reason "retirement" is the number 9 on the list of requirements for a "change" from a touristic entry to a 90-days Non-Imm-O visa

@Garrett **********

plus he needs a rental contract, 2000.- THB application fee, and a proof that the 800,000 THB came from abroad. And he needs a minimum of 15 days left on his entry stamp in order to be able to apply for the "change of visa type" from a touristic entry to a 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa on Immigration inside Thailand

@Sandy ******

the 60-days Tourist Visas will NEVER go away! What will MAYBE go away are the 60-days stay permit stamp on a visa-exempt entry.

@Leon ********

This stay permit stamp will MAYBE get set back to 30 days

@Leon ********

in Bangkok that would be the Visa Agency to whom this FB group belongs. Their link is in the header

@Raed ***

Es gibt keine "180-Tage Regel". Die Immigration hat alleinige Entscheidungsfreiheit. Ein 60 Tage Touristenvisum ändert NICHTS an der Tatsache dass er touristische Einreisen zu einem Langzeitaufenthalt missbrauchen will. DAS alleine zählt.

@Leon ********

kann sogar auf einem 60-Tage Touristenvisum die Einreise verwehrt werden . . . . . There is no "180-day rule." Immigration has sole discretion. A 60-day tourist visa changes NOTHING about the fact that he intends to abuse touristic entries for a long-term stay. THAT alone counts. He can be denied entry even on a 60-day tourist visa.

@Leon ********

the agency will check your passport stamp history, and THEY know if you have a chance of receiving a third 60 days visa-exempt entry or not. They know their connections at the border. They will not take you on their border bounce tour if they think that your chances are zero

@John *********

why would you want to leave Thailand during these 90 days, before you haven't been issued the 1-year Extension? Is there any reason to exit Thailand while you wait for the 800,000 THB to season on the bank account? Just stay poolside and enjoy your stay

@John *********

you don't need a re-entry permit for the 90-days Non-Imm-O visa. You only need a multi re-entry permit for the 1-year extended stay permit. Nothing different from the second year out of a Non-O/A visa for which you also would need a multi re-entry permit

@Ben ******

you cannot get a 365-days multi entry Non-Imm-O Retirement visa any more, since October 2023. By the e-visa system of Thai embassies and consulates, you can only get the 90-days single entry Non-Imm-O retirement visa class. . . . . . . . . . you will need to apply for the 1-year Extension of Temporary Stay based on retirement, and only for this one year stay permit you can buy a multi re-entry permit

can't really say it with certainty if you can repeat this mode by doing visa-exempt entries. It depends on the mood and discretion of the Immigration officer at the borders, how he will interpret your stamp history. I reckon the safest way would be a start out with a 90-days Non-Imm-O visa, park 800,000 THB on a Thai bank account, get the "1-year Extended Stay Permit based on retirement" and buy a 3800.- Baht multi re-entry permit for it. With this "retirement extension" you are completely free of headache to exit and re-enter Thailand at any given date during the 1-year stay permit. And you can re-apply for the Extension every year. I am doing this for the recent 17 years and it hasn't ever been easier than that