Do you need to have 800k baht in a Thai bank for the 90-day retirement O visa related to the 1-year extension?

Am I able to identify as a 50yo man to get the visa? Or is Asia not as strange as the western world 😂😅

Where are you from? There are countries whose citizens do not have to move funds into Thailand for these visas. For example Canadians can get an affidavit of income from their embassy/consulate stating they have the necessary funds back in a Canadian bank and don't need to move 800K over. It used to include UK, US and Oz but they stopped a few years ago due to abuses. Many others still do it though.

Some offices want the 800k seasoned for two months before applying(Jomtien) but others no but two months before the extension

Keep in mind there are a couple immigration offices that can't even issue in country Non-O visas (they'll send you out of the country to get it at a thai consulate nearby)

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keep in mind there are a couple immigration offices (Jomtien/Pattaya being one) where you need to have the 800K baht in your account for 2 months to get the initial 90 day Non-O visa 😮

Most offices only require it in the account on the day you apply, although some (Like Bangkok) want proof the funds originated from abroad.

Once you get here GO to your immigration office and see what their procedure is for the initial 90 day Non-O and then the year extension

You apply for an in-country initial Non-O visa based on retirement at the local immigration office, then you will be stamped for 90 days permitted-to-stay according to the approved visa. You need to have 800K baht funds in your Thai bank account, no need to be seasoned (except in a few provinces) for the initial visa application. Some provinces require proof that the funds were transferred internationally for an initial visa.

Then you will apply for a 1-year extension before your first 90-day is up. For this extension application, as of application day, you must have 800K baht funds in your Thai bank account for 2 months (not 60 days).

No requirement for international transfers for an extension application.

You can repeat extension applications every year.

You can use your embassy affidavit instead of banked money. In this case, you don't have to have money (or a bank account) in Thailand

Or a document from embassy certificate that you get min. 65k monthly

Both. For the initial 90 day visa it needs to be in the account when you apply. For the 1 year extension it needs to be in the bank 2 months prior and 3 months after applying. It also cannot go below 400k at any point during the year. Then needs to be back to 800k 2 months prior to applying again.

From what I understand 60 days before applying

One year extension of stay

Yes to get the initial non-o you MUST have 800k in your Thai bank account