you can get a retirement visa even you're not retired. You just need to show u got 800.000baht in your bank account. If you've already spent 6months in thailand this year then it's true you could be possibly denied.

@Daren ********

well, nobody told u to do that and nobody asked for your advice. I was answering the question that op made, op is an adult and he/she knows what do to.

@Daren ********

blah blah blah blah. How long have you been going to thailand? who recommend to do that?

that was in the early 2000s, nowadays you can change your return ticket just if you buy the most expensive tariff or an insurance which isn't worth considering that an onward ticket costs 15us$

@Jason ******

oh, I didn't know you are special. OP asked a question and I replied to it. Nobody asked for your opinion. NOBODY. As I stated, it's something that I've heard and read about it and that's why I replied the OP. I'm not suggesting anyone to do that, I'm not giving away any contacts, I'm not asking for money. I heard many things in thailand, the only one that is 99.9% bs is when a married foreigner says that has found her wife while on holidays in phuket/pattaya/soi cowboy....

@Jason ******

my grandpa passed away @92 after smoking 2boxes of cigs a day and drinking a bottle of wine every other day. That proves that smoking and drinking isn't a bad thing for your body ;)

@Eric *****

as I said, it's a legend.

@Eric *****

it doesn't work that way, at least that according to what I've heard.. There's an agent that will point out at the airport which officer you should line up at and the immigration officer there knows what to do... It's all well organized, it's not something random

@Jason ******

the legend says there are folks who have been living in thailand for years doing this trick. The legend says that you can also get in jail without doing anything, being at the wrong place at the wrong time might lead u to jail. If you have been in thailand long enough then you should know that you got no rights when u have to deal with the cops, even just for a stupid traffic stop...

@Brandon ***********

the legend says that 1000baht is just for the immigration officer, the agent that will put u in contact with the right officer has also a cost. That's what I've heard....