I received my Destination Thailand Visa through the embassy in Berlin yesterday. It was applied for on September 3rd, so it took just under a working week for processing. There were no follow-up questions; everything went through smoothly.

I am employed in Germany and work remotely (online editor).

For the issuance, I submitted:

- Copy of my passport

- Photo

- Proof of residence (a national ID card would have sufficed)

- Address in Thailand (any hotel; they didn't ask to see a booking confirmation)

- Flight date (they didn't ask to see a booking confirmation)

- Proof of funds (I submitted a four-week-old savings account statement with a balance of 13,500 euros, which was accepted without any issues)

- Employment contract with permission to work from Thailand

I know that this has been covered by many but I am still getting confused. When I open a bank account in Thailand and deposit my 800K THB into the account. I will let it sit for 2 months before my renewal of an visa extension.

My questions is: If I do not touch the money and keep the 800K for one year and go for my next extension. Does Thai immigration look at the amount in the bank account or does it look at the account and check to see if it has oversea deposits transactions each month?

The account will not drop below 800K and some months it will not have any deposits.

Non-Imm O or OA?

I am 52 year old UK passport holder wanting to go to Thailand for 9 months.

Which Non-Immigrant visa should I apply for…..O or OA?