On any Non-Imm visa class you can get a Thai bank account opened

Many bank staff but have no idea what to do if the applicant is a foreigner, and will dream up random requirements so they avoid to tell you they don’t know. It’s all about “face saving”-

That’s why I suggest before you try that by yourself, let an agent help you.

It should cost around 5000 THB to get a bank account opened by an agent, at least that's the price in Pattaya

yes, on this visa you can get a Thai bank account opened, however I suggest before you try that by yourself, let an agent help you. It should cost around 5000 THB to get a bank account opened by an agent, at least that's the price in Pattaya

@Ally ***********

this is a lot of wrong info what Sai Wansai posted. The most critical part is that he can't open a Thai bank account on a touristic entry

@Gary *********

the re-entry permit is contingent to the stay permit it is bought for. If you buy a 3800 THB multi re-entry permit for the 90 days out of a Non-Imm-O visa, it is only good for travels within these 90 days. You would waste 1800 THB, because for the two trips to Vietnam and Japan you only need to buy two single re-entry permits, for 1000 THB each. Then once you have been issued a "1-year Extension of the Stay Permit based on Retirement", you need to spend another 3800 THB for a multi re-entry permit that will enable you to keep the one-year stay permit alive in case you travel abroad during this period

@Kool ******

there still is the question if "his" Immigration will be willing to sell him a re-entry permit for the 90 days out of a Non-Imm-O Visa at all. Some Immigration offices are known of being reluctant in this case.

@Ally ***********

an application for a 1-year extension of the stay permit based on retirement is not handed out "under consideration". The OP made clear he is not applying for a marriage extension.

@Gary *********

what I am trying to explain to you is, any multi re-entry permit you buy for 3800 THB after you entered on a 90-days Non-Imm-O visa, is only good to keep your 90-days stay permit alive. So after you have been issued the 1-year extended stay permit based on retirement, you would need to buy another multi re-entry permit for this one-year stay permit if you wish to travel abroad during the one year retirement extension period. Plus the fact, you could save money by buying a single re-entry permit for 1000 THB for each trip to Vietnam and Japan, which would save you 1800 THB. And then there is the question if "your" Immigration office is willing to sell you a re-entry permit for the 90 days out of the Non-Imm-O visa - some Immigrations are reluctant to do this.

@Gary *********

it is a VERY BAD idea to travel around South East Asia while you are on a 90-days stay permit inside Thailand, awaiting the 800.000 THB in your Thai bank account to settle for 2 months, so you can apply for the "1-year Extension of the Stay Permit Based on Retirement" (which is NOT anything like you call a "visa extension", it is just an extension of a stay permit). Once you arrived and got stamped in for a 90 days stay permit, and after having opened the Thai bank account and transferred the required minimum of 800,000 THB onto it, you should sit tight, and enjoy your stay in Thailand. When getting issued the "1-year Extension of the Stay Permit" on the Immigration office, you can buy a multi re-entry permit for this one year stay permit for 3800 THB on the same day, and then the road is open for extended stays in other South East Asian countries

@Graham *****

he is seeking to apply for a 90-days Non-Imm-O Visa in the online E-Visa system. There he gets asked for an invitation. If he had continued reading, he would have found that he also has the easy option to upload a few days of hotel booking (which he can cancel after submitting the application!) instead of the more complicated to-get-by invitation from a juristic person (which needs proof of Thai ID Card, blue housebook, signatures etc and much more)

Roger Jones you don't need an invitation letter from anyone for the application to the 90-days Non-Imm-O Visa. You need to check the many "or" between the requirements that are listed . . . . . You got the viable option to book a few nights in a hotel and upload the booking confirmation, instead of an "invitation letter"

@Roger ******

you don't need an invitation letter from anyone for the application to the 90-days Non-Imm-O Visa. You need to check the many "or" between the requirements that are listed . . . . . You got the viable option to book a few nights in a hotel and upload the booking confirmation, instead of an "invitation letter"