BritTim

That is true, but it has been rare for transfers to use an intermediary bank once you ask for direct transfers. Having to deal with that for a single transfer every couple of years would be bearable.

Immigration in Thailand might ask questions, but are unlikely to ultimately be an issue. The problem will be the airline check-in staff when you check in. If possible, get the visa corrected. If time constraints make this infeasible, you may need to be prepared to be treated like someone planning to visit visa exempt, and asked for an onward flight booking (which could be one of those dubious rental tickets).

No. The phishing email was worded in such a way that it is clear that the scammer (along with not knowing his name) were unaware of the visa type being applied for. All they have is the list of email addresses of those applying for visas.

Indeed, it is. And, the lack of any further qualification in the rules for a work permit leads me to believe that, in principle, any Non Immigrant visa that does not state EMPLOYMENT PROHIBITED on the visa stamp probably qualifies, including a Non O based on retirement. Prior practice has the Labour Department denying work permits to those on retirement visas/extensions, and I think this is correct for those who enter with a Non O-A visa, but for those on a Non O (regardless of purpose) the denials have probably been the policy rather than the law. It is similar to the policy that now exists to deny a Non O visa to visit family and friends to those who wish to visit friends. That policy is now almost invariably followed, but it is legal for an embassy/consulate to issue it. I find this interesting, and am open to be convinced that I am wrong.

Yes, you can convert from a tourist entry or visa exempt entry to a Non Immigrant entry at Immigration in Thailand.

One of the firm requirements (and this is by law) is that you must be on a non immigrant entry or permanent residence. You cannot just ignore one of the key requirements for being issued a work permit. The visa does not automatically give you the right to work, but it is still a prerequisite. I assume you would agree that having an employer is necessary for a work permit in spite of the fact that the employer does not issue you the work permit.

It is possible with an appropriate termination letter to have the cancellation of your permission to stay post-dated. Your employer is responsible for terminating the work permit on the date specified in the termination latter. Normal would be for you actually to stop working around October 17, but your employment officially cease October 31.

It is conceivable that, at some point, the officials erroneously granted a second 60-day extension from a single entry, though it is possible that the computer system would prevent it. For sure, it is not supposed to be allowed. During Covid, they were providing 60-day Covid extensions to those who did not qualify for other extensions. They were not additional 60-day extensions to visit your Thai spouse.

The absolute best evidence when using a SWIFT transfer is the MT103 document that you can request from your sending bank. Also good is the credit advice that the receiving bank in Thailand can provide.

Idothinkyouunderestimatethedifficultyofunderstandingtextthatisnotproperlypunctuatedandformatted. [I do think you underestimate the difficulty of understanding text that is not properly punctuated and formatted.] Seriously, do you expect the average non-native speaker of English to be able to parse 500 word posts with no punctuation or formatting? My reading comprehension in English is very good, but I would much rather read a technical paper on an obscure subject than try to decipher your posts. [It would be amusing to use Google Translate to translate your posts into Chinese and back to English. I may try that when I have five minutes free.]

Probably the Madrid embassy will give him a single entry Non O visa to visit his Thai wife without financial proof. This (as I think you know) gives you a 90-day stay. Was the marriage carried out in Spain or Thailand? If Thailand, it is easy to get a 60-day extension without financial proof at the Immigration office in Thailand. If married in Spain, there is a process for having the marriage registered in Thailand. Ask if you need details on how to do it (bit involved). I would definitely recommend doing so if you plan future visits.

Financials are now required at HCMC. The only consulate providing multiple entry Non O without financials now is Savannakhet

The issue was that, although the current permission to stay was transferred correctly, just transferring it to a passport with a later expiry date does not automatically extend the permission to stay. Always make sure you understand the stamps in your passport.

I do not think so. I have been coming to the same conclusions. It is interesting that when you apply for a Non O-A visa or tourist visa, it invariably stated EMPLOYMENT PROHIBITED at the bottom. A Non O visa does not. My suspicion is that it has been due to policy rather than law that work permits have been denied to retirees on Non O visas.

You make the application which is taken under consideration. You are typically asked to report back about three weeks later, for the visa and 90-day permission to stay. During the last 30 days of the initial 90-day stay, you apply for the first one-year extension. The bank provides some documents for Immigration. Branches near the Immigration office know the process. (any branch can do it.) If the funds have only recently been deposited, you must provide proof that the money came from abroad, but I assume this does not apply to you. Getting the visa in Savannakhet is pretty easy. Just a bank passbook showing 800,000+ baht in a Thai bank will suffice. You can also show proof of funds abroad, though that will be scrutinised more closely. The advantage of Savannakhet is you get the visa the next day. The disadvantage is that you must travel there, and Savannakhet is definitely not as interesting a place to visit as, say, Luang Prabang.

You can apply up to 30 days before expiry of your current permission to stay (45 days at some offices). There are no disadvantages to applying early. The only advantage of an early application is that you have time to rectify any issues that are identified by your immigration office. Regardless of when you apply, the one-year extension is added to the end of your current permission to stay.

There are no countries whose nationals can currently get 45 days on entry with a visa exemption. That ended in March, in spite of rumours about it being extended until year end.

There are several reasons why an online report might fail. Some are predictable. Most are not. Main causes: (i) immigration official does not process the report; (ii) data manually entered into the system's database is incorrect or missing; and (iii) programming errors. It all comes down to human error, either in the past or in the processing of the current report. The most frustrating aspect is that, while they clearly delineate when you can submit a report, there seems to be nothing in the system to enforce action by the officials. In my view, there should be a rule that online reports be processed within three working days, with Division headquarters informed when officials are not doing their jobs.

I have always assumed that the system was vulnerable. In this case, the leaked data is limited (only the email addresses of those who made applications which might be sniffed in a number of ways that are not really the fault of e-visa themselves). The scammers do not even seem to know which type of visa is being applied for.

Good luck getting the directors of a major foreign insurance company to sign that.

You can request that the office that issued your re-entry permit cancel it. They will usually comply. If your re-entry permit is close to expiry (say, in less than 30 days) the immigration official when you enter will give you the choice of entering with the re-entry permit or visa exempt. This has been reported many times.

You can extend once per entry. Rather than flying out, twice a year, you are allowed to leave and re-enter by land.

Many phishing attacks can be very convincing. Fortunately, on this occasion, while they were aware of your email address they had no other information they could use to personalise the email.

WARNING ... The email received by the OP is an obvious phishing email that did not come from the e-visa team! That does not mean that some might not be hit with ridiculous requirements for issuing a visa but, if so, they would identify you by name and would not be asking you to send to a crazy email address that has nothing to do with e-visa.

If this is for a university course, it will be an initial 90 days, followed by one-year extension(s).