Berk Can the equivalent of 800K in your own bank not in a Thai bank.

You can't have a Thai bank account without the correct visa so you must show you have a equivalent in your home country.

OA visa doesn't require funds in a Thai bank ,

However you have to be over 50 and require

Medical

Critical record check

Health insurance

AtrustworthyJaguar none O will give you 90 days entry.

Upon arrival you need to register at your local immigration then open a bank account and deposit your funds.

The funds must show in your Thai bank account for 60 days/2 whole months.

Then you can extend for a further 1 year.

So your first visa will actually last 15 month's providing you've met the requirements.

Your landlord should do your TM30 and you need to get proof of residency from immigration to open a bank account which really needs to be done quickly and transfer your funds.

Remember your money needs to be in your Thai bank account for 60 days before you can apply for your 1 year extension.

Don't get caught out on that rule.

@Will ***********

not if based on marriage it's only 10K

@John *********

your missing the point

It's only £10K .

that needs to show not £18K as you've stated.

@John *********

just to correct you , £10k for a minimum of 3 months prior in an English bank.

Then once your in Thailand you need to deposit 800,000 baht into a Thai bank and it must be in that account for a minimum of 2 months before you can apply for a 1 year extension.

Once you have your extension the balance can't go below 800k for 3 months then you can then let it drop to no less than 400k

However it must be back upto 800K 2 months before your next extension.

Your looking at the wrong visa type then.

The OA visa requires a police check

The O visa doesn't require a police check.

@Vadim ****

that was the branch at market village Hua Hin.

@Stan *****

of course passport and O visa