@Kay *******

you might need this account, because since recently, some Immigration offices have started to require a few transfers from abroad from applicants who use the embassy income affidavit. You need to ask your Immigration office what their current policy is

@Ellie ******

some Immigrations have changed their policies against applicants who use the income affidavits of their embassies. They now additionally require that the applicant has a Thai bank account, and can show a few transfers having come into it from abroad . . . . . The OP should URGENTLY ask "his" Immigration if they require a Thai bank account, additional to the embassy affidavit

@Martin ******

he applied for a Tourist Visa and thought it would get him stamped in for 90 days

@Mark *******

not even in this case would a tourist visa whitewash the fact that you used "touristic entries" for a longstay in Thailand. It doesn't make any difference - both the visa-exemptions and tourist visas get scrutinized if used "too many times" in a row

@Jan *****************

these numbers on the website should include the word "equivalent"

@Jan *****************

the exchange rate of today doesn't match these numbers, so I would only touch it with a pair of golden tweezers. He can however do the math himself on how many GBP will equal the minimum of 800,000 THb in today's exchange rate

@Gary *******

the 90-days Non-Imm-O retirement visa is valid for use for a single entry within three months counted from the date of issue. This will be noted on the .pdf visa document under "visa must be used by" and the date

@Gary *******

when entering Thailand on a Non-Imm-O Retirement visa, you will get stamped in for a 90-days stay permit. The visa itself will become void and invalid for further use. You should immediately get a Thai bank account opened and transfer the required 800,000+ THB. You can then apply for a 1-year Extension of the Stay Permit based on being over50/retired on Immigration as soon as your minimum of 800,000 THB have been sitting in your Thai bank account for 2 months - and you bring to Immigration the "bank letter of guarantee" which certifies this on the day you apply

when you apply for the Non-O Retirement Visa in the UK, you EITHER need the equivalent of 800,000 THB in your UK bank account, OR show proof of a monthly income of a minimum of the equivalent of 65,000 THB using original documents. . . . . . . . .however for the application to the 1-year Extension of the Stay Permit based on Retirement, your need 800,000 Thai Baht in a Thai bank account in your sole name since 2 months on the day of application, because you cannot use your income proof on the Thai Immigration (your embassy doesn't issue certified income affidavits)

@Stephen *******

well, and you are already on the "1-year Extension of Stay based on Retirement", then this 90-days Non-Immigrant visa from Chiang Mai in your passport is already invalid. I do not think that Immigration in Pattaya is going to transfer the 90-days visa stamp to your new passport, they normally only transfer valid stamps, which would be the extension stamp