@Linhoff ********

In that case you have to do the 800k lump sum for the first year, and also during that first year transfer the 65k each calendar month from overseas into a Thai bank account, so that you'll have the 12 required transfers when you apply for a visa extension

@Linhoff ********

What nationality are you?

@Linhoff ********

Goes into my Thai bank account. That's for my living expenses. I can use it as soon as it registers in my bank account

@Sean *********

Smart move

@Sean *********

Yes you need to have 12 x baht transfers. I did mine through the back door, by first applying for an OA visa years back, which gives two years without having to transfer any funds to Thailand. During that two years I started the 65k transfers, so by the time I did my first in-country extension I already had almost two years of transfers. In the course of time I exited the country, came back on free entry, and applied for non-O in country. I never skipped a beat with the 65k transfers, do never had to put 800k lump sum in a Thai bank

@Paul ******

That's strange. It worked for me. Failing that there's always the local post office. Never had to appear in person.

@Dimitri *******

Not quite correct. If you keep under the radar you will have no problems, but the fact remains it is illegal. Why else would the government have introduced the LTR visa. The purpose of this was to make it legal. Why do digital nomads live in Thailand on tourist visas scurrying to borders to get extensions if it was legal?

@Paul ******

If not having to do an annual extension is going to save me 890,500 baht I'll give up the few hours and go do it. 90-day and TM30 all online now, where have you been? 😆😆😆

@Thomas ******

That's not quite right. You cannot be on any floating extension. Any extension is tied to a visa. It's actually a visa extension.

@Paul ******

Highly doubting something doesn't help. The "not approved" wording is in English. That's what they see. And there's been stacks of reports in various groups where this has caused headaches.

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