@Tod ********

was I wrong in assuming that you could apply for the 90 day Non-O before you deposited the funds then you could deposit them so long as they were there 2 months prior to applying for the one year extension?

@Joe *********

who knows? Maybe thousands, maybe none. It's all just rumor. We'll see what happens.

@Joe *********

just one guy.

@Joe *********

nothing is in the works. Not even the government at this point.

@Derek **********

then you're going to have to go the 800,000 in the bank route.

@Dave *********

very few will have the funds to qualify for that.

@Brian **********

in order to get a retirement visa 800,000 baht has to be transferred into a Thai bank account from a foreign source. Hard to do without a bank account...

The way they're cracking down on ED visas these days, I'd be leery of not putting down the 800,000. I plan to use an agent, but also plan to do it how it's written. That way, no surprises.

@Dianne ****

avoid the headaches. Like I said earlier, the same reason I don't do my own brakes any more. I can afford to have someone else do it. Besides, there's more to it than filling out a form. There's getting a bank account to put the money into when you are still on a tourist visa (not spending all day going to a dozen banks and maybe getting lucky). Etc. And what does it really matter to you? Want to do it yourself? More power to you. I don't.

@Steve *******

lol, I'm probably going to use an agent to get a license also. We'll see. Being a bike nut, I will at least need a scooter to keep my sanity!