I am in the process of doing the Thai non-immigrant retirement visa O. The guides that I have read (Siam Legal, Thai Embassy- Los Angeles) says that you can EITHER have a deposit of 800,000 baht for two months in a thai bank or show proof of 65,000 pension income. If I choose the latter, will they accept twelve months of deposit records of my social security to my US bank account (or will they accept a social security benefit statement) as proof of the income? Or, do I have to have the 65,000 baht deposited monthly to a thai bank and can only use the 65,000 baht requirement once I have been in the country and made twelve monthly deposits to a Thai bank? In other words, do I have to maintain 800,000 baht in a thai bank account for the first year then I can switch to the 65,000 baht income scheme?

My thanks for any serious responses to my question.