@Karl *******

hey I appreciate that. If you happen to have his contact information I'd appreciate that.

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

haven't gone that far in this process yet. Once I find a school I'll ask. I'll go over on the non O visa and have some time to establish residency first and move forward from there. I'll convert to Retiree or a student visa for thai language or muay thai depending on what's more cost effective and what makes the most sense for me. I've only spent a total of 45 days in thailand on two visits and have really only explored Bangkok, Pattaya and jomtien and a couple islands off of pattaya. I definitely want to see some other areas . I also went to Laos and enjoyed it there as well .

I haven't ruled out a relocation to there either.

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

that's what I have read as well. Thank you. I'm 52 so just wanted to see if it was an option as I plan on taking a Thai language class anyways.

@Av *********

good to know.

Am I correct that student visas have an age cut off of 35 or is that not correct?

@Steve *********

what is IO ?

@Steve ******

its 220 baht for wise card withdrawals at atm also.

@Stuart ********

solid info thanks. 👌

I bet the 80's in thailand was a blast

I'll call the Thai embassy. I'll apply here for the proper visa. I heard securing the bank account is the issue most run into. I will probably start with the 800k in bank for first year. But won't leave in. I'll just move it back in at renewal or just move the 65k monthly into thai bank. It's an either or requirement I'm pretty sure. I appreciate the comments. I corrected my date of prospective travel. I was there last September 23' hence my error . Thanks for the laugh. If i could go back in time it would be a lot further back than a year lol 😆