@Jonah ************

you will need to fill out the form for extension (I think it's called TM7), have your TM-30, copies of passport stamp, picture page, etc. and 1900 baht. Since your current exemption runs out on December 26th, you should be within the window to extend. Just go to your nearest immigration office this week.

Da Nang has a GREAT vegan food scene, not sure about the queer part though.

If you haven't already done a 30 day extension on your 60 day visa exempt entry, I would do the extension. The extension adds 30 days to the date your current entry ends (which you state is Dec 26) It costs 1900 baht per extension vs the cost of going to Malaysia with the uncertainty of being allowed back in on another exemption.

Another thing - you said your rough idea was Taipei for about 2 months. Have you considered Vietnam? Specifically Da Nang/Hoi An. For 25 dollars you get a 90 day Evisa for Vietnam and the cost of living there should be much more affordable than Taiwan. Just something to consider.

You put the address of your CURRENT location and click NO for permanent address.

For Q2 - they will require "proof of current location". When we did ours, Airbnb receipt alone wasn't enough, so we had to provide our passport stamp for Vietnam and our boarding pass for our flight to Vietnam (hope you kept yours)

I don't know if Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh are entirely the same, but we used HCM and it took 5 business days. They only required the most recent bank statement showing at least 800k Thai baht. They require proof of current location (hotel receipt, Vietnam passport stamp, etc)

It's free

@Kevin ********

Doesn't have to be in a Thai bank for the initial 90 day non-o retirement visa

I'm guessing you're on the DTV which allows you 180 days stay each entry. 90 day reporting is required ANY time you are in Thailand for 90 consecutive days. So if you leave between day 91 and 180, the 90 days restarts on the day you return to Thailand. 90 day reporting is free and has nothing to do with your visa, so they will not check to see if you meet the conditions required to obtain your visa.

@NeL ****

you do have to transfer the 800k to a Thai bank within the 90 days to get the 1 year extension (unless you use an agent) I'm not advising for or against agents, I'm just informing

@Jim ********

for the initial 90 day non-o visa it can be in any bank. The 90 days gives you time to open a Thai bank account and transfer the money.