@Ian *******

no as you did not have the 800k originally.

You must have :

800k 2 mths before application

800k 3 mths after approval

400k all year NEVER below.

You will not be able to prove that.

This is how you get stuck with an agent

US customs/immigration have a 10k leaving the country without declaration limit.

Thai allows up to 20k coming in

You can bring as much as you want as long as it's legal and declared though.

Thai child "custodian" visa is difficult as in many offices you would have to have sole custody.

Some offices will bend with 50%.

If the child is under 7 yrs you would have to go through the courts to obtain an order.

If over 7 may be able to go to local Amphur for a document.

The easiest path would be DTV

prove funds.

Enroll in a soft program, muay thai, cooking whatever.

This gives you 6 mths multi entry.

It is a leisure visa so doesn't matter if you go to whatever

And you only need a contract for maybe 6 Mos and are given a 5 yr visa.

By your own account you do

not have the 800k and will not be able to qualify on your own.

You will.have to pay to get an agent to help with bank account.

Then you will need an agent to fix your 800k issue.

You will be trapped on the agent wheel.

The UK embassies do not endorse income, so you cannot use that method to get your visa.

To qualify you will need the 800k the first year and simultaneously deposit 65k per month for 12 months without fail to qualify the 2nd year for income method.

If you use an agent you will not qualify for the 2nd year as you did not have the money in the first place.

So will use an agent, again and again.

The problem is your are looking at the wrong visa. O-a long stay is 1 yr.

The non-o is not considered longstay, it is a 90 day visa which you extend in country.

The non-o only requires proof of funds nothing else.

You can apply at home or in Thailand.

It is easier for everyone If you enter with the non-o and then the process is easier.

IMO an agent is unnecessary if you qualify, just requires some diligence.

@Tim *****

yes must be in the house owners name and details.

Then you registered as occupying tenant.

IF your house owner will give you access to the account or permission to set up the account.

With the proper information you can do the registration online.

@Galenus *****

well your wrong.

Published and implemented are 2 different things.

Man you are wrong alot.

@Galenus *****

no thats not necessarily true either.

This has not been tested yet as to what effect it will have.

Too many variables such as DTAs with different countries.

It remains to be seen in the 2025 tax season how and if it will effect AND if it gets implemented at all.

At this point it's a voluntary registration for a tax number, if they'll even give you one.

@John *******

no it doesn't work like that.

A multi entry visa allows unlimited entries.

You can bounce in and out 10x a year and come back and get 6 mths each time.

for some it's a great visa.