The non- O Visa has to be applied for from outside the country I believe. I submitted an application a few days ago via the website. They wrote back and asked for proof of US$2000 a month income even though I had shown them I had the equivalent of ฿800,000 in my bank. It took me two tries to figure out what they were talking about because of I guess the difficulty of translating what they were trying to say.
yes thank you very much for such a great explanation. I am going to save this also. hopefully will be putting your plan into action in the next few months.