Avoid women IOs....Not being sexist....but they are way more nasty in my experience in Thailand. I always go to male Officer (after having a few problems with the female ones repeatedly). Never had a problem since. Again just my personal experience...

Best of luck. Many neighbouring countries will give you a tourist visa....if you can clear the overstay that is....I hope your Lawyer has some powerful friends...!!!

The only visa I know about for medical reasons (if it is still around) is a non-immigrant Visa for medical treatment. 90 days. Requires proof that they’re receiving treatment from a licensed medical facility.

Also OA visas are not specific to the US and apply to most countries....

As Xavier said....start with the money in your home bank and then for the IN country extension (not renewal) you need it in a Thai bank....OR show 65k baht in monthly income (this can be from outside of Thailand).

If rotating consulates there is IN THEORY...no limit to tourist visas....unless an Immigration officer or a Consulate official.is having a bad day and takes it out on you ;).....People say Oh you should be an Expat and get a long term visa.....but if you have already done ED visas (like me) there is not really a lot of other options for the under 50's....!! I just reproduced though.....so that will solve my problem...LOL :)

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....!!