@Andy *******

that’s exactly what I was told at immigration yesterday. So now I have a solid plan with the timing all worked out and hopefully won’t get derailed by being dealt a bad immigration officer. Thanks for confirming!

@Todd ********

now I get it...this is like Austin Powers, where he comes back after being cryogenically frozen for 80 years. Makes perfect sense!

@Garrett **********

hey, wait a minute, don’t FB Admins do that all the time?!?!🤣🤣🤣

@James **************

after going to various banks and immigration yesterday it’s pretty clear I need to get a letter from the US Embassy certifying that my passport is valid (this is a key requirement) then I can open the bank account and xfer the 800k into it - this will take a couple days using TransferWise. Other key requirement is to prove a valid address, in BKK, then I Then I can go to obtain the 30-day extension at the temporary location in Muang Thong Thani (sp) and shortly thereafter go to apply for the retirement extension at counter C1 at the big-assed gov’t complex nearby (not sure why, but some say retirement visa, while others say retirement extension).

@Rainer ********

Actually, I was told by immigration yesterday I can get a 30-day extension, then apply for the retirement one. So, I’m going to get everything in order for retirement, including Thai bank acct, and apply for the 30 day extension end of Aug or first week of Sept.

@Allan *********

thank you, Captain Obvious...

Everybody, just stay calm...

@Steve *********

I can’t imagine that happening...🤣

@Anne ******

Newspapers here apparently don’t have the final say here, like they do in other countries - and maybe that’s a good thing...