@Ian *******

if you hold a non o, with re-entry, you are NOT the target group that are being cracked down on. You are good to go.

@Sean *********

no.. it is a 60 day visa. You have the option of extending for 30 days inside Thailand, but that's not included in the visa.

@Adam ****************

there is no online 30 day visa. There is a 60 day tourist visa you can buy at a Thai embassy before travelling, and there's a 60 day visa exempt entry if you come with no visa.

@Elías *******

it does span through. If you within 365 days spend more than 180 days in Thailand, you are a tax resident. It doesn't "reset" with a new calendar year.

@Mikael *********

they probably will accept it once you can show a Thai bank account where you actually transfer the money into. It is normal that they want to see bank records even if your embassy still issues the income affidavit.

My father, from Denmark, uses the affidavit too, and some years they want to see his bank statements from Thailand, to show money incoming.

In your case, if you didn't even have a Thai bank account yet, that's probably why.

@Dan ************

there are others. Just as an example, Siam Technology College (STC). They offer a very affordable Bachelor's degree in TESOL and also a masters in education.

Worth checking out. The bachelor is 4+ years of stay already, and then a further 2+ for a masters. All while earning degrees.

Their international programs are set up to match people that are already working, so mostly classed during weekends, nights or holidays.

Finished the bachelor myself, and almost done with the masters too.

@Sylvia *******

No.. That's only the non O based on being over 50 years old (aka retirement visa). There are several other non O visas where age is irrelevant.

@Jim ******

You no longer have a non O visa. You have a one year extension of stay, based on a non O visa. Totally different than a multiple entry one year visa. But yes. You can buy a re-entry permit for your extension. Either single or multi. Still not the same though.

@David *****

you are aware that any Thai embassy in any country can only issue visas for Thailand right? Just like you cannot get a visa for Thailand through the UK embassy in Bangkok.

@Tom ******

again that's up to the discretion of your immigration office. I have seen reports of people successfully supplying documents from two banks, being in a similar situation as you.

Edit: and by similar I mean their account dipped too low, for whatever reason, but they could provide evidence that they have over 400K in Thai banks at all times.

Other reports say their immigration accepted that it was just for a few minutes/hours and at closing time of the day the amount was correct.

Best advice anyone could give you is ask your local immigration. Everything could be just fine, or they will tell you your options. One could be the 60 day "visit family" extension.