@John *********

Thank you. Would one be able to hold off applying, salting in 65K baht per month, then apply with a verifiable bank history of twelve monthly 65K bhat deposits? *Source of transfers to the account from outside Thailand.

I'll appreciate your leaving out the salty euphemisms in future, thanks. My details, - bank account is open now, for years, and by the time the Visa exempt with extensions runs out there will be 3 months of of 65k deposits in the Thai account, (towards a full year of same). I understand the timing issues to apply for the Non O. But is getting the Non - O predicated on an 800K in bank deposit or a full year of 65K deposits? 800K in the bank would not happen, should of included that in my original post.

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@Benjamin *****

You're not answering my question. Again, exclusive of the retirement visa, how to keep living TH full-time by visas, extensions, multiple entries, border runs if they still exist, etc.??

@Benjamin *****

How can one, or can one, enter on Visa Exempt or Tourist Visa or Tourist Visa with Multiple entries and then through extensions and/or renewals of visa OR leaving and re-entering country manage a long term stay (not necessarily retirement visa)?

@Benjamin *****

No. Just how to keep living TH full-time by visas, extensions, multiple entries, border runs if they still exist, etc..

@Benjamin *****

Thank you! Okay, all very clear on one year extension of stay based on retirement. Can you outline a strategy, through visa extensions or renewals or exiting and re-entering the country (combination of the above) that would achieve an, over time, long stay in Thailand? I have a rented apartment, I have a Thai bank account. How to succeed in continuous living in Thailand, even with bumps of visa runs or whatever?

@Tod ********

Good clarification of the Thai Pass viz Visa Exempt entry. I just completed a 30 day stay and had no idea. I have a Thai bank account but am loathe to chase the 800K thb route or the 1 year history of proof of 65K monthly deposits (the latter which I cannot even image how you achieve). How can one, or can one, enter on Visa Exempt or Tourist Visa or Tourist Visa with Multiple entries and then through extensions and/or renewals of visa OR leaving and re-entering country manage a long term stay (not necessarily retirement visa)? And Is the 800K thb in bank /proof of same in annual income the only route to a retirement visa?

@Tod ********

Thank you for all replies! Following your suggestion here, as the Embassy of the country I'm in will not sell a single entry Tourist visa, please advise. With a visa exempt entry, what would be the progression of steps for the in-country conversion from a Visa exempt entry to a 90 day non-O and then the year extension (without 800K thb in Thai bank account)?

Now, before I begin the lesson, will those of you who are playing in the match this afternoon move your clothes down onto the lower peg immediately after lunch, before you write your letter home, if you're not getting your hair cut, unless you've got a younger brother who is going out this weekend as the guest of another boy, in which case, collect his note before lunch, put it in your letter after you've had your hair cut, and make sure he moves your clothes down onto the lower peg for you.