@Corey *************

if you are over 50 years old and able to put a minimum of 800,000 THB (23,000 USD) into a Thai bank account in your sole name, you can start with the 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa and in Thailand apply for the 1-year extension of the stay permit based on retirement in the E-Visa online system of the Thai diplomatic institution in your home country. . That's what I did 17 years ago and I every year I apply for a new 1-year extension of the stay permit, fulfilling the 800,000 THB deposit requirement. The annual fee is 1900 THB, and a single re-entry permit is 1000 THB

I am living on the 12-months retirement extension since 17 years. I spend 6 months in Thailand and 6 months in Europe. I keep the 1-year stay permit active with a single re-entry permit which I always buy on Immigration for 1000 THB right after getting issued the extension stamp

@Paul **********

would you be able to please put the warning into proper English? "You should be stamped in for 90 days, however you should check the stamp immediately right after they hand you the passport back. Sometimes Immigration officers stamp wrongly"

@Stuart **********

it's 1000 THB for single and 3800 THB for multiple re-entry permit on Immigration, and it is 200 THB plus on top of that when you buy it at the airport

@Steve *******

in order to be able to apply for the "change of visa type" from the visa exempt-entry to the initial 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa, you need to SHOW a minimum of 800,000 THB in your Thai bank account. No seasoning time needed at this point but you must prove the money came from abroad. Then as soon as the 800K have been sitting in your account for 2 months and before the 90 days expire, you can apply for the "1-year extension of temporary stay permit based on retirement"

@Molly ****

you enter on a Non-O, visa fee is 60 GBP, you get 90 days stay permit stamped, then transfer 800,000 THB onto your freshly opened Thai bank account and apply for the "1-year extended stay permit" after the money has sat in your account for 2 months. For this 1-year stay permit you buy a multi re-entry permit for 3800 Baht and you can exit and re-enter for unlimited times. NO mandatory health insurance required, NO police record required, No doctor health check required . . . . AND, don't forget, after the 2 years you can max out of a Non-O/A visa, you need to buy a private Thai health insurance, because Thai Immigration will not accept a foreign insurance any more

is it your first report after having entered Thailand 90 days ago? You need at least report the first one in person, before the online system accepts you

search the FB group "Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)"

@Mark *******

no, not for DTV holders. . . . . .That is cleary noted on their schedule . . . . . . Only for those over 50 years old who buy the whole package: bank account opening, initial 90-days Non-O visa and subsequent 12-months extension of stay permit. Including a single or multi re-entry permit for the "1-year extended stay permit"

@Cris *****

you didn't understand what I meant with "faked marriages". These couples get fully legally married in Thailand, but they do not live together after the marriage ceremony