I was about to comment. 😂 here in Patts , it looks like ‘ anything ‘ goes

Yes I do this every month , I transfer in London from my uk accounts to BKK bank in London to then it automatically transfers to my BKK bank in Pattaya , 24hours 👍🏻

When I did mine ( 4 years ago ) , I was unaware of this being available... I paid a solicitor £80 . Took about 2 min .

If you’ve lived in Thailand since you were 28 . What visa have you been on ?

I never needed one of those when I applied .. you normally only need a resume if your applying for a job .

All I needed was , med cert , police record check , bank account statement . All to be notified by a solicitor and bundled ..

If your in the uk , why not apply at the Thai embassy , London , easy, I did mine there 5 years ago . Go to their web site and follow the requirements.

55k bht income , from where ? . I mean is that coming via transfer from the uk for example , ? Because that exchange rate could and will change , for better or Worse . Would you have purchased property already ? . Because you’ll need to factor in rental and bills for example .

And regards obtaining the long stay 0-A ( pension) visa , you’ll need to show financial records and apply at the Thai embassy . You do Not need 800k bht in your first year , only when you apply for your first extension, and that’s needs to be in a thai bank for 3 months prior ,and every year there after.

Phuket is also more expensive I’ve found then up country . Imo 55k a month is not a lot to live on , IF you still have to outlay For rent etc .

@Scott ******

so I’m told , there are people here ( Pattaya ) that have been here years ‘ apparently ‘ changing languages and therefore keeping their ED alive .

But I’m retired so never been down this route .

Study a different language each time , go for years. I reckon , still have to leave the country though

@Dominique *******

👍🏻 , myself I always get a multi entry , this way you can come and go as many times as you want throughout the year