@Us ****

I have built and sold villas in Pattaya from 2003 to 2006, i then built a resort in Udon which i sold 7yrs later, never EVER had a problem.

Like i always say, if you are cash rich but income poor (that's me) you buy, if you're low on liquid assets but have a good income then you rent, its really that simple, no way am i gonna eat in to my savings while i live and pay rent. Buy at right price then even if u sell fir sane price years later all its cost is the interest you would have earned in the bank

Usually if they give a woolly excuse, they're not being honest, but I know for UK applications they like to see the Thai national has a reason to come home, ie, a good job or a property. But a big age gap will also make them look twice

@Matthew *******

ok i get you now, you mean to take back out of the country 🤦, why would you want to, the idea is to stay and spend the money.

But i sold a property for 10m back in 2013 and transferred it back yo uk, my wife had to sign a document to say it was funds for her kids education/living costs in uk, I was limited to something like $20,000 per month, so yes it took a long time to get it all back to uk

@Matthew ********

SHE 🤣🤦

If you're on a 90 day visa surely you don't need a return ticket, 90 days non-O are all extendable

When i was last in Thailand on tourist visa, Bangkok bank was willing to sort it if i bought the 6k health insurance, maybe the cheaper option

@Tim *****

is that right? By opening an account and transferring the 800k, will immigration then allow you to jump from tourist to NON-O without leaving Thailand, asking cos I just never knew that was possible 🤔

Its not cheap, and far from guaranteed, and application fee is lost if refused, my gf was refused in 2004, 2005 and finally on 3rd attempt, having put a property in her name and stuck a wod of cash in her bank account they let her come in 2008, and its only got harder and more expensive since. The good news is, once you're successful, each year after is plane sailing, as long as she didn't over stay i guess

All the pats on the back 🤣🤣🤣.

You wanna try it back 25yrs ago with a 1yr old daughter in toe, and if you want internet access it was find a cafe 1bt/1mb, and more often a dial up connection, newbies have no clue what was like back then 🤦

Can you go from tourist visa to retirement or DTV whilst in the country. You may well have already fuked up, may need to go to nearest consulate outside of Thailand. Vientiene is good and a very worthwhile trip, you can fly to Udon get bus to border. You would need to stay in Vientiene for a night or 2, longer if on a weekend. But a very enjoyable experience.