Do it online or with the APP, then lodge the documents if you need an extension. Attendance is not required.

@Lina ****

If your Landlord registers you online you do not need to visit immigration in person. Really the only time that you do, is if you need an extension.

There is no official limit on entries by air. Extend each time.

If you apply for an OA Multiple entry visa, you can show AUD 54,545 in an Australian account (which is a lot more than 800K THB). For a NON O (retirement) visa obtained in Oz, you need to show AUD 2000. If you will obtain a Non O visa based on being over 50, in Thailand and then a 1 year extension of stay, you will need to transfer 800k into a Thai bank account.

It also does seem to make a difference if there is time spent out of the country in between tourist visas or visa exemptions. Visa runs, as you mentioned, where you jump a border, get a visa, and come straight back, or a border run with an exemption, is a good way to attract the wrong kind of attention.

@Anatoly **********

no, not after entering with the 90 day waiver.

Question 1. Yes. Question 2. No

Why are you just thinking of this now? You can renew a passport well in advance if you plan it. I had the same issue with mine. Renewed it 9 months before expiry and got the extension stamp transferred.

Why didn't you go before? Airport desk will be open.

Nice post. I explain these 2 points regularly to many people online, who get it wrong.