What are the steps for obtaining a Non-O visa in Thailand and getting a one-year extension?

David Hayes asked in another thread

𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝟲𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹. You can show up on the 60 day visa exempt entry stamp, get the 800K baht in your account then apply FIRST for the 90 day Non-O visa for 2000baht at the immigration office, then wait until you have the funds seasoned 2 months and apply for the year extension for 1900baht

𝗗𝗼 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟵𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗢 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁.

You could get the Non-O visa from the thai consulate in your country before you come here. THEN apply for the extension after the 800K baht has been in your account for 2 months

Getting the 90 day Non-O visa before you come here would save you two trips to immigrations (applying for the 90 day Non-O and then going back to get it in your passport 2 weeks later)

𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟴𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.

Yep the 800K baht has to be in a thai bank account in your name only for 2 months before you apply for the year extension..

(NOTE: in Jomtien immigrations the 800K baht has to be in your account for 2 months before you apply for the initial Non-O visa as well)

I would get the 90 day Non-O before you come here as then it's "out of the way" and you can concentrate on getting the 800K baht in the bank and letting it season the 2 months required so you can apply for the year extension.