MistyBlue

Thank you for your response, appreciated.

Sorry to jump on your thread, Maud, but I might have learnt something new from the various replies for my own situation. So... Have I understand this correctly that... a 90 day Non-O for retirement can be obtained in the UK via the online evisa website? (I has previously thought I could only obtain OA and OX this way) Can that then be extended once in Thailand for a year if can demonstrate 12 months of 65k transfers to a Thai bank? Cheers

I'm British, so would need to make the 65k transfers unfortunately.

Hi. Been following the forum for a while, especially around visa options. Looking to retire at some point in the next couple of years and been reading up about visa options and the rules. Ideally, I want to tie up the 800k for as short a time as possible as the rules allow, and would prefer to not use an agent if possible. Would appreciate any comments on the scenario I have in mind and whether it would work or not. Step 1: open a Thai bank account and transfer 65k a month for at least a year before retirement (I currently visit several times a year so could open an account on one of my trips). Step 2: Apply for non-o visa for retirement using 800k method (I'll probably open a separate bank account specifically for this). Step 3: After 3 months of the first non-o apply for extension using the 65k a month method. I'm then free to spend or transfer back the 800k to my home country. Step 4: Apply for subsequent yearly extensions using the 65k method. Appreciate on comments on this and whether it will work or fail! Many thanks