people get retirement visas through agents who fake the 800,000 Thai baht in a bank account. It's been going on for years and no one gets in trouble. It's Thailand bro, if you are happy to pay you can get around just about anything
I hope they don't increase the price of an extension. It's currently 1900 baht, but looking at the other price increases, if the extension goes up as well, it might cost 6000+ baht ๐
I got a tourist visa in Sydney last year and didn't have to show booked flights, just had to list the dates I intended to travel. The application doesn't ask for proof. It just asks you what dates you are travelling on