I think what

@Steve *******

says is the way to do it

@Michael ******

(Go Savannakhet) I don't know if you also need the money for a non imm O MULTI entry ? You can almost get 15 months out of this one with only border hops every 90 days.

Nope

@Didrik ********

. You also get 45 days visa exempt by landborder. Only restriction is that you may do that only twice per calender year.

21st nov. Typo

@El***

?

I understand

@Bonnie ******

. I only made a remark on y'r first answer.

Bonnie Smith, max. 2 times a calender year a land crossing is only for visa exempt entries !! NOT if you have a visa.

Pfff

@Sammy *******

. You say you "never heard of this requirement" (notify addres of stay with TM30 !!!) and then you say "maybe because I have always declared their address on TM6?". No....THAT you did with that TM30 form. NOTHING to do with TM6 !!! THAT has been scrapped for now.

You mixup those two things. TM30 = Notification of stay and TM6 is the departure card (In the past imm. at the airport keeps the arrival card part)

Is it a visa where you talk about or is it a 1 year extension of stay based on retirement

@Vaner ******

. Big big difference. Extension of stay based on retirement the money not have to be international transfer and almost never go under consideration. Go to Thai Visa Thai visa advice group for good info !

The (real 🙄) rule is 2 months before you ask a year extension. But......y'r right, many imm. offices have some other requirements. The 2 months prior, have been implemented the same time that the bank account money, may not drop under the 400k฿ after 3 months.

More possibilities. I would say get a non imm. O Single Entry in y'r home country (90 days) based on retirement. And then after e.g. 60 days here, ask for a year retirement extension. Then also ask for a re-entry permit.

Also you can come in with a Tourist visa and ask for this non imm. O 'in country'. And THEN ask for a year extension based on retirement after e.g 30 days with a re-entry permit.

It's even possible to get this 'in country' non imm. O visa when you come in with visa exempt (So NO visa). This gives you 45 days (entering before 31st of March) to get this in country non imm. O visa.

For the year extensions and in country visa, you need at least have a Thai bank account with 800k฿ on it, (2 months before asking the year extension. Money transfered as international transfer for the in country non imm. O, no seasoning needed) in your name only, for reason of retirement.

Mmm, sorry

@Sophie ********

, I don't understand. You say you was here during Covid and "almost lost the will to live here". How DO you live here then ? You lost your year extension or so ? If you live here you should have the correct visa or extenssion I guess 🤷‍♂️