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It depends on how many Non O visas the consulate will issue without questioning numerous applications, and of course it depends on how many times he intends to visit Thailand each year and for how long. The Non Imm O-A is a multi entry visa, valid for 1 year, each entry grants a stay of 1 year up to the expiry date, but is subject to the expiry date of the compulsory health insurance he must take out. He'll also require a criminal record check. If he enters just before the visa expiry date, he'll be granted a further one year stay and if he obtains a multi re-entry permit, he can come and go as he pleases for a second year.

It's a 1-year extension of your permission of stay, not a visa. Regardless of whether you apply based on Thai spouse or retirement, the required funds will need to be in a Thai bank account for 2 months prior to the date of application. For the Non O application, the procedure states funds are only required to be in a Thai bank account on the day of application, but as @DrJack54 has pointed out, Jomtien have been requesting those funds also be in a Thai bank account for 2 months.

That's a confusing list. Will you apply for the Non O and 1 year extension of stay (a permit, not a visa) based on Thai spouse, or retirement?

Download the guide in English. https://tm30.immigration.go.th/TM30/Foreigner/TM30EN/index.html

I registered as the 'foreigner'. Uploaded copy of passport and yellow house book - completed. Try the 'foreigner' option, upload copy of passport, wife ID card and Tabien Baan.

You're registering you as the foreigner, but I don't see an upload of your passport ID page.

@pattjock Have you already arrived in Thailand and if so when (date of entry), or what date will you enter Thailand?

So his funds are in invested in an IRA account with a financial institution, not a bank. I would transfer the required funds for the Non Imm O into a checking or savings account to be on the safe side. Has he considered the Non Imm O-A visa?

I beg to differ, if the OP is flying from DMK to KL. All flights from DMK to Malaysia go from terminal 1 (International) You can obtain a re-entry permit 24/7 after Immigration but before security.

As long as the funds are immediately accessible, it should be OK. And should he have a medical emergency?

Thank you. As I'm trying to point out to @bamnutsak, Korat Immigration are not only requesting proof of an overseas (International) transfer, but the 'source' of where those funds originated from in your foreign bank account that you transfer. It's made clear in Immigration orders they are entitled to request evidence of the 'source'.

No they don't. You're confusing evidence of an overseas transfer, with the 'source', as in where did the funds you transferred originate from. The 'source' would be a pension letter or statement from your overseas pension provider, or similar, and that does not appear on an overseas transfer. My IO require a 12-month Thai bank statement with evidence the transfers originated from overseas. (Coded FTT, International, credit advice receipts, or a foreign exchange transfer form). For extensions based on retirement using the income method, they also request evidence of the 'source' of those transferred funds, such as a pension letter/statement, similar to what those who can obtain an Embassy Income letter have to provide to their Embassy to obtain the letter. Not all Immigration offices will request evidence of the 'source' of the funds in your foreign bank account, but be aware they can.

The UK state pension is also classed as a 'benefit', but in reality it is a 'government state pension'. That depends on the method of transfers and the Thai bank, whether you require a credit advice receipt, a foreign exchange transfer form, or neither as it's already coded as an International transfer. All of these only provide evidence the transfers originated overseas, they do not indicate the 'source' of the funds you are transferring.

US dollars, I assume, not BHT? The US Consulate in Chicago do not list the financial requirement for the Non Imm O, but it will be the same as the Embassy. Recent bank statement showing the applicant's name and ending balance of no less than $30,000 He'd have to ask the Consulate that question. Why an agent, he has sufficient funds to deposit 800K in a Thai bank account and do the annual extensions himself. 1,900 BHT + re-entry permit.

Most IO's will only accept the 800K funds deposit for the Non O application, or an Embassy Income letter, (together with reference documents showing the source of monthly pension). VE-TV to Non O Retirement.pdf