It really only makes sense, if it does, if you don't have a bank, license, Visa, knowledge of Thailand.

I was seriously thinking about one. Went to the office and they literally told me extending my retirement visa was a better idea.

If there are any changes to it, they will happen in October. They hinted that it would become a better deal with more points, but I honestly don't know

@Graham *****

while that may be true, they stamped retirement in my passport

Non O, apply online from home ( no insurance )

Come to Thailand and get a one year non O retirement visa. This assumes you have the money.

Ed visa is under scrutiny now. 10,000 just got cancelled.

@Phil *****

of course we are but the bank that is in NYC is in the US. If I Zelle or ACH it will be in USD.

@Wannikea ********

I was referring to the online a application, which I believe must be done outside of Thailand. I said that your shouldn't use a VPN to take your location if inside Thailand. They check the status of the passport and will see that you never left and this will cause trouble

I've still never heard anyone need a criminal background or insurance for a non o.

@James *****

I am very interested in this. Do you deposit USD or THB? What shows up in your Thai account? How is the exchange rate?

Did you just the banks routing number and the Thai account number?

Could you Zelle to the account?

@Ken ********

that's a BOT issue. Not a specific bank issue

What county are you a resident of? It was my understanding you could only apply for a Non O visa from your home county. Also., from what you have said, I didn't think you selected the right visa. There is no requirement for criminal background clearances or insurance with a Non O.

What I would not do is VPN from Thailand as they will see that you never left Thailand and could reject the visa application. That would be very very unfortunate

@Pete *****

then go somewhere else. Absolutely no need to go to the embassy. Do the whole thing online, I was unaware you could even apply in a foreign country...

It won't. They will hold your month for 4 months, but issue the letter when you deposit the money. That's what the manager told me. They will freeze the 800,000 if it wasn't in the account long enough. Not a terrible solution.