Hello, I have a question about the $800k Baht requirement for non O retirement visa. I have half the amount and about $108,000 TB($3200.00 USD)/month retirement income and around $10k USD in savings. The visa agent said he could help meet the $800k level but would hold my passport until my funds cover the full amount. Is this usual practice with visa agents ? I could more than likely fund this fully myself in about 5 months. He adked me how long I would need to fund full amount. This is all new to me so i dont need any sarcastic comments. Just some real practical knowledge from anyone that has experience with this.

Asking about the education visa, (not sure if that's the correct name), but to learn in Thai language school. My daughter is getting this next week. She's paid for the school and the visa, they now want to take her passport off her to get the visa. Is that normal? I said she should go and collect it herself?

Also, second question, when she has to report every 90 days does she still have to pay more?

Quick question - Went to BGK Immigration yesterday and Non O application was accepted. They gave me back my passport and a receipt to return in 2 weeks for my Visa at Counter C. Did I misunderstand something - was I supposed to leave my passport with a different Counter yesterday? TIA

Do the Thai immigration take your passport during the visa extension waiting period for a non-o one year?

Went to Jomtien for a covid extension a couple weeks ago, 60 day TR, already did 30 day extension. Got an under consideration stamp saying to come back today (April 5). The immigration officer took my passport and copies and told me to come back on Wednesday the 7th. Just want to make sure that’s normal...couldn’t find any post mentioning them keeping your passport when closing out the under consideration stamp. Also curious how to handle not having my passport when I inevitably get stopped at a police checkpoint in the next couple days as they’ve ramped up the checkpoints with songkran coming up.

Went to Jomtien immigration today to get covid stamp after "on consideration" stamp, immigration took my passport and said come back next week. Is it ok/normal?

Advice please I have amnesty until until 31st October having paid to extend in September before amnesty was announced- went to Samui immigration to extend until end of November but they said I need to hand over my passport to them for this and it could take up to a week before it would come back - is this correct - I’ve never had to do this previously.