you need to show an income from abroad if not less than
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baht each and every month for the 12 months prior to your application. You can also use a combination if income and banked cash. If your income goes astray by even 1 baht in any month or you can not show that it came from outside Thailand then you will be declined.
Todd, you are like a breath of fresh air or the light at the end of the tunnel. After the frustration and runaround I have suffered on so many occasions ( even been laughed at)
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baht is cheap to get what I need plus a nice few days in Bangkok if i choose.
to be truthful I am not fully aware of the difference between OA and non O based on retirement. I am back in the UK next month and might invest a bit of time finding out. Funny thingis they fell over themselves to give me a re entry permit without me even asking for one. Strange people.