FB is very much based on individual experience so you could end up even more confused. I learnt a great deal by reading and understanding the Thai visa official websites before taking advice from FB
You need to do some more research s there are so many options and you seem to be a little confused about the details. "retirement" and DTV require savings in a bank account not passive income. Tourist
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days are not sustainable and already immigration are clamping down on consistent use of these tourist visa
He needs to get a O or OA ( i can't remember which is better) visa from his home or other country which will give him 90 days He should then be able to open a bank account Deposit the required funds 800KThb within the first 30 days so it is seasoned Then go and apply for extension for retirement -No need for agent Good luck
Not if you are coming in visa exempt. May 1st is about TDAC which is online arrival information - nothing to do with visas - and is to be filled WITHIN 3 days of arrival
Some embassies will let you get the DTV and not show extra funds for the dependants while others want the 500K THB for each person even children. Best to check with individual embassies cos obviously it is a huge difference Good luck