@Ken ******

I'm not needing your help. I'm trying to help the OP spot the bs, homemade, unhelpful, advice.

Questions are often claimed to be rude when people don't have the answers they claimed to have...

@Ken ******

you said some do? Why say that if you don't know?

@Willem ***

no, retirement

I've had visits from immigration in Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, and Krabi. Initial application, then annual extensions on a non-o. So have many of my pals, most of whome are over 60.

Depends on which immigration office you use. I printed Google maps at two different scales, including long and lat info and major street names. Deemed not good enough, and was asked to hand draw the map. Essentially this was a curved line to the thick line (main road) and the words sea, hills and local village xyz. Regardless, a week later, they had to phone for directions to my house, after they couldn't find it for the home visit

Just over a year into my two year licence, I changed address then updated my licence. The new licence is the 5 year.

@Carsten ***********

perhaps doesn't need that long, or doesn't want to pay the visa fee.

@Rene *******

i'd go with cheap fully refundable ticket. Cancel it after arrival, claim refund.

@Rene *******

how do you think he could get around that?

You've done the hardest bit, opening the bank account.

Come here visa exemption, you'll (soon) get 60 days, extendable a further 30.

Then submit a change of visa non-o 90 days, then extend that 12 months