@Paul ******

One night in Singapore would cost you more than a return flight.

@John ******

Good advice on your initial application for a DTV you only have to show a letter of proof for attending a soft power that is acceptable for the visa application. As far as I know and from a good source you do not have to show how many days, hours, weeks or months you have booked on a course. Once you have the visa and have entered Thailand for 180 days then left & re - entered I suppose it would be upto the IO., whether they can be bothered questioning how long you intend studying whatever.

@John *********

Could do easily of got knocked down crossing the road. Don't you just love cynicism

@Vitaly *******

I have a good handle on visas over twenty six years

Take some of the so called experts comments with a pinch of salt. There's plenty of visa experts here on Sadbook that don't know what they are talking about.

@Tod ********

Seems you don't know what your talking about. Applying for any visa doesn't mean your passport cannot expire before your visa does. I applied and got a Thai visa many years ago and my passport was due to expire before the visa expiration date, so I renewed my passport at the British Embassy in Bangkok, went to immigration armed with my old corner cut passport with my visa in hand. My new passport and immigration transferred my visa from old to new.

@Paul ********

As far as I'm aware you need a minimum of at least six months when applying for any visa, short term or long term.

@Graham *****

That is what I do.

I don't need options, I'm not married to a Thai so it's of no consequence to me personally.

@Gregor *********

I have mates who are married to Thailand ladies who I used to work with and they all told me that to get a non-O based on marriage they only show 400k in their Thai bank account and similar when they go for the extension based on marriage they only have to show 400k in their Thai bank account. They have never had to show a monthly income to get their extension, or so they told me.