Just get a new one in Thailand

The first year is only the ฿800k

After you get the visa then you can do the ฿65k but remember it has to be 12 consecutive months for the ฿65k

Which usually takes until year 3 due to overlapping months from when it’s renewed to when you start the ฿65k deposits…the deposits have to show correct verbiage as well for them to be accepted by the I/O

So most people put the ฿800k in a bank acct and forget it exists until the yearly renewal date

Good luck

The first year you need to deposit ฿400k for 2 months prior to applying

Year 2 you can do the monthly deposit of ฿40k a month for 12 consecutive months

Or you can put ฿400k in a bank acct and act like it never ever ever ever ever existed until your yearly visa renewal date

One of the reasons they want to see the ฿500k in a regular bank acct is because the immigration/govt wants to make sure you can support yourself for the duration of the contract

Non-o retirement you can open a Thai bank acct

DTV no bank acct

Non-o The first year you need to deposit the entire ฿800k the second year you can transfer the ฿65k a month

DTV you can come and go as you want

Non-O you need to apply for exit stamps and purchase the multi entry non-o

Non-O extend every year at immigration

DTV 5 years locked in

Also look into the Elite visa 5-20 years and you can have a Thai bank acct

Good luck

@Ryan *********

if you hit big ($30-$45k) on a series of trades in a month or week or over 3 months you can take the rest of the year off

It’s cheap to live here if and only if you can budget your money, limit your “entertainment” expenses to a few times a month

You can live a great life here stress free

Open a brokerage account and become an entrepreneur

you say you have experience in shares and stock so put it to work for yourself

All you need is some capital a WiFi connection and luck

Good luck

It varies by school, and what you’re studying

So it’s not a one size fits all visa

@Mark ********

or the baht rate could go hyperbolic

Nobody knows the future

The first year you will need to deposit the ฿800k into a bank acct

After that you can do the ฿65k a month..:or just leave the ฿800k in there untouched forever