@Chris ******

I guess you missed Ron Duke's comment. As soon as he has accumulated the 12 consecutive months of 65.000.- THB transfers (and this will be some time during the second "agent-year") all he needs to do is exit Thailand without a re-entry permit. This will kick the agent from the plate. By this he will invalidate the current "1-year extended stay permit". And once he re-enters Thailand "visa-exempt", he gets stamped in for 60 days. He can then immidiately apply for the "change of visa type" from the "exempt entry" to the "90-days Non-imm-O retirement visa" all by himself, using the bank statement proof of income of 12 months transfers. This application costs a 2000.- THB fee and he can theoretically do it by himself.

@Ian *******

yes, that's how it will work

@Stephen *******

you are WRONG, a 800.000.- THB deposit is needed for the application to the "1-year extension of stay based on retirement" because as a U.K. citizen, he cannot use the income method in the first year (that, or no money at all then an agent bribes Immigration, it starts at 30.000.- THB agent fee and he wil lbe stuck with the agent for minimum 2 years)

@Nimal ************

you got the wires crossed a bit! For the application to the 90-days Non-O visa in Sydney, you need a bank account with a minimum of 800.000.- THB or equivalent in AUD on it, the account can be in Australia! However for the application to the "1-year extension of stay", the 800.000.- THB need to be on a Thai bank account in your sole name

@James *********

well explained by Brandon. That's how you get stuck with an agent even in the second year. The "leave without a re-entry permit" method Ron Duke described only works at the end of the second year, only AFTER you have accumulated the 12 months consecutive bank transfers coming in from abroad.

@Zoe ******

I guess by this requirement, they want to exclude people who are already in some other place in the World and Thailand, to apply for a DTV on the London Embassy E-Visa site. This is their right

@Marty ********

interesting just for American citizens. This video is absolutely useless if you are not an American citizen

No, it didn't happen, yet. Tax declarations need to be turned in from January 1, 2025 , thru March 30

@Angelo **********

you will soon find out that opening a beer bottle for a guest in "your" 49% owned restaurant, is a prohibited job. And after this realization, you will have fun in the International Detention Center, one can meet interesting people there

@Wabi *****

No you can't. A DTV says "employment prohibited". You can work for a company or clients outside of Thailand, but for a company or clients inside Thailand