SkepticD

Thanks, Joe. I will look into that.

I am European and on a non-O extension based on marriage to another European (who is employed and has a non-B visa and a work permit). I was told that I could not get a work permit on my current visa and that I would have to change it to a non-B. Apparently, only non-O holders married to Thai nationals can get work permits. I was also told that in order to switch the visas I would have to leave the country and get the non-B elsewhere. Under normal circumstances this would indeed be the case. However I was wondering if there are any Covid-related provisions that would allow me to change my visa in Thailand. I know that these days those on non-B visas can change employers without leaving the country (which wasn't possible before Covid). Does anybody know if there are any current legal provisions that would allow me to avoid all the trouble involved in travelling outside the country, and get my visa changed in Thailand?

Two (actually) questions on unrelated topics:

1. I just got my username/password for the TM30 online system. This will be my first time using it so I am a little confused. What am I supposed to print after I've put all my info in, and submitted it? Do I need to print anything (since, in theory they should be able to call the info up on their own terminals)? Last time I did my 90 day reporting at CW (I live in Bangkok), they said that according to their servers I was still in HuaHin, although a TM30 had been filed a month before, at their own TM30 counter, 30 feet away. Luckily I had a print, signed and stamped by the TM30 IO, so they concluded that there was something wrong with their system. Next time, without some "proof" on paper, I'm not so sure things will work out. So, do I need to print something out, and if so, what?

2. For the retirement visa, does one need to show a new transfer of 800000 baht every year, or can the same money be recycled (meaning be left in the bank, untouched, for years) for every extension?