@Mark *******

you can get away with less , you need to go into the banks because unfortunately each bank seems to have there own rules. Bangkok bank seems to be more expat friendly

@Mark *******

a non o is 1900 baht to renew yearly

@Mark *******

yes you will need to get yourself somewhere to stay but you could book an airbnb in the uk for a month while you look when you are there for a longer rental this gives you more time to get your bank account sorted.

@Mark *******

if you have a non o over 50 retirement visa and then the yearly extension you don't need to do any runs out of the country, you have permission to stay in the country for the whole year. You may be thinking of the DTV visa that is valid for 5 years with a 180 day stay per entry

@Mark *******

if you look to get a non OA over 50 retirement visa you can have money in any account it does not need to be in a thai account but does need to have an equivalent of 800k baht total or 65k baht monthly this is typically for 1 to 3 months (statements). If you apply for a non O over 50 retirement visa then to get the yearly extension you need 800k baht in a thai bank account for the 1st extension and can change this to the 65k baht monthly on your 2nd extension ( you can then take the 800k baht out of your account and just rely on the 65k baht monthly payments into your thai bank account). You can of course if married to a thai get a marriage visa where you only need 400k baht in your account or a lower monthly payment into your account. So each is a different visa for staying long term in thailand. At present you can get a 60 day visa exempt entry (rumours suggest it may go back to 30 days) and then get a 30 day extension when in thailand at a local immigration office giving you 90 days. You can also get a 60 day tourist visa through the evisa online system at your embassy and again can extend it 30 days when in thailand giving 90 days in total, these are both single entry. You can also apply for a 6 month multi entry tourist visa through the e visa system which is you get your last entry into thailand correction get substantially longer. So it depends what you want to do in thailand. You can start with a 60 day visa exempt and 30 day extension then switch to a non o visa inside thailand, only difficulty is opening a thai bank account as the banks only like long term visas I.e. like the non o or non oa. You could get an agent help you open an account only, you deposit your money 800k baht and away you go.

@Ralph ******

only those that you may have had previously through your GP records

@Ralph ******

they ask for a summary of your health records and your GP details aswell as other information, so they use all your upto date info. From your GP

@Robert *******

how is your application for the medical letter?

@Lynnette ******

no need for a thai bank account I.e. don't need to leave 800k baht in a thai bank account and you can get 2 years out of the visa, works if you go back to your home country and don't want to leave a lot of money tied up.in thailand

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