Hi, I'm on my 90-day Non-O visa, the 800k THB deposit should come in before or around Dec. 18, an exact month after my entry. I plan to extend my stay to a year. Many thanks to great advices from this group. My questions are :

1) when should I apply for an extension to a year ?

2) if I wait for my deposit to reach 2 full months and then apply, will I have enough window between 2-month deposit vs. 90-day stay ?

( I really don't want to leave the country and then re-apply for 90-day Non O )

3) are health insurance、criminal record from one's country required for the extension.

4) my Thai bank did not ask for address certificate and I successfully opened an account. Would I still need to apply for address certificate for any purpose ??

K-Bank at EmQuartier shopping mall did an excellent job, no address certificate needed、no hassles、very helpful staff and open on weekends. I strongly recommend this branch ! 💪💪

Million thanks ! 🙏🙏

How do you open a Thai bank account to deposit the 800k before getting the visa? Or do you get the visa first then deposit the money, do I need an agent ?

Hello. I have some questions about 800k THB deposit for non-O retirement visa extension. My wife and I will apply for non-O retirement visa (valid for 90 days, single entry) at the embassy in our country before leaving for Thailand. After entering the country, we plan to open a bank account and do the international fund transfer to the account. Then, apply for 1-year extension in Thailand within 90 days.

My questions are

1. Is it required to provide the proof of international fund transfer for applying visa extension? Or a proof is not necessary and it is okay to bring in cash or bank check?

2. It is obviously not possible to keep the 800k THB deposit in a bank account for 3 months before the application because deposit will be made after entering the country. How can we solve this issue? Any idea?

TIA.