What are the requirements for applying for a 90-day Non-O visa and subsequent retirement visa extension in Thailand?

Ziggy Elven You get your visa before travelling to Thailand and can use a bank statement in your name from any country for that

Ziggy Elven if you apply for the initial 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa inside Thailand, the process is different. You need a minimum of 15 workdays left on your entry stamp, to be able to apply. You need 800,000 THB sitting in your Thai bank account on the day you apply for the "change of visa type" from your touristic entry to the initial 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa. The application fee is 2000 Baht. You need to prove that the 800,000 THB came from abroad. You need a rental contract . . . the 90-days visa will be issued for 14 days "under consideration". After this persiod you pick up the stamp on Immigration. Up from 30 days before the 90-days expire, you can apply for the "1-year extension of the stay permit based on retirement". You need the bank letter which confirms the deposit has been in your account for a minimum of 2 months. The application fee is 1900 Baht.

Ziggy Elven for the application through the online E-Visa system in your home country, to the 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa, you need proof of a minimum of 800,000 THB equivalent in your bank account. That account can be anywhere in the World. Three months of account statements normally are needed for the upload into the E-Visa online application. It must clearly show that the account is in your sole name . . . . . . . . . . for the application on Immigration to the 12-months extension of stay, you will need the letter from your Thai bank which confirms that the money has been sitting in your Thai bank account for a minimum of 2 months