Good for you. Hope you realised the gain so you can show it as instant accessible cash to the embassy. Seasoned for 3 months, some require 6. You need much less that your amazing earnings.

Valid for 180 days but required to report at 90 if you are staying so long

Why would you pay with QR Thai code if you can pay with the card which is purchase fee free (wise, monzo etc…). Converting foreign currency is expensive (whether cash exchange or wise transfer onto a thai account) … keep it for where they do not take foreign cards or charge extra for using them.

My condo in BKK is of the rental of an equivalent unit in suburban London. Similar the capital value ratio. Food eating only organic (cooked at home) is same price as London. Transport at th of equivalent in London. I am sure the value ratio would be very different for different parts of US but compared to London the Bangkok is at about 400% -500% lifestyle ratio.

Just go with the amount as per your embassy website as they will make their decision based on the € required balance as per italian bank account and not a thai bank account (we must show at 800,000 for yearly extensions).

Much easier to get non-o in your home country before you arrive. In London only took few days. I tried the same as your plans but instead returned, organised the non-o and went back to Thailand.

Non-OA requires health insurance and can be obtained only from home country. I am also collecting for 2nd renewal: Samut Prakan requires verified (stamped) TM30, as i am moving onto 65,000 monthly transfer method i am awaiting the 12th on 4th of August. Proof that I maintained 800,000 for 3 months from the last extension and minimum 400,000 thereafter until the 2nd extension application. I will also prepare schedule of transfers from Wise to my BKK a/c which seems to be the recent requirement in some IOs in addition to transfers being shown as “Foreign Transfer”. The form, 2 copies of passport including visa pages, photos and 1900 baht. A checklist for both of us. Anything else to add?

I was watching the person in front of me sailing through in seconds, no questions asked - on DTV visa. It took me much longer especially to check in with the airline and go through immigration at Suvarnabhumi airport on a “proper” Non-O visa: still valid and a re-entry permit. But i do believe the scrutiny will increase as we progress through the years of the new DTV visa especially the financials and proof of payments for ongoing work if remote work DTV.

@Andy ***********

interesting advice