@Nongnuch *******

may I ask....do you know of anyone who has managed to get the 90 day non O from within Thailand using the 65k income option? I do have a bank account and my embassy says they can support me with the affidavit to prove my income.

@Greg **********

regarding my embassy they are useless. The monthly option won't work. I'll check. Miracles do happen. So all good re 800k. I value all this info.

@Greg **********

stunning detail. Thank you so much. How do I get the bank to code the deposit as coming from overseas? Is this something I need to request? Or does 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 take care of this? And what does dated the same day as the application mean? Do I go to the bank and then straight to immigration on the same day?

@Greg **********

oh wow!!!! Thank you so much!!!

@Greg **********

thanks. So thats what I'm trying to fathom. When i come back again i can secure the non O at home then. I have a bank account because I had a work permit. I don't work anymore. You have been wonderfully helpful with the finer detail.

@Greg **********

do you know why the agents charge so much for the non O visa? Its sounding to me like its fairly easy to get?

@Greg **********

thank you for this detailed info. I Am considering this retirement visa option, but I'm also interested in the long stay visa. Can one also apply for this one from within Thailand? I am on a visa free entry. Can I apply for the non O from within Thailand for the long stay visa as well? Or only from my home country? Do I tell immigration in Thailand i want a non O in order to apply for the long stay visa? It sounds as if the non o is easy to get?and does the long stay visa require international insurance? I see the retirement visa doesn't. I time everything so that I always have travel insurance from my home country in terms of a return ticket. I do have private cover in my home country which is also valid for 3 months from departure. So I'm sometines doubly covered. But that isnt going to help if international health insurance is required. Am i understanding this correctly? I see the retirement visa has no international health insurance requirement. I travel a lot all over so I'm trying to go with the best option for me. Thailand would be my main place of abode. And regarding obtaining schengen visa etc, can I do this on both are retirement visa and long stay visa? I need to not have to return to my own country every time I need a visa. If you could shed some light I'd appreciate it. Thanks! Because Google doesn't give this detail.

@Michelle ****************

I'd love to know as well. Maybe rental agent contacts? Thanks

@Gordon ***********

for a first time applicant....can one apply from within Thailand? And how does one go about providing proof of 65k baht per month? Can one submit bank statements from ones home country? My embassy doesn't help its citizens at all, so a letter from them is not possible. Are you able to provide info on this at all? And a list of requirements for a new application?

@Paul ********

thanks for posing this question....