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Ah ok, maintain for three months after approval - thanks again.

The thing is without embassy letter your first extension needs to be done using money in bank method. 800k in a Thai bank. As soon as you start process for extension using money in bank method you would start the monthly transfers. You run both methods at the same time. For second extension you can show 12 international transfers if min 65k per month.. You can also show compliance with the money in bank method. After that you can just use income method ongoing. Here is thread of my most recent extension at CW using income method. Some unrelated issues in that thread however some parts useful. So Dr. Jack, could I put Bt800k in a Thai bank and at the same time start making Bt65k monthly transfers, and then: - 2 months after approval, send 400k to UK dropping the Thai balance to 400k. - 2 months before needing to extend, transfer another 400k back to the Thai bank from UK, so I have 800k balance again. - After getting the extension, transfer 800k out of the Thai bank and carry on with the transfers thereafter until the next extension? Thanks!

OK, thanks.

Thanks DrJack, O visa by income method seems to be my best option. when would the first transfer need to be made?

Thanks for the thorough explanation, O looks like the far better choice...

I am expecting to go to the UK for 2- 3 months each year. Looked at O-A as its about £400 cheaper when factoring the difference in interest rates between Thailand and UK, but O seems to be a lot less hassle. Regarding monthly transfers, can these come from existing savings/capital or do they have to be from a pension? I don't have a pension but have the funds so income method would be good....

Thank you Dr. Jack. So I have to decide between extension with sending funds into a Thai bank, or going through the whole O-A process again; I was hoping there would be no funds transfer requirement :(

Hi, I have had a Non-O in the past but am looking at the O-A from London. Insurance: from what I have read it seems complicated getting it from a non-Thai provider, has anyone done this successfully from a UK/Global co. and what is the approx cost? (I am 60 with no existing conditions, fit and healthy with no claim history). Visa Termination: I see that I can leave Thailand and re-enter before the end of the first year, and in effect get another year of visa usage. If I want to leave Thailand in the following months, does the previous multiple entry status I had continue, if not can I get a re-entry permit, or does the visa finish if I leave the kingdom again? Renewal Location: Where does the visa have to be renewed, Thailand or my home country, or either? If in Thailand, do I need to transfer Bt800k into a Thai bank? Renewal Timing: Can the visa be renewed any time i.e. towards the end of the first year, or any time in the second year if I do an in/out before the visa expires in the first year? Thanks!

Thanks for that. So I assume if I arrived back in Thailand on June 1, and my original visa/insurance were due to expire after June 1, I would have to have the insurance valid from June 2 onwards on hand?

Hi all, I understood that if you exited Thailand on an OA and re-entered just before the visa was due to expire, you would get an automatic year extension, without going to immigration. Is this still the case? Are there any conditions, e.g. if you leave Thailand again in the next year is the visa invalidated? Thanks!

Mine expired mid 2020 so I will ask at Bang Chak my local DLT....

OK thanks guys...🫣🙂

Hi All, My 5 Year Thai Driving License expired during COVID. If I want to get a new one/renew, do I have to apply from scratch and go through the whole process again, or am I exempt from some of the process and/or tests? Thanks!

Thanks guys, first step I will ask for the bank details then send a small transfer and leave a message. After that I will post all the info they can send me on some forums.

Thanks for that, but none of the people in the UK know her friends and I have never met her - not seen him for 20 years...Btw, I tried facebook, IG etc....