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Would it be right in saying that the police are the law makers. 

Surely all immigration regulations have to be passed signed off by legislative / government administration amendments. 

Its a sick world, rotten to the core. 

14 hours ago, zydeco said:

So they're locking in 400,000 year round AND requiring a second trip to g-dam Chaeng Wattana three months after the extension. 

... and what if someone has to exit the country for personal reasons during this time and re report period. 

More make it up as they go along regulations ? 

... hey you can book a hotel without paying. Just print out the booking you made. 

Hi Kevin, ... make it easy for your first visa at Thai Immigration, get 800,000 into your Thai Bank Account first, it has to be in there for a minimum for 4 months. So I’d make sure you just do at least a few extra days on that. Get your Non-Immigrant O Visa from the Thai Embassy in London. I don’t know your location, you could check out their their Embassy address and requirements what they will need to issue you with a Non-Immigrant O Visa. When you arrive here you will receive a 90 day stamp upon entry into Thailand. Then 45 days before your 90 day Immigration stamp upon entry to Thailand expire you will then be allowed to extend by means of a Retirement Visa giving you a 365 day extension, ( you will still need to do 90 day reports ).  However this first immigration visit you will need to get a extension ( should your 800,000 bt in the savings bank account not of have reached the 4 month untouched length of time. 

So if your able to get a 60 day extension, then apply for your retirement visa with its 365 day extension stamp, as you should by then have had your 800,000 in a bank for that minimum 4 months. 

Trust the above makes sense, and as someone previously mentioned it takes out lots of hasstle to get official docmentation from The British Embassy, ( ... and the least they know the better ). 

Should you want to exit Thailand at anytime even before your first 90 day stamp is given at arrival you will need to get a single re-entry Permit, or if planning to exit more than once during the year, better off getting a Multiple

re-entry Permit. 

When you send your money money to your Thai bank fronthe UK always send the money in Sterling with all transfer fees paid in the UK. Once it hits your Thai bank account, it will automatically be transferred into Thai Baht, ( you’ll get a better exchange rate in Thailand than from those thieving banks in the UK). 

... why transfer ? 

Just keep both passports together. 

... and the irony is most of the scammers in Phuket and the Central and Southern Tourist destinations are those pesky PAD yellow shirt sympathisers.

Thailand is going to be "left in the dust" as the politicians (yellow/ red/ greed color of whatever) continue to protest against one another and plan out schemes against one another; meanwhile surrounding countries will soon catch up with their "appeal" and soon surpass Thailand with international businesses moving in. Look at what happened to the Philippines 30? years ago.

You are so right. The Philippines and other SE Asian countries are starting to look better and better. Better pack my bags.