My passport was completely empty and uploaded a blank page. Approved in about 4 days

I got my certificate of residence 4 days ago, after good advice from local fb'ers. Suggested I goto local Tourist Police office near Ubon. Took passport, Non O visa and fiancée. 300 baht and about 15 minutes.

Edit. I got bank account with BAAC a few days before C of R. Just plodded into lots of banks until one said yes.

@Ken *****

OA you also need police check and letter stating you don't have x number of diseases from your doctor. O visa CAN be done in home country and extra insurance is only required for initial 90 days (in my case)

@Damien *******

You can use funds in your home country for the initial visa. I printed and downloaded a statement showing funds in a/c for 12 months. 90 day Non O Visa approved within a week

@Damien *******

I've bought a cheap flight to Vietnam for day 89 of my 90 day Non O visa. Beware coming and expecting it to be easy to open an account. I tried 12-15 banks in Issan in 2 weeks holiday in November and a further 13 or so before I got one. Apparently Bangkok is easier! . Left me 2 weeks to transfer the 800,000 needed but even this is a pain in the behind. Only 3 banks allow a transfer over 50,000 baht now so I've had to make 19 transfers from my UK bank to my new one here, not cheap!

@London ****

no problem, good luck

@London ****

yes, i ignored that part. Uk Thai embassy page says something like "visit family etc and retirement plus some other stuff". I assumed as I didn't put anything in relation part I'd be done under "retirement".

@London ****

yes, got 90 day Non O in uk. Not sure if you can apply in Thailand

Tried 5 or 6 banks in Central Plaza, Ubon. I was told i needed retirement visa (2 banks), letter from embassy, work permit, marriage certificate and one added a few of these together. I went for noodles!. Very frustrating but now i have Non O I am hopeful. After quarantine I'm going back to all of them and telling them all that they said I could have an account when I returned. Maybe I'll get one in each!. Preferably Siam Commercial, Bangkok or Kasicorn as I can still transfer large amount in one go, most others are 50,000 baht max in 1 transaction now

@London ****

I have a 90 day Non O visa. Disease info is for OA, not Non O. Plus with Non O I don't need additional long term insurance. I can extend from 90 day initial visa when i have money in a/c for 2 months. I uploaded recent passport photo, Passport, bank statement. I have no proof of relationship (not married and no kids) and not sure if I put insurance documents on application. Goto thaivisa.go.th and register. Tells you everything you need to upload. Seriously, it's very easy.