@Tim *********

Not an extension, you certainly cannot. For the initial 90-day visa from a Thai embassy then yes, you can do that. Because an embassy would not expect someone to have a Thai bank account to travel to Thailand. But once you're there, it's Thai bank account or you're leaving after 90 days.

@Mark ******

A typical tourist is whatever the immigration officer you are standing in front of says it is. I do not have the definition for each and every immigration officer, sorry.

They're not checking it because it's associated with your passport and they see it as soon as they scan your passport. If it doesn't come up when they scan you passport, then you'll run into issues.

@John *********

not sure how I flipped those in my mind

@Robert ******

yes. Every extension is the same as the first. But your immigration office may change policies between years or if the leadership changes

General rule for Thailand is always have a hard copy for everything. And always use blue ink so they don't accuse you of having a copy.

@Robert ******

it's just called a re-entry permit. There is single re-entry and multiple re-entry.

@Robert ******

then you'll need 400,000 in your Thai bank account 2 full months before you apply for extension.

Yes, if you apply for a 1-year extension but your passport is not valid that long, then your extension will only last until your passport expires. Just know what that means for the future. Your new annual extension every year going forward will be in May, and you'll need to make sure your bank account is at the proper amount to apply for an extension in February or March since you'll be applying for your extension much earlier than normal the next time.

You didn't tell us what the visa is so we can't answer your question and tell you what is correct.

There's no such thing as renewing a visa. You can apply for an extension of stay. If based on marriage to Thai the requirement is 400,000 in a Thai bank account. For retirement the requirement is 800,000 in a Thai bank account. For a different type of visa, tell us what you're actually asking so we can answer you.