There are a number of assumptions in that article about things that have not been confirmed yet. It’s really not a reliable site.

It varies by Embassy but it should be fine if all you need is the CofE.

@Beth ***

Yes. The 800k is just for the annual Extension of Stay if you want to be able to live in Thailand, or visit for long periods each year.

@Beth ***

Then she can get a Non O visa ‘for Retirement’. Pretty easy from London. It would give her 90 days that she extend for another 30 days at Thai Immigration.

She could even stay 15 months, though that needs money in thai bank (unless you pay an agent) and use Extensions to visit each year without getting another visa. (It would mean paying an agent 12-15k or so each year).

I’m not sure if they’ll give the visa if your flight to Thailand is not out of the U.K. You can ask the Embassy and see, but I have my doubts if you are currently resident in another country.

Is she over 50?

😂

@Justin ********

The Non O ‘for Retirement’ is not available in Australia. So to avoid the extra checks etc enter on a TR and convert to a Non O in Thailand.

You can always get ‘help’ inside Thailand to do this if you really don’t want to do it yourself.

Everything is now done online and by post to the Embassy in London.

Sorry, but you are confusing two separate things.

The Visa Exempt entry has nothing specifically to do with the Sandbox, it’s a general thing. You can extend your stay by a further 30 days at immigration in Thailand.

Currently, the 45 days on entry instead of the usual 30 is meant to last until the end of September. However, given there’s no chance of quarantine ending, it’s very likely to continue to be 45 days for quite some time.