@Mike ******

I don't like to be called a "kraut" since I got very good friends and bro's in both the US of A, in New Zealand and in merry ole England. My buddy William Robinson from Liverpool will visit my GF and me, coming end of this week in the Isaan, for a 3 months stay, we are brothers in arms. I am no "kraut" for you, although I wouldn't turn down an offer for a hearty portion of Sauerkraut, potato mash spiced with nutmeg and a pair of Frankfurters and some strong mustard 😄😁😄

@Stephen ***********

you might be right, as wouldn't it be announced inside the office, if there really was such an important change? a LOT of people apply for this visa every month

@Stelar ******

sure you can. It is 400K deposit, OR legalized (!) proof of monthly income of a minimum of 40,000.- THB. However only IF your embassy will issue an affidavit of income. Brits and Americans can't get them any more so in the first year it MUST be the 400,000.- THB deposit before they can supply the 12-months bank statement of incoming from abroad 40,000 THB every month

@Mike ******

let's wait for your and other people's ultimate confirmation. Chances are that today, the first day after a weekend plus a holiday, the officers were just having a bad day! And they only refused you out of their momentary mood. You actually choose a REALLY BAD day for your application

@Kevin ******

let's wait for the ultimate confirmation. Chances are that today, the first day after a weekend plus a holiday, the officers were just having a bad day! And they only refused him out of their mood

@Stelar ******

when you apply for the Non-Imm-O Visa in your home country, you will need a financial proof. Read the website of the Thai embassy in your home country on the requirements

@Aurelian ***************

you don't lose the visa, the single entry visa will expire as soon as you enter Thailand. You lose the stay permit. For a stay permit, you theoretically can buy a re-entry permit to keep the stay permit alive. It doesn't make much sense to buy a re-entry permit for any remaining less than 30 days stay permit

@Aurelian ***************

well, you always were supposed to change the 90-days Non-Imm-O visa categories - regardless if "married to a Thai" or "retirement" - into a "1-year extension of stay permit" - as this is from the very beginning, what the Non-Imm-O visa was made for. It is not a visa for touristic purposes. Sadly the changes afflict many expats who can't provide the required financial backups

I had to block the ruffian who insulted me, I hope he regrets his stupid remarks, because I am well informed while he is not

@Jacob *******

Same with Retirement Non-Imm-O visa - only single entry . . . . many ground breaking changes