How can I transfer funds and apply for a Non O visa in Thailand after my OA visa expires?

You cannot switch from a OA visa to a Non O inside of Thailand, you need to leave the country to break the chain.

You’ll have to leave to cancel you O-A then return and apply for the non-o visa just tell the bank you need a letter for your visa shouldn’t be a problem as long as the 800k has been in the bank for at least two months

As long as you have a residential address matching your retirement visa,it should not be an issue.

@Graham *******

*** for transferring a minimum of 800,000.- THB from Australia to your Kasikorn bank account, you can use WISE or REMITTLY

Kasikorn, Siam Bank PLC and Bangkok Bank fortunately are the three banks that are not underlying the limit of 50,000 THB for one transaction. With WISE, the limit sending money to your account is 2 million Thai Baht.

*** for applying to the “change of visa type” to the “90-days Non-Imm-O retirement visa” inside Thailand, you need first to INVALIDATE your existing stay permit.

Normally your most recent stamp becomes invalid when you leave Thailand without a re-entry permit

In case you bought a multi entry permit for your second year, you need to wait until the expiry of your current stay permit, before you can

EITHER

apply for a new visa in Australia,

OR

Enter Thailand on a tourist visa or a visa exempt entry

and immediately visit Immigration and apply for the “change” from a tourist visa to the 90-days Non-Imm-O retirement visa.

You need proof that a minimum of 800,000.- THB are sitting in your Kasikorn account. On some Immigrations you need proof that the money came from abroad (WISE knows how to code your transaction so it will show as a FET foreign transfer into your Kasikorn account)

As soon as 30 days are left on the 90 days from the Non-O visa, and the money has been sitting in your account for a minimum of two months, you can apply for the “1-year Extension of Stay Permit” on Immigration

Following are listed on a .pdf from Immigration, the requirements for doing the change

/9.FOR-RETIREMENT-PURPOSES-50-YEARS-OLD-NON-O.pdf

You won’t be getting a Non O visa based on retirement in country off a non OA entry. You either extend the Non OA entry for a year using the banked money method and insurance from one of the 13 certified Thai companies, or you leave Thailand to “break” the Non OA and come back visa exempt or with a tourist visa or fresh Non O visa to start a new process without requiring insurance.

If you transferred funds from abroad using a bank to bank method then they will automatically show as an FET transfer. If you used a service like Wise then quite possibly they’ve shown as a domestic transfer but you can ask the bank to provide proof of an FET transfer.

For me Bangkok Bank is the best for your problem so if I was you I would change my bank account if possible or do you have any friends who are with Bangkok bank as they will have a letter from the bank to help you to show it to your bank

You need the SWIFT code for Kasikorn to make the transfer, plus other details you already have. Your Australian bank needs that for the transfer, plus account number, and name and address of the receiving bank account owner. It's actually pretty easy.

Why not apply for an extension of stay? You don’t need a fresh Visa?