What are the requirements and procedure to obtain a Non-O visa for retirement in Thailand on a visa exempt entry?

@Sammy ******

and you expect Google to be as informed as members of this group? Good luck in that. Why be a member if you think the advise we give is not accurate, up to date and specific to the questions asked.

@Stuart ********

u miss the point. google will provide acess to official answers or ph numbers to call-- yes, thai visa information can be confusing, but u must not have read many FB posts and the multiple, sometimes 40, 50, to 100's of replies--with many contradicting each other, often fighting and arguing with each other over who is correct. how is that helpful? how is the original questioner supposed to know what or whom to believe? If one has done their own basic research, they at least have some idea of the accuracy of things. Again, u really did not read my comments before criticizeing fhem. , which happens often in these discussions. i suggested one do their own basic research first, and return to the group for advice (not advise), on a more narrowed basis related to some fewer specific areas that still proved confusing. But to just throw out out broad, general questions thst could easily be answered by googling, seems lazy. However, i'm sure you have all the answers and are welcome to believe that FB groups are the fountain of accuracy.

@Sammy ******

people get things wrong. I get things wrong. However the majority of people on this site who answer questions have the best intentions. If they’re wildly wrong then others will show them the way. It’s a site for advice. No one is forcing you to take the opinions here as fact. Man up and decide for yourself who is correct.

@Stuart ********

as the saying goes, " the road to hell is paved with good intentions." "man up"???? when did it appear I was "afraid", more just disdainful. Again, you really keep missing the points. I never said anything close to anyone "forcing" me to take any advice here. You help prove my point; you're being critical, but simply don't know what you're talking about. You keep making assertions that are not supported by the facts. If that's the type of advice you dole out, wow, very helpful!

@Stuart ********

i'm personally greatfull for the help on this forum that i have received, simply doing a google search dosen't work all the time but having experianced expats giving advice and helpong out does.

We had an instance a couple of days ago of the Canadian embassy giving a poster 100% the wrong information. So much for official sources.

@Stuart ********

so true, because, of course, no one on FB is ever incorrect.

@Sammy ******

nope. There’s lots of people incorrect here too. But so are official sources. As an adult you have to make informed choices on who to believe. I can’t help you on that one. It’s your call.

@Kool ******

for an extension it can come from anywhere. You just need the amount as a balance. For the initial application for a non O visa in country it must come from abroad

@Stuart ********

okay