@Jair *****

During the first year, you’re required to maintain 800,000 baht in a Thai bank account. From the second year onwards, you may choose to switch to the income method and invest your funds as you like.

You can apply for a e-visa electronically through all embassies/consulates that allows foreigners to apply and you can apply based on funds in any bank.

@John *********

Okay, the easiest option for you is probably — and the one I would personally choose — to take a short trip to an embassy or consulate in the area. I have an acquaintance who recently applied for and received a Non-O visa within a few days in Vientiane, and with that option, you can apply based on income or funds in any bank, and later open a bank account in Thailand. But there’s no legal way around the 800K baht for your first extension of stay until you might switch to the income method for the second year.

@Nongnuch *******

Okay, he could theoretically have dual citizenship since Switzerland allows it with most European countries, but the residency requirement is about ten years, I believe.

@Stuart ********

That’s natural, I sneaked a look at his personal profile.😉

Depends on your passport nationality. If you also hold a Swiss passport, since you’ve stated that you live there, you can most likely obtain an income certification from the Swiss Embassy in Bangkok for your monthly income and apply based on that option.

Otherwise, if you plan to use income and a bank account outside of Thailand, you’ll need to apply through an embassy or consulate outside Thailand — unless you use a visa agent, which tends to be quite expensive these days.

Jomtien also also has a special rule that requires the 800,000 baht have been in your account for two months before you apply, if you choose to apply based on this option.

Generally there is no absolute answer to this, and you need to discuss it with your specific immigration office. However, several immigration offices do accept a joint account if, taken together, it qualifies in the same way as if you had applied individually.

Studying Thai cooking might qualify you for a DTV visa.😉

@John ********

That should normally work just fine, and I know there are members here who travel that way twice a year from the UK.

@Steve *****

You combine three months of pay slips or three months of pension payments into a single PDF file and upload it electronically in the e-visa portal as documentation.