. So both before and after.

@Jason *****

It mustn’t drop below 400k.

@Kim *******

can use it but as long as 800k baht is in there 2 or 3 months before re-applying for next visa, I think?

@Belinda *****

if you enter on a non o ,there is no need to engage an Agent

@Greg **********

well the extension of the stay permit is dependent on the reason. If married we must show marriage certificate and 400k etc. Jack said the non o is a retirement visa - there is the marriage variation too.

@Kim ********

but the 1-year Extensions out of these visas "retirement" or "married" are not Non-O's any more. They are simple stay permits

@Jack *******

no it's not. Non o is for retirement or married.