@AliJames ****

when done inside Thailand it is called an extension as you can not get a visa inside Thailand. Also you need to buy either a single entry, or a multi-entry re-entry permit to be able to leave the country, and come back on the same extension type. What you did before no longer exists so get all of that out of your head. You need bt400,000+ in your bank account. There are no longer any exceptions to this.

@AliJames ****

not for the initial 90 day extension. For the one year extension yes, plus the rest of the documents.

@AliJames ****

you need a bank statement letter showing at least bt400,000 in a Thai bank account in your name only, copies of your marriage license and registration documents, copies of your wife's ID card, and the house book she's listed in, and copies of your passport, a passport photo, and the application form. They will give you the full list of required documents for your one year extension.

@Sé ****

umm, why would your Thai friends need to do border bounces? Lolol

@Maxim **********

actually, and you should know this already, it's called a type O extension based on Thai wife. Not using the correct terminology confuses people. The same with Visiting Thai family. That's what it is called. To use anything else confuses people.

@Maxim **********

he's on a single entry he received without having bt400,000 in the bank, and from the sound of it he still doesn't have the bt400,000 now required to get another type O 90 day visa from outside of Thailand, and thus doesn't have the bt400,000 to get the one year extension.

@Andrew *******

if your letter does not state that you can work remotely you'll be asked again to provide that document. The embassy doesn't assume anything. They want it in writing.

@Andrew *******

don't make it complicated. Write a letter on your company letterhead stating that you are contracted to work remotely, and sign it as the owner. It is that simple, as the only legal entity it goes to is the Thai embassy.

@Brian ********

being that you can only get the OA in your home country,when it expires you can apply for a new OA inside your home country again. There is no limit on how many times you can do this, as long as you maintain your insurance.

@Brian ********

no, the OA can be extended inside Thailand for another year exactly like Graham explained, and it is the same method as a type O extension, with the insurance requirement added. To switch to a type O you must exit the country when the OA expires, and start all over getting the type O 90 day entry stamp first then the one year extension. You can extend the OA inside Thailand, but it is no longer multi-entry unless you also buy the multi-entry re-entry permit, and it is only valid for the one year extension. You can not leave before it expires and return getting another one year stamp. It no longer works that way when extended inside Thailand