@Nick ***********

Yes why not (I have a post paid, so didn’t think of that)

You need to go to yoir (thai) bank, and make a minuscule transaction a moment before that. They will give you a paper stating when the money came from outside Thailand.

Bangkok bank knows that. I’ve been to 3-4 different branches and they immediately know about it.

Yes

@Phil ******

Forget that.

All the others are right.

You enter and have 90 days time to get your year-extension (so your still not ther more than 90 days, thus nothing to do).

With the extension you also get a paper in your passport tell you “this is not an extension, just a reminder to do you 90 days before xx/xx/xxxx”.

I had to restart my NonO bc I messed up the monthly income so I did that twice after my first long term stay 10 years ago.

From all the comments and what you answered, I see only two ways:

1. You find an online job before moving. I was lucky enough to have my home office here before I retired. But you need to already know something that supports online, like me being a senior software developer. Just starting with YouTube will not do it, bc that take 5-10 years time.

2. Get married (I suppose you’re not 50+) to a Thai. You’ll need to show 0 baht in a Thai bank account or monthly income or a mix of both.

There’s enough ladies looking for a supporter, so this part is easy; but beware, you find the wrong one and get divorced quickly and your visa is gone too.

The 400k should be easy, but you didn’t say how much you have saved.

@Leo ******

Of course!

When I look at many details in our house, I must cry 🤣

It’s specially hard bc I’m Swiss. The quality and precision of Swiss products just can’t be compared.

Must live with it.

@Leo ******

Hobby or not, it takes away labor from a Thai in a job that’s Thai only.

Of a bad neighbour saw you you’d have had big trouble.

@Steven ******

There’s an indirect limit

@Benjamin ********

Ah ok. I’ve heard that your only allowed a certain number of entries per year. But didn’t know that one can work around that via visa 😂

@Bart *************

I didn’t say that the check is rare. They often check and I think they always check.

But they rarely force people to show the ticket. In many cases a simple “yes I know and I will extend at immigration” is enough.

But you obviously always had a ticket ready and showed it. Good for you.

And BTW. I once knew a German who was always taken out of line. At airports and at border crossing with car in Europe. Always!

It’s your face not your passport that makes them suspect something.