Hello, I am researching and planning my retirement to Thailand and I am undecided on whether to apply ahead of time while still in California (Type "OA" visa) or while already within Thailand (Type "O") via a tourist visa. From my research I am still not clear on a few topics:

1) To prove that I meet the 65k baht monthly soc. sec. payments.

Is this requirement for showing monthly deposits to my US bank

or to a Thai bank account?

2) If I need a Thai bank account to have my soc. sec monthly direct

deposit set up, how is it possible to open a Thai bank account

ahead of time? Is it possible to open a bank account on my next

vacation trip by using an agent?

3) For applying for a type "O", why is it required to have a return

flight itinerary? I imagine that I will need to make sure the return

flight is refundable when I book my flight to Thailand.

Thanks in advance for any help with the above,

Carlos

Hi , in order to renew a work permit, must there be 4 Thai staffs in the company ? What if there's only 3 Thai staffs for 9 out of 12 months? Can the work permit be renewed?

To the guy trying to get money from the U.S. You were given out of date info. ACH transfers via Bangkok Bank NY will no longer work. U.S. Banking regulators have forced that method to stop effected April 1, then extended it to June 30. New funds transfer applications using test deposits will be denied.. TransferWise Borderless will work ... I know how to do it.