Right , ok ... I was just thinking in my particular case , I just had to show my uk bank statements to the London Thai embassy ( along with police record , health check etc ) .. I asked about " what about this 800k in a thai bank ? " .. to which she responded , no you don't need that until you come to extend, she also added very helpfully that as I applied for a multi , if I time it right I could get just under 2 years out of my first visa ..

but I take your point there are different examples out there , I was only thinking of the start of a ' long stay , pension ' O-A non one year 👍🏻😉

Note Carol , that's only needed when you come to 'extend 'your stay , ... I thought ( 4 years ago now ) that I needed that 800k bht , when I applied for the original visa , you don't .

Well unless it's for the worst that is 😉👍🏻

😳. Right ok 😂. Very confusing for me , I guess Todd will know though

And if

Iucky enough to live a long life , I can apply every year FOREVER ... i.e. 20 odd years more ?

O right that's good to know ... while we are on the subject ,

I'm in my 3rd year of extensions now , am I right in thinking ( unless the law changes ) can I do this ' forever ' I'm currently 58 , is it possible after say 5-6 years to apply for residence etc .. or just extensions for ( if I'm lucky to live that long ) 20 years etc ?

Yeah , I get that but he must have the first time got an O-A based on retirement , in his country , that's what I was trying to say that he's got one anyway , I mean he does what I do every year , funny enough mine is due for extension in October 2017 too ..

Sounds like that is a 0-A non immigrant visa Colin .... everyone has to report every 90days regardless of visa .

Go online , it's a ' long stay ' visa 0-A non immigrant, your looking for .. fairly easy to follow .

But the first requirement is you have to be over 50 to start with.

Anyway up to you Tom , I guess your trying to do this here in Thailand , so easy from the UK , but good luck anyway 👍🏻