Thanks all, for your replies.

@James *******

Thanks James, sorry if I confused you. I'll try again.......my life plans have changed thus my O-A has expired. I will arrive Don Muang after 8 weeks in Philippines, assume I get a 60 day visa exempt which I will extend. It seems to me that to then leave Thailand during the extension, for just a few days, (necessary trip) and return to get a new 60 day visa exempt will be frowned upon hence my query about a re-entry permit during the extension.

I hope this has clarified things

Thanks Robert. As I suspected something has been 'lost' in translation. So the Embassy business only comes into play when I want the yearly extension of stay. Gives me time to save some money.

My 'enter until' date is 19th June, but I believe that is immaterial if I want to stay in Thailand?

Hi Robert....I posted that my Non Imm O-A Visa expires next June....the 6th.

Hi, this week I went to Saraburi Immigration, only for a 'proof of address' letter for Driving Licence application. The young lady dealing with me was chatting to my Thai girlfriend, in Thai. I'm here on a Non Imm O-A Visa which expires next June. Afterwards my g.f said the official had told her that next year I will need 800,000 baht in a Thai bank or combination of income and savings etc etc. I know that the 'income letter' will no longer be available from my Embassy (U.K) but next June will I still be able to stamp out of Thailand and back in to get another years stamp? Am I correct in thinking that I will only need the funds in Thailand the year after (2020) when I apply for a yearly extension? Tod recently posted this to a member withe the O-A Visa but I don't know if it was before the UK Embassy made their statement.......'Tod Daniels Scott Hahn go to a border, stamp out of thailand, stamp in&out of another country, turn around stamp back into thailand as fast as you can do the process. There is no amount of time you have to be out of the country only that you stamp in and out of another country BEFORE comin' back to thailand'.

@Robert ********

I think your post is inaccurate. Do you mean that the O-A long stay etc etc Visa can to be issued only from Canberra? Other Visas are available from Thai Consulate Brisbane.

@Tod ********

Just as an aside really. My girlfriend has been in touch with Saraburi Immigration.....and I do have to file there.

Thanks Robert, that's crystal. Much appreciated.

Thanks Robert....just to be clear...I am British so no ID card and do I need the house book owner to come too? Thanks.