Hi All. I am in a bit of a panic. After a year of research and talking to a countless people online in visa advice forums etc., I had planned to retire in Thailand (coming this September) using this approach (see below) but now I have been told with some confidence that this is not possible. Thoughts?

1. arrive in Thailand with a tourist visa for 60 days and extend another 30 days.

2. Switch from a tourist visa to a 90 days non immigrant O based on retirement. To do this, I intend to use statement of pension income with affadavit from Canadian embassy (this proof of funds approach I am now being told by someone is not allowed with a non immigrant O).

3. From here I would have visited immigration in Thailand to extend for another 270 days and do so yearly, using the same income method as described above?

Is this income proof approach (affadavit from embassy of 65K pension income) not valid? Point #6 in the attached Thai immigration memo seems to indicate it is valid.