@Graham *****

suggest you check your visa stamps. You will have been stamped into thailand for 90 days including your date of entry at the point you entered. The date you git from the embassy is that date you have to use your visa before it expires it has nothing to do with the stamp you are given when you enter.

@Russell *****

Russell you are correct. Once your visa is approved you have 90 days to use it i.e. to enter thailand. Once you arrive in thailand you will be stamped in for the full 90 days.

@Mel ***********

cannot use monthly income method for first extension it has to be 800kbaht in a thai bank account unless his embassy still confirms his monthly income

Couple of things to consider. If you want a non O over 50 retirement visa and then subsequent yearly extensions its always better to get the visa in your home country before entering thailand as this will make opening a bank account more straight forward. I notice you say you dont want to deposit money in a thai bank account? If you want to do your own visa extensions you will need an account to deposit your 800kbaht for your first extension as you cannot use monthly income until your 2nd extension and then if you want to convert to monthly then you still need that monthly amount paid into a thai bank account. You can use an agent who could help you with the funding of your extension but then you may be tied into that method for a long time to come. You could look at a DTV soft power option to get a 5 year visa with 180 days stamp for each visit, here you dont need a thai bank account only your own in your own country.

An agent can only help you pull the information together in support of the application, they cannot get one like like can for thai visas in country, they have no influence over the outcome. Suggest you start by having a look at the uk visa website for the requirements to give you an idea of what required, she will also have to go to VFS in bangkok or chiang mai for biometrics at the point of application submission

Wrong website the tdac is free if you use the thai official website

As mentioned you need to apply for a non o over 50 retirement visa in your own country today!!!! If you want to have a chance of getting it approved before you leave for thailand as it can take from 5 to 15 days depending on the embassy. The rules have tightened a lot in thailand when it comes to opening a bank account which you need for your extension of stay when in thailand. You can open an account with your non O from your country so suggest you sort asap

Suggest if you need to be there for 4 months is apply for a non o over 50 retirement visa which is valid for 90 days then before it expires leave to a local country and then enter again on visa exempt for another 60 days. Having no 30 day extensions gives you a better chance of reentering without local immigration hassle

The only easy accessible 90 day visa is the non O over 50 retirement visa which needs you to be over 50 and have 800kbaht or equivalent in your own bank account, that of course would be for both you and your mum, other visa that give you 90 days or more take a little longer like the DTV or LTR visa. Other tourist visas onky give you 60 days per entry so are no different to visa exempt

If your flight company say yes then you should be good to go. They check typically because they are responsible for getting you home if you dont get through thai immigration. Hope you enjoy your trip 😊