Yes....If in Pattaya or Phuket you will also need a TM30 form and docs.... If Bangkok then not needed.

Indeed.....rent + food + entertainment + transport + insurance + emergency money + flights home if needed.....it all adds up. 66k a month is not a lot. There is a HUGE difference to 'surviving' in Thailand and living comfortably and enjoying retirement. At 50 you might live 20 more years....So you probably need a few hundred k dollars to do that nice and comfortably, not 25.5k (800k) for only 1 year.

Agree.

800k is 66k a month....it is reasonable for them to make sure you can support yourself while in Thailand for the 1 year period. Or invest all of your money and show a 65k income...same principle.....and probably a much better idea in the long run. 800k can be gone quickly in Thailand...!!

Tez is very blunt. BUT what he is saying is true

Many westerners come to Thailand and do not have enough money to survive, no insurance, no money for a rainy day. They then get sick or use all of their money and become a big drain on the Thai system. The 800k yearly requirement s there for a reason. It is to make sure people can live. Bypassing the system because you actually don't have any money can lead to a very bad situation later. If anyone IS coming over on a shoe string, then they should make sure they work out a budget for each month x 12 so they are not caught short....!!

This is because Mario applied for a OA retirement visa from the US. You are talking about a year long extension based on retirement. The 2 are not the same.

If you went to your home then why didn't you get a SETV or a 6 month METV (if available) at home??

Yep visa options are the same but location in Thailand changes the best location to travel to, the cost and ease of travel and according to that...the application requirements specific to where you will apply. Good luck :)

Ok that is good :) Visa extension photo is 4 x 6 cm.

OK now you are confusing me. There is a visa on arrival that you pay for when you arrive to Thailand and there is a 30 exemption of a visa....This means you have permission to stay in Thailand for 30 days with no visa....Which one do you have..?